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Augmented reality learning environment for physiotherapy education

journal contribution
posted on 2018-01-01, 00:00 authored by D Kelly, Thuong HoangThuong Hoang, M Reinoso, Z Joukhadar, T Clements, F Vetere
Background An understanding of how to translate anatomical knowledge and application of body mechanics to dynamic scenarios with real-life clients and movement is often a challenge for physiotherapy students. Objective Augmented Studio is an augmented reality system that helps facilitate this by projecting anatomical structures over moving bodies and allowing annotation of these structures. Methods Via a user and learner-centred design approach, augmented reality technology can assist education of physiotherapy students through augmentation and annotation. Results Using projection mapping Augmented Studio enables display of anatomy such as skeleton and muscles on the body in real time as it moves. With the creation of a technique to deliver hand-drawing annotation projected onto the moving body student and teacher clinical reasoning strategies can be made explicit. Conclusion Outcomes from a pilot usability study showed that Augmented Studio promotes the creation of an engaging teaching and learning experience and the facilitation of communication between teachers and students.

History

Journal

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volume

23

Pagination

21-28

Location

Abingdon, Eng.

ISSN

1083-3196

eISSN

1743-288X

Language

English

Publication classification

C Journal article, C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2018, Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group

Issue

1

Publisher

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD