stroke rehabilitation with the wiimote

Description of User Movement

The user has to move the hand in the X and Y plane to line up with a peg. The user then has to move in the Z plane and use a pinching action to grab the peg. The user then has to move in the XY planes in order to reposition the peg in a desired location.

Placement is derived via the release of the pinch action.

Levels

The game consists of 2 levels each with a described task:

• Removing the pegs from the board
• Replacing the pegs in the board 

Level is incremented via the successful completion of the current level task. Incorrect placement of a peg resets it to its starting position.

Score

Score is detailed as the period taken to perform the level task.

Data

The concept provides large volumes of available data, some of them are:

• Order of placement
• Period for each level task
• Overall Period
• Total incorrect placements/peg drops 

Feedback

The User has access to their time for each level and an overall time which can be used to derive a grade (Gold, Silver, Bronze).

Skill

Good XY control is needed to successfully navigate pegs that are already in the board. Rotation could be included to increase difficulty of placement.

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