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Ghostman: Augmented reality application for telerehabilitation and remote instruction of a novel motor skill

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posted on 2025-01-15, 00:54 authored by Winyu ChinthammitWinyu Chinthammit, Troy MerrittTroy Merritt, Scott PedersenScott Pedersen, Andrew WilliamsAndrew Williams, Denis VisentinDenis Visentin, RS Rowe, T Furness
This paper describes a pilot study using a prototype telerehabilitation system (Ghostman). Ghostman is a visual augmentation system designed to allow a physical therapist and patient to inhabit each other’s viewpoint in an augmented real-world environment. This allows the therapist to deliver instruction remotely and observe performance of a motor skill through the patient’s point of view. In a pilot study, we investigated the efficacy of Ghostman by using it to teach participants to use chopsticks. Participants were randomized to a single training session, receiving either Ghostman or face-to-face instructions by the same skilled instructor. Learning was assessed by measuring retention of skills at 24-hour and 7-day post instruction. As hypothesised, there were no differences in reduction of error or time to completion between participants using Ghostman compared to those receiving face- to-face instruction. These initial results in a healthy population are promising and demonstrate the potential application of this technology to patients requiring learning or relearning of motor skills as may be required following a stroke or brain injury.

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Publication title

BioMed Research International

Volume

2014

Issue

1

Article number

646347

Number

646347

Pagination

1-7

ISSN

2314-6141

Department/School

Information and Communication Technology, Education, UTAS Centre for Rural Health, Health Sciences

Publisher

Hindawi publishing Corporation

Publication status

  • Published

Place of publication

United States

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Licenced under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Socio-economic Objectives

200203 Health education and promotion

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