Overcoming the information overload problem in a multiform feedback-based virtual reality system for hand motion rehabilitation: Healthy subject case study

Virtual Reality

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 325-334

  Ma, Sha ^a   Varley, Martin ^a   Shark, Lik Kwan ^a   Richards, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EMG; Function rehabilitation; Hand motion; Multiform feedback; User training for immersive environment; Virtual world

Indexed keywords

EMG; HAND MOTION; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT; INFORMATION OVERLOADS; MAIN TASKS; MULTIPLE FEEDBACK; PRE-TRAINING; REAL-WORLD PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84868130637     PISSN: 13594338     EISSN: 14349957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10055-012-0209-2     Document Type: Article

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