ICDVRAT 2014 - Programme

ICDVRAT 2014

The 10th International Conference on Disability,
Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies

2014 Conference Sessions & Links to Full Papers

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Keynote I	Martin Rydmark on Neurological Care and Rehabilitation Session Chair: Jurgen Broeren
	[Abstract only] Remote communication, examination and training in neurological care and rehabilitation, M Rydmark, Göteborg University, SWEDEN
Keynote II	Nils-Krister Persson on Smart Textiles Session Chair: Lena Pareto
	[Abstract only] Smart textiles – a future technology for the fields of disability and rehabilitation?, N-K Persson, Smart Textiles Technology Lab, Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, SWEDEN
Session I	Elderly Studies/Dementia Session Chair: Sue Cobb
1	Development of a real world simulation to study cognitive, locomotor and metabolic processes in older adults, R Kizony, G Zeilig, PL Weiss, I Baum-Cohen, Y Bahat, E Kodesh, M Bondi, I Mintz, M Kafri, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer/University of Haifa/Tel Aviv University, ISRAEL
9	Computerised help information and interaction project for people with memory loss and mild dementia, S Jawaid, R J McCrindle, University of Reading, UK
19	Usability assessment of natural user interfaces during serious games: adjustments for dementia intervention, V Vallejo, I Tarnanas, T Yamaguchi, T Tsukagoshi, R Yasuda, R Müri, U P Mosimann, T Nef, University of Bern/University Hospital, Bern/ University Hospital of Psychiatry, Bern, SWITZERLAND/Tokyo University of Science, JAPAN
Session II	Stroke Rehabilitation Session Chair: Suzanne McDonough
27	An integrative virtual reality cognitive-motor intervention approach in stroke rehabilitation: a pilot study, A L Faria, A Vourvopoulos, M S Cameirão, J C Fernandes, S Bermúdez i Badia, Universidade da Madeira/ Universidade de Coimbra/Hospital Nélio Mendonça, Funchal, PORTUGAL
37	Virtual reality-augmented rehabilitation for patients in sub-acute phase post stroke: a feasibility study, G G Fluet, A Merians, J Patel, A Van Wingerden, Q Qiu, M Yarossi, E Tunik, S Adamovich, S Massood, Rutgers University/New Jersey Institute of Technology/Saint Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, Wayne, NJ, USA
45	Quantifying cognitive-motor interference in virtual reality training after stroke: the role of interfaces, A Vourvopoulos, A L Faria, M S Cameirão, S Bermúdez i Badia, Universidade da Madeira/Universidade de Coimbra, PORTUGAL
Session III	Behavioural and Psychological Disorders Session Chair: Sebastian König
55	Cognitive stimulation through mHealth-based program for patients with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome – a randomized controlled study, P Gamito, J Oliveira, P Lopes, R Brito, D Morais, S Rebelo, D Silva, C Caçôete, A Deus, Lusophone University/São João de Deus Institute, Sintra, PORTUGAL
63	Virtual reality exposure for trauma and stress-related disorders for city violence crime victims, G Cárdenas-López, A de la Rosa, R Durón, X Durán, National Autonomous University of Mexico, MEXICO
73	Detection and computational analysis of psychological signals using a virtual human interviewing agent, A A Rizzo, S Scherer, D Devault, J Gratch, R Artstein, A Hartholt, G Lucas, S Marsella, F Morbini, A Nazarian, G Stratou, D Traum, R Wood, J Boberg, L-P Morency, Institute for Creative Technologies, University of Southern California, USA
83	Cravings in a virtual reality room paired with chocolate predict eating disorder risk, R S Astur, A W Carew, A Palmisano, B E Deaton, F Kuhney, R Niezrecki, M Santos, University of Connecticut/Connecticut Childrens Medical Center, Hartford, USA
Session IV	Upper Limb Rehabilitation I Session Chair: Gerard Fluet
89	Analysis of arm movement strategy in virtual catching task, T Yamaguchi, N Ishiura, P Richard, D A Foloppe, F Veaux, M Dinomais, S Nguyen, Tokyo University of Science, JAPAN/Université d’Angers, FRANCE
99	Functional improvement of hemiparetic upper limb after a virtual reality-based intervention with a tabletop system and tangible objects, R Lloréns, C Colomer, E Noé, M Ortega, M Alcañiz, Universitat Politècnica de València/Fundación Hospitales NISA/Univesity of Jaume I, SPAIN
