Manipulating spatial distance in virtual reality: Effects on treadmill walking performance in patients with intermittent claudication

Cuperus, Anne A.; Keizer, Anouk; Evers, Andrea W M; Houten, Marijn M.L. van den; Teijink, Joep A.W.; Ham, Ineke J. M. van der

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2017.10.037

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“…With the rapid development of science and technology, VR has become a hot topic in various fields in recent years, including games (Zyda, ), business (Van Kerrebroeck, Brengman, & Willems, ), social networking (Ip et al , ), medical treatment (Cuperus et al ., ; Dubovi et al ., ; Lorenzo, Lledó, Pomares, & Roig, ) and education (Merchant et al , ; Passig, Tzuriel, & Eshel‐Kedmi, ; Sánchez, Barreiro, & Maojo, ). Many studies have reported the advantages of VR, as follows.…”

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Effects of applying a VR‐based two‐tier test strategy to promote elementary students’ learning performance in a Geology class

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Kuo³

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Brit J Educational Tech

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Science and technology are driving people’s life changes, including education and the environment. Many scholars have attempted to import technology into the classroom to help students learn in different subjects. However, students often need assistance with unfamiliar learning approaches and learning environments. This study proposed a non‐immersive virtual reality (VR) guidance system combined with a two‐tier strategy to help students learn geology knowledge. Two groups of students used different learning approaches: the experimental group students were guided by the two‐tier test VR guidance system, and the control group students learned with the conventional VR guidance system. According to the experimental result, the two‐tier test VR guidance system not only improved the students’ learning achievement in natural science, but also enhanced their learning motivation. In addition, according to the sequential results, we found that VR learning materials or environmental resources can help students answer questions and solve problems more effectively.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Effects of applying a VR‐based two‐tier test strategy to promote elementary students’ learning performance in a Geology class

Chang¹,

Hsu²,

Kuo³

et al. 2019

Brit J Educational Tech

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“…Screenshots of VR applications for special needs education: Left: User interacting with components of VR system [122]. Middle and Right: VR environment that participants moved through while walking on the treadmill [123].…”

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“…The authors of [126] describe the technologies and original designs available at LIRKIS Laboratory and their relation to the disabled people education. In [123], the authors investigate whether manipulations of spatial distance in VR can influence treadmill exercise performance in patients with intermittent claudication; a cramping pain or discomfort in the legs, which occurs during exercise. Ravi et al [127] evaluate the effectiveness of VR systems used in the motor rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy.…”

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Virtual Reality and Its Applications in Education: Survey

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In the education process, students face problems with understanding due to the complexity, necessity of abstract thinking and concepts. More and more educational centres around the world have started to introduce powerful new technology-based tools that help meet the needs of the diverse student population. Over the last several years, virtual reality (VR) has moved from being the purview of gaming to professional development. It plays an important role in teaching process, providing an interesting and engaging way of acquiring information. What follows is an overview of the big trend, opportunities and concerns associated with VR in education. We present new opportunities in VR and put together the most interesting, recent virtual reality applications used in education in relation to several education areas such as general, engineering and health-related education. Additionally, this survey contributes by presenting methods for creating scenarios and different approaches for testing and validation. Lastly, we conclude and discuss future directions of VR and its potential to improve the learning experience.Information 2019, 10, 318 2 of 20 must be carried out under supervision; therefore, students cannot self-configure lab equipment, experience states of emergency or effects of misconfiguration which may lead to equipment damage. Moreover, there is no possibility to practice and catch up outside the laboratory schedule. Currently, the solutions are modern technologies such as online courses [8,9], blended learning [10-13], different computer-based platforms [14-18] and many others, which allow the students to repeat several times the same topic, make mistakes and learn from them. Numerous examples of hardware and software which have been successful in educational processes indicate that edtech industry can improve learning outcomes for the majority of students [19]. More and more educational centres around the world are starting to introduce powerful new technology tools that help them to meet the needs of diverse student populations. Traditional books are being replaced by digital instructional content (especially from open educational resources) [20]. Notebooks, tablets or cell phones with dedicated application have replaced classical copybooks [21]. Distance [22] and personalised learning [23] are used to tailor education to each student's academic strengths, weaknesses, preferences and goals.It is well known that the use of information and communication technologies have been found to improve student attitudes towards learning [24][25][26][27]. It is a rapidly growing field of research, continually developing and looking for new technological solutions. Over the last several years, Virtual Reality (VR), which provides an interactive computer-generated environment, has moved from being the purview of the gaming to the professional development such as military, psychology, medicine and teaching applications.In 1987, Jaron Lanier, together with Steve Bryson, formulated the first definition of VR, which they desc...

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“…What they have in common is that their effects are the direct result of a mismatch between false visual feedback and somatosensory/proprioceptive feedback. In contrast to this, Cuperus et al tested a perceptual illusion that relies on a mismatch between a manipulated VR environment and a weakness of memory for a similar, previously experienced environment [17]. Participants in their study were patients with intermittent claudication; a cramping pain or discomfort in the legs, which occurs during exercise.…”

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“…The study by Cuperus et al [17] indicated great potential for the use of memory-related perceptual illusions to influence clinically relevant physical activity. In the present study, we assessed whether these findings generalize to healthy individuals, because patients with intermittent claudication typically have several comorbid conditions that may affect memory.…”

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Memory-related perceptual illusions directly affect physical activity in humans

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Perceptual illusions help us understand deficits in human perception, but they also have the potential to serve as treatment methods; e.g., to alleviate phantom limb pain. Treatment effects are usually the direct result of a mismatch between false visual feedback and somatosensory/proprioceptive feedback. We aimed to influence physical activity (walking distance) using a memory-related perceptual illusion that relies on a mismatch between a spatially manipulated virtual reality environment and a weakness of memory for a similar, previously experienced environment. Participants' main task was to reproduce a baseline distance three times, by walking on a treadmill while moving through a virtual reality environment. Depending on condition, the environment was either stretched or compressed relative to the previous session, but participants were not informed about these manipulations. Because false, suggestive information can lead to alterations in memory, especially when conveyed through ‘rich’ forms of media such as virtual reality, we expected each manipulation to alter memory for the previous environment(s) and we hypothesized that this would influence walking distance. The results for the first time showed that memory-related perceptual illusions can directly affect physical activity in humans. The effects we found are substantial; stretching previously experienced virtual environments led participants to almost double their initial walking distance, whereas compressing the environments resulted in about half of the initial distance. Possible clinical applications arising from these findings are discussed.

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Manipulating spatial distance in virtual reality: Effects on treadmill walking performance in patients with intermittent claudication

Cited by 17 publications

References 24 publications

Effects of applying a VR‐based two‐tier test strategy to promote elementary students’ learning performance in a Geology class

Effects of applying a VR‐based two‐tier test strategy to promote elementary students’ learning performance in a Geology class

Virtual Reality and Its Applications in Education: Survey

Memory-related perceptual illusions directly affect physical activity in humans

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