Design of a video game for rehabilitation using motion capture, EMG analysis and virtual reality

Alejandro Lopez Rincon; Hiroshi Yamasaki; Shingo Shimoda

doi:10.1109/CONIELECOMP.2016.7438575

Design of a video game for rehabilitation using motion capture, EMG analysis and virtual reality

Alejandro Lopez Rincon, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Shingo Shimoda

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Abstract

Many people suffer from a brain injury that requires rehabilitation. Rehabilitation might be exhausting and difficult. Therefore, it is necessary to develop mechanisms to engage the patients, e.g. a videogame. We propose the design of an immersive videogame that integrates motion capture, electromyography (EMG) sensing and Virtual Reality (VR) in one unique system using Unity engine and the design of EMG sensors. The system has as user inputs the motion capture system given by Microsoft Kinect or Yei 3-Space Sensors, and the measured effort in the muscle (biceps). The output is the control of a videogame sequence using for the visualization the Oculus Rift. We tested the system with 120 healthy subjects, where 94% of them were able to control their muscle's signal.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, CONIELECOMP 2016
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	198-204
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509000791
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CONIELECOMP.2016.7438575
Publication status	Published - 21 Mar 2016
Event	26th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, CONIELECOMP 2016 - Cholula, Mexico Duration: 24 Feb 2016 → 26 Feb 2016

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Conference	26th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, CONIELECOMP 2016
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Cholula
Period	24/02/16 → 26/02/16

Keywords

EMG signal
motion capture
muscle rehabilitation
video game
virtual reality

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Rincon, AL, Yamasaki, H & Shimoda, S 2016, Design of a video game for rehabilitation using motion capture, EMG analysis and virtual reality. in 2016 International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, CONIELECOMP 2016., 7438575, IEEE, pp. 198-204, 26th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, CONIELECOMP 2016, Cholula, Mexico, 24/02/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/CONIELECOMP.2016.7438575

Design of a video game for rehabilitation using motion capture, EMG analysis and virtual reality. / Rincon, Alejandro Lopez; Yamasaki, Hiroshi; Shimoda, Shingo.
2016 International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers, CONIELECOMP 2016. IEEE, 2016. p. 198-204 7438575.

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