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A therapist fits an Oculus Rift headset on an older woman, with a joystick on the table beside her.
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VR for Brain Therapy

VR therapy for acquired brain injury

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> for lescer · via espadaysantacruzvr · 2016
01· the project
> A project for Lescer, with Espadaysantacruz.

Everyday tasks, practised in virtual reality.

A virtual reality therapy platform for Lescer, a neurological rehabilitation centre in Madrid. Patients with acquired brain injury practise everyday tasks, like crossing a street or shopping, with Oculus Rift, Leap Motion and a treadmill, and each session is recorded to adjust the treatment.

Inside each scene the patient walks on a real treadmill and reaches out with their own hands, tracked by Leap Motion, while the Oculus Rift places them in a street, a supermarket, a kitchen or an open field. It was built in 2016 with Unity and openFrameworks, and every session is recorded so the therapist can follow the progress and adjust the treatment.

> cat /works/vr-brain-therapy.md
TYPEVR
CLIENTLESCER
STUDIOESPADAYSANTACRUZ
YEAR2016
LOCATIONMADRID
built with
  • Unity
  • openFrameworks
  • Oculus Rift
  • Leap Motion
02· in numbers
4> scenes: street, supermarket, kitchen, field
3> devices: Rift, Leap Motion, treadmill
2016> Lescer, Madrid
03· how it works
The city scene: a street with traffic between office blocks and a park with a fountain.
01

Choose

The therapist picks a scene and a task adapted to the patient.

The supermarket scene on a monitor: an aisle of shelves seen from a trolley, with the debug console below.
02

Walk

The patient walks on a treadmill inside the scene, wearing an Oculus Rift.

The open field scene: a dirt path through grass, with a fox, trees and a rocky slope.
03

Reach

Leap Motion tracks the hands, so each task is done with the patient's own.

Feet in trainers and leg braces walking on the treadmill.
04

Measure

Each session is recorded to adjust the treatment.

04· gallery
05· credits
for lescer. via espadaysantacruz. VR - UNITY - LEAP MOTION. 2016
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