Designing Tangible Table-top Interfaces for Patients in Rehabilitation

: We investigated the potentials and acceptance of tangible tabletop (TT) interfaces in functional and neural rehabilitation. Our goal was to analyse whether TT systems are adequate for rehabilitation and its sub categories and whether these tools have the potential to create an added value for both patients and therapists. We further investigated conventional practices and rehabilitation tools that could be adequately adapted to TT interfaces. Based on theoretical work and on the results of two focus groups with therapists and a contextual inquiry we developed three concepts for TT tools. Finally we present the resulting paper and interactive prototypes.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: CVHI
• Authors: Michael Leitner, Martin Tomitsch, Thomas Költringer, Karin Kappel, Thomas Grechenig
• Keywords: CVHI 2007, Emerging Technology, Neural Rehabilitation, Tangible Tabletop, TT Systems