Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) has been shown to function well as an assistive technology to physical therapy for elderly users. Elderly users, and more specifically retirement home residents, form a unique user group in this field, due to their characteristics and demands. In a case study, retirement home residents used an audio-visual virtual environment (VE) augmentation for an exercise bike. Besides a visual display, a soundscape was played to the subjects using headphones. The soundscape was not noticed wand the headphones were found to be obtrusive. In this paper, we consider and discuss possible approaches to alternative auditory and haptic delivery methods for future studies. These nonvisual displays need to fit the requirements and limitations of the retirement home subjects who are to exercise using the VE-based augmentation from the case study.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - 40th International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2014 and 11th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2014 - Music Technology Meets Philosophy : From Digital Echos to Virtual Ethos |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publisher | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| Publication date | 1 Jan 2014 |
| Pages | 1665-1668 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789604661374 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
| Event | 40th International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2014, Joint with the 11th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2014 - Music Technology Meets Philosophy: From Digital Echos to Virtual Ethos - Athens, Greece Duration: 14 Sept 2014 → 20 Sept 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | 40th International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2014, Joint with the 11th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2014 - Music Technology Meets Philosophy: From Digital Echos to Virtual Ethos |
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| Country/Territory | Greece |
| City | Athens |
| Period | 14/09/2014 → 20/09/2014 |
| Sponsor | General Secretariat for Youth, Greece, National Bank of Greece |