Friday, April 3, 2009

A Virtual Reality rehabilitation system


Engineers at Rutgers University are using a modified version of a popular computer game to provide rehabilitation for people who have suffered strokes or other types of brain injury.

The VR rehab system is based on a Microsoft XBox game and the Essential Reality P5 gaming glove (left), which detects movements of the fingers and wrist and uses them to manipulate on-screen objects or characters.

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