Sensors, Vol. 23, Pages 5017: A Serious Game for the Assessment of Visuomotor Adaptation Capabilities during Locomotion Tasks Employing an Embodied Avatar in Virtual Reality
Sensors, Vol. 23, Pages 5017: A Serious Game for the Assessment of Visuomotor Adaptation Capabilities during Locomotion Tasks Employing an Embodied Avatar in Virtual Reality
Sensors doi: 10.3390/s23115017
Authors:
Vladimiro Suglia
Antonio Brunetti
Guido Pasquini
Mariapia Caputo
Tommaso Maria Marvulli
Elena Sibilano
Sara Della Bella
Paola Carrozza
Chiara Beni
David Naso
Vito Monaco
Giovanna Cristella
Vitoantonio Bevilacqua
Domenico Buongiorno
The study of visuomotor adaptation (VMA) capabilities has been encompassed in various experimental protocols aimed at investigating human motor control strategies and/or cognitive functions. VMA-oriented frameworks can have clinical applications, primarily in the investigation and assessment of neuromotor impairments caused by conditions such as Parkinson’s disease or post-stroke, which affect the lives of tens of thousands of people worldwide. Therefore, they can enhance the understanding of the specific mechanisms of such neuromotor disorders, thus being a potential biomarker for recovery, with the aim of being integrated with conventional rehabilitative programs. Virtual Reality (VR) can be entailed in a framework targeting VMA since it allows the development of visual perturbations in a more customizable and realistic way. Moreover, as has been demonstrated in previous works, a serious game (SG) can further increase engagement thanks to the use of full-body embodied avatars. Most studies...
Source: Sensors - Category: Biotechnology Authors: Vladimiro Suglia Antonio Brunetti Guido Pasquini Mariapia Caputo Tommaso Maria Marvulli Elena Sibilano Sara Della Bella Paola Carrozza Chiara Beni David Naso Vito Monaco Giovanna Cristella Vitoantonio Bevilacqua Domenico Buongiorno Tags: Article Source Type: research
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