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D-flow: immersive virtual reality and real-time feedback for rehabilitation

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Thomas Geijtenbeek,

Frans Steenbrink,

Oshri Even-ZoharAuthors Info & Claims

VRCAI '11: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry

Pages 201 - 208

https://doi.org/10.1145/2087756.2087785

Published: 11 December 2011 Publication History

Abstract

D-Flow is a software system designed for the development of interactive and immersive virtual reality applications, for the purpose of clinical research and rehabilitation. Key concept of the D-Flow software system is that the subject is regarded as an integral part of a real-time feedback loop, in which multi-sensory input devices measure the behavior of the subject, while output devices return motor-sensory, visual and auditory feedback to the subject. The D-Flow software system allows an operator to define feedback strategies through a flexible and extensible application development framework, based on visual programming. We describe the requirements, architecture and design considerations of the D-Flow software system, as well as a number of applications that have been developed using D-Flow, both for clinical research and rehabilitation.

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D-flow: immersive virtual reality and real-time feedback for rehabilitation
1. Applied computing
  1. Life and medical sciences
    1. Consumer health
    2. Health informatics
2. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Virtual reality

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VRCAI '11: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry

December 2011

617 pages

ISBN:9781450310604

DOI:10.1145/2087756

General Chairs:
Zhi-Qiang Liu
City University of Hong Kong, China
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Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
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Zhigeng Pan
China Society of Image and Graphics and Hangzhou Normal University, China
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Institute of Automation, CAS, China
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Oscar Kin-Chung Au
City University of Hong Kong
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Institute of Automation, CAS, China

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