109	Arm prosthesis simulation on a virtual reality L-shaped workbench display system using a brain computer interface, G Heisenberg, Y A Rezaei, T Rothdeutsch, W Heiden, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences/RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, GERMANY
Session V	Body Movement Training Session Chair: David Stirling
119	Effect of the Oculus Rift head mounted display on postural stability, P Epure, C Gheorghe, T Nissen, L O Toader, A N Macovei, S S M Nielsen, D J Rosengren Christensen, A L Brooks, E Petersson Brooks, Aalborg University, Esbjerg, DENMARK
129	Virtual reality system for the enhancement of mobility in patients with chronic back pain, B Bolte, M de Lussanet, M Lappe, University of Münster, GERMANY
139	The application of enhanced virtual environments for co-located childhood movement disorder rehabilitation, N H Mumford, J Duckworth, P H Wilson, Australian Catholic University/RMIT University, AUSTRALIA
147	Towards a mobile exercise application to prevent falls: a participatory design process, M Sandlund, H Lindgren, P Pohl, A Melander-Wikman, B Bergvall-Kåreborn, L Lundin-Olsson, Umeå University/Luleå University of Technology, SWEDEN
Session VI	Evaluating Technologies Session Chair: Evelyne Klinger
155	User evaluation of a virtual rehabilitation system during reaching exercises: a pilot study, M Al-Amri, D Abásolo, S Ghoussayni, D Ewins, Cardiff University/ University of Surrey/Queen’s Mary Hospital, Roehampton, UK
163	Locating objects in virtual reality - the effect of visual properties on target acquisition in unrestrained reaching, V Powell, W A Powell, University of Portsmouth, UK
173	Subjective perceptions when using motion tracking systems – a comparison among healthy subjects, individuals post-stroke, and therapists, R Lloréns, A Borrego, E Parra, V Naranjo, E Noé, M Alcañiz, Universitat Politècnica de València/Fundación Hospitales NISA, Valencia/Univesity of Jaume I, SPAIN
Session VII	Upper Limb Rehabilitation II Session Chair: Rachel McCrindle
181	Virtualising the nine hole peg test of finger dexterity, J Collins, S Hoermann, H Regenbrecht, University of Otago, NEW ZEALAND
189	Development of a new scoring system for bilateral upper limb function and performance in children with cerebral palsy using the MIRA interactive video games and the Kinect sensor, I M Moldovan, A D Călin, A C Cantea, L A Dascălu, C A Mihaiu, O Ghircău, S Onac, O Rîză, R A Moldovan, L V Pop, Socio-medical services complex “Maria Beatrice”/ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca/Alba-Iulia Emergency County Hospital, ROMANIA/MIRA REHAB LIMITED, London, UK
197	Evaluating the Microsoft Kinect for use in upper extremity rehabilitation following stroke as a commercial off the shelf gaming system, L Shires, D J Brown, N Sherkat, J Lewis, P J Standen, Nottingham Trent University/University of Nottingham, UK
Session VIII	Cognitive Training Session Chair: Bruno Herbelin
205	Adapting a humanoid robot for use with children with profound and multiple disabilities, P J Standen, D J Brown, J Hedgecock, J Roscoe, M J Galvez Trigo, E Elgajiji, University of Nottingham/Nottingham Trent University, UK
213	Assessment of convalescent brain-damaged patients using a virtual shopping test with different task difficulties, S Okahashi, H Mizumoto, A Komae, K Ueno, M Yokoyama, A Nagano, K Seki, T Futaki, Z W Luo, Kyoto University/Nishi Memorial Port Island Rehabilitation Hospital, Kobe/ Ritsumeikan University, JAPAN
221	Case study series using brain-training games to treat attention and memory following brain injury, B B Connor, C Shaw, Independent Practice in Neuropsychology, Nevada City/Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, Grass Valley, CA, USA
Session IX	Real/Virtual Comparative Studies Session Chair: Simon Hoermann
231	A serious-gaming alternative to pen-and-paper cognitive scoring – a pilot study, G House, G Burdea, K Polistico, J Ross, M Leibick, Bright Cloud International Corp, Highland Park/Memory Enhancement Center of America, Inc., Eatontown, NJ, USA
241	Differences in effects when using virtual reality balance trainer or wobble board in terms of postural responses, I Cikajlo, S Bajuk, University Rehabilitation Institute, Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
249	Spatial working memory performance in real museum environment vs. computer simulation: a comparison between healthy elderly and young adults, M Korman, R Kizony, M Hochhauser, T Kuflik, AJ Wecker, PL Weiss, University of Haifa/Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, ISRAEL
Session X	Haptics & Speech Training Session Chair: Tamar Weiss
257	Web accessibility by Morse Code modulated haptics for deaf-blind, L Norberg, T Westin, P Mozelius, M Wiklund, Stockholm University, SWEDEN
265	Intensive language-action therapy in virtual reality for a rehabilitation gaming system, K Grechuta, B Rubio, A Duff, E Duarte Oller, P Verschure, Pompeu Fabra University/Hospital del Mar i l’Esperanza, Barcelona/CREA – Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, SPAIN
275	Speech development and therapy using the Kinect, S Frost, R J McCrindle, University of Reading, UK
285	Design and usability evaluation of an audio-based college entrance exam for students with visual disabilities, J Sánchez, M Espinoza, M de Borba Campos, University of Chile, Santiago, CHILE/Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul – PUCRS, BRAZIL
	Short Papers Session Co-chairs: Paul Sharkey & Roberto Lloréns
293	A participatory design framework for the gamification of rehabilitation systems, D Charles, S McDonough, University of Ulster, NORTHERN IRELAND
297	Smart cane outdoor navigation system for visually impaired and blind persons, B Chaudary, P Pulli, University of Oulu, FINLAND
301	Video-based quantification of patient’s compliance, during post-stroke virtual reality rehabilitation, M Divjak, S Zelič, A Holobar, University of Maribor, SLOVENIA
305	Virtual spatial navigation tests based on animal research – spatial cognition deficit in first episodes of schizophrenia, I Fajnerová, K Vlček, C Brom, K Dvorská , D Levčík, L Konrádová, P Mikoláš, M Ungrmanová, M Bída, K Blahna, F Španiel, A Stuchlík, J Horáček, M Rodriguez, Prague Psychiatric Center/Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic/Charles University, CZECH REPUBLIC
309	Exploring haptic feedback for robot to human communication, A Ghosh, J Penders, P Jones, H Reed, A Sorranzo, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UNITED KINGDOM
313	Kinecting the moves: the kinematic potential of rehabilitation-specific gaming to inform treatment for hemiplegia, S M N Glegg, C T Hung, B A Valdés, B D G Kim, H F M Van der Loos, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, Vancouver/University of British Columbia, CANADA
317	Integrating motor learning and virtual reality into practice: a knowledge translation challenge, S M N Glegg, D E Levac, H Sveistrup, H Colquhoun, H Finestone, V DePaul, P Miller, L Wishart, J Harris, M Brien, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, Vancouver/University of Ottawa/ Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/Bruyere Continuing Care, Ottawa/ McMaster University/Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre, CANADA
321	Assessment of motor function in hemiplegic patients using virtual cycling wheelchair, R Ishikawa, N Sugita, M Abe, M Yoshizawa, K Seki, Y Handa, Tohoku University/Sendai School of Health and Welfare, JAPAN
325	A comparison of upper limb movement profiles when reaching to virtual and real targets using the Oculus Rift: implications for virtual-reality enhanced stroke rehabilitation, M A Just, P J Stapley, M Ros, F Naghdy, D Stirling, University of Wollongong, AUSTRALIA
329	Conducting focus groups in Second Life® on health-related topics, A Krueger, P Colletti, H Bogner, F Barg, M Stineman, Virtual Ability®, Inc., Aurora, CO/University of Pennsylvania, USA
333	Physically accurate velocity distribution profiles for use in virtual reality training for prosthetic limbs, P Kyberd, R Bongers, S Hamza, University of New Brunswick, CANADA/University of Groningen, THE NETHERLANDS
337	Perception of multi-varied sound patterns of sonified representations of complex systems by people who are blind, O Lahav, J Kittany, S T Levy, M Furst, Tel Aviv University/University of Haifa, ISRAEL
341	Adaptation of postural symmetry to an altered visual representation of body position, M Lemay, L-N Veilleux, M Marois, L Ballaz, D M Shiller, Université du Québec à Montréal/Centre de réadaptation Marie Enfant (CHU Sainte-Justine), Montréal/Université de Montréal, CANADA
345	Virtual anatomical interactivity: developing a future rehabilitation aid for survivors of Acquired Brain Injury, V Macri, P Zilber, V J Macri, 3D PreMotorSkills Technology, Durham, New Hampshire, USA
349	Enhancing brain activity by controlling virtual objects with the eye, C Modroño, J Plata, E Hernández, I Galván, S García, F Zelaya, F Marcano, O Casanova, G Navarrete, M Mas, J L González-Mora, University of La Laguna/Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, SPAIN/King’s College London, UK/Diego Portales University, CHILE
353	Minimally invasive, maximally effective: multisensory meditation environments promote wellbeing, H J Moller, L Saynor, H Bal, K Sudan, University of Toronto/University of Waterloo/OCAD University/Praxis Holistic Health, Toronto, CANADA
357	Raised-dot slippage perception on fingerpad using active wheel device, Y Nomura, H Kato, Mie University, JAPAN
361	Low-cost active video game console development for dynamic postural control training, A Pouliot-Laforte, E Auvinet, M Lemay, L Ballaz, Université du Québec à Montréal/UHC Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal/École Polytechnique de Montréal/Quebec Rehabilitation Research Network, Montreal, CANADA
365	Evidence-based facial design of an interactive virtual advocate, W A Powell, T A Garner, D Tonks, T Lee, University of Portsmouth/University of Kent, UK
369	Study of geometric dispatching of four-kinect tracking module inside a Cave, S Salous, T Ridene, J Newton, S Chendeb, Paris 8 University, FRANCE
373	Harnessing the experience of presence for virtual motor rehabilitation: towards a guideline for the development of virtual reality environments, T Schüler, L Ferreira dos Santos, S Hoermann, University of Osnabrück/Technische Universität Berlin, GERMANY/University of Otago, NEW ZEALAND
377	The potentiality of virtual reality for the evaluation of spatial abilities: the mental spatial reference frame test, S Serino, F Morganti, P Cipresso, E E R Magni, G Riva, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan/University of Bergamo/Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, ITALY
381	Improved mobility and reduced fall risk in older adults after five weeks of virtual reality training, S R Shema, P Bezalel, Z Sberlo, O Wachsler Yannai, N Giladi, J M Hausdorff, A Mirelman, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center/Tel-Aviv University, ISRAEL/Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
385	Realistic and adaptive cognitive training using virtual characters, D Sjölie, University of Gothenburg, SWEDEN
389	Performance analysis of adults with Acquired Brain Injury making errands in a virtual supermarket, E Sorita, P A Joseph, B N’Kaoua, J Ruiz, A Simion, J M Mazaux, E Klinger, Université de Bordeaux/CHU Bordeaux/ESIEA, Laval, FRANCE
393	Color-check in stroke rehabilitation games, V Szücs, C Sik Lanyi, F Szabo, P Csuti, University of Pannonia, HUNGARY
397	Challenges in developing new technologies for special needs education: a force-field analysis, P L Weiss, S V G Cobb, M Zancanaro, University of Haifa, ISRAEL/ University of Nottingham, UK/3FBK – Fondazione Bruno Kessler, ITALY
401	Self-management intervention for amputees in a virtual world environment, S L Winkler, R Cooper, K Kraiger, A Ludwig, A Krueger, I Gaunaurd, A Fisher, J Kairalla, S Elliott, S Wilson, A Esquenazi, Nova Southeastern University/Miami Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center/Nova Southeastern University/Colorado State University/Virtual Ability, Inc. Aurora, CO/US Army Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC), Fort Detrick, MD/University of Florida/Elliott e-learning Solutions, Chicago/MossRehab Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, USA
405	Grid-pattern indicating interface for ambient assisted living, G Yamamoto, Z Asghar, Y Uranishi, T Taketomi, C Sandor, T Kuroda, P Pulli, H Kato, Nara Institute of Science Technology/University Hospital, Kyoto University, JAPAN/University of Oulu, FINLAND
	Internet address references within the papers presented in this volume were accessed and checked to be valid during the week 8–15 July 2014.

