Rikakis Thanassis
School of Arts, Media and Engineering AME, Arizona State University, PO Box 878709, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011;2011:1391-4. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090327.
This paper discusses how interactive neurorehabilitation systems can increase their effectiveness through systematic integration of media arts principles and practice. Media arts expertise can foster the development of complex yet intuitive extrinsic feedback displays that match the inherent complexity and intuitive nature of motor learning. Abstract, arts-based feedback displays can be powerful metaphors that provide re-contextualization, engagement and appropriate reward mechanisms for mature adults. Such virtual feedback displays must be seamlessly integrated with physical components to produce mixed reality training environments that promote active, generalizable learning. The proposed approaches are illustrated through examples from mixed reality rehabilitation systems developed by our team.