Conference Organisation

Conference General Co-Chairs
	Jurgen Broeren, Göteborg University, Sweden Lena Pareto, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden Martin Rydmark, Göteborg University, Sweden
ICDVRAT Programme Chair
	Paul Sharkey, University of Reading, UK
International Programme Committee
	Robert Astur, University of Connecticut, USA Sergi Bermúdez i Badia, Universidade da Madeira, Portugal Christos Bouras, University of Patras, Greece Jurgen Broeren, Göteborg University, Sweden Jane Broida, Metropolitan State University of Denver, USA Tony Brooks, Aalborg Universitet Esbjerg, Denmark David Brown, Nottingham Trent University, UK Susan Brown, University of Michigan, USA Mónica Cameirão, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal Georgina Cárdenas-López, National Autonomous University of Mexico, México Imre Cikajlo, Univerzitetni Rehabilitacijski Inštitut, Slovenia Sue Cobb, University of Nottingham, UK Rosa Maria E. Moreira da Costa, Universidade o Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ, Brazil Jean Detheux, Artist, Montréal, Canada Judith Deutsch, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA Andreas Duenser, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia Sheryl Flynn, Blue Marble Game Co., USA Joyce Fung, McGill University, Canada Pedro Gamito, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal Rolf Gehlhaar, University of Coventry, UK Jose-Antonio Gil-Gomez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Luis Girao, University of Coventry, UK Dido Green, Oxford Brookes University, UK Walter Greenleaf, Stanford University, USA William Harwin, University of Reading, UK Bruno Herbelin, L'Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland Edith Hererra, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Maureen Holden, Northeastern University, Boston, USA Faustina Hwang, University of Reading, UK Naomi Josman, University of Haifa, Israel Hannes Kaufmann, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Emily Keshner, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA Claudio Kirner, Universidade Federal de Itajubá - UNIFEI, Brazil Rachel Kizony, University of Haifa, Israel Evelyne Klinger, ESIEA, Laval, France Sebastian Koenig, Katana Simulations UG, Regensburg, Germany Mel Krokos, University of Portsmouth, UK Sarah Kruger, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA Tomohiro Kuroda, Kyoto University Hospital, Japan Peter Kyberd, University of New Brunswick, Canada Orly Lahav, Tel Aviv University, Israel Anouk Lamontagne, McGill University, Canada Belinda Lange, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA Yochyved Laufer, University of Haifa, Israel Mindy Levin, McGill University, Canada Craig Lindley, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia Roberto Lloréns, Labhuman-Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Liliane S. Machado, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil Rachel McCrindle, University of Reading, UK Suzanne McDonough, University of Ulster, UK Alma Merians, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA Daniel Mestre, Aix-Marseille University, France Anat Mirelman, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel Francesca Morganti, University of Bergamo, Italy Jacki Morie, All These Worlds, LLC, California, USA Alessio Murgia, University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands Luciana Nedel, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bent Nielson, University Colleage Lillebaelt, Denmark Alice O’Grady, University of Leeds, UK Mark Palmer, University of the West of England, UK Lena Pareto, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden Eva Petersson B\|rooks, Aalborg Universitet Esbjerg, Denmark Alain Pruski, University of Metz, France John Rae, Roehampton University, UK Paul Richard, Université Angers, France Albert (Skip) Rizzo, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA David Roberts, University of Salford, UK Agnès Roby-Brami, Université Paris Descartes, France Martin Rydmark, Göteborg University, Sweden Jaime Sánchez, Universidad de Chile, Chile Cecília Sik Lányi, University of Pannonia, Hungary Paul Sharkey, University of Reading, UK P J Standen, University of Nottingham, UK Sandeep Subramanian, McGill University, Canada Heidi Sveistrup, University of Ottawa, Canada Daniel Thalmann, L'Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland Jean-Louis Vercher, CNRS & Aix Marseille University, France Isabelle Viaud-Delmon, CNRS, Paris Patrice L (Tamar) Weiss, University of Haifa, Israel Paul Wilson, University of Hull, UK Peter Wilson, Australian Catholic University, Australia
Conference Organising Committee
	Martin Rydmark, Göteborg University, Sweden (Chair) Jurgen Broeren, Göteborg University, Sweden Lena Pareto, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden Paul Sharkey, University of Reading, UK
ICDVRAT Conference Steering Committee
	Paul Sharkey, University of Reading, UK (Chair) Jurgen Broeren, Göteborg University, Sweden Tony Brooks, Aalborg Universitet Esbjerg, Denmark David Brown, Nottingham Trent University, UK Sue Cobb, University of Nottingham, UK Evelyne Klinger, ESIEA, France Rachel McCrindle, University of Reading, UK Lena Pareto, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden Albert (Skip) Rizzo, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA Martin Rydmark, Göteborg University, Sweden Jaime Sánchez, Universidad de Chile, Chile Cecília Sik Lányi, University of Veszprém, Hungary P J Standen, University of Nottingham, UK Patrice L (Tamar) Weiss, University of Haifa, Israel
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