VR4VR: Towards vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities in immersive virtual reality environments

Lal Bozgeyikli; Evren Bozgeyikli; Matthew Clevenger; Shangdong Gong; Andrew Raij; Redwan Alqasemi; Stephen Sundarrao; Rajiv Dubey

doi:10.1109/VAAT.2014.6799466

VR4VR: Towards vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities in immersive virtual reality environments

Lal Bozgeyikli, Evren Bozgeyikli, Matthew Clevenger, Shangdong Gong, Andrew Raij, Redwan Alqasemi, Stephen Sundarrao, Rajiv Dubey

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Abstract

In this paper, a virtual reality for vocational rehabilitation (VR4VR) system for individuals with disabilities is presented. VR4VR aims to enable job coaches to use immersive virtual environments to inexpensively and safely assess and train the job skills of individuals with disabilities. Several key system requirements and challenges are discussed, including the need for virtual 'distractor' stimuli to observe user behavior in unexpected situations, the need to make the virtual experience and 3D user interfaces adapt to the specific disabilities of the user, and the challenges in maintaining senses of presence and copresence, especially in individuals with cognitive disabilities. In this work, the chosen population includes individuals with autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury and severe mobility impairment. Using virtual reality enables safe immersion of potential employees in a range of scenarios they may encounter, long before they encounter them in a real job.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	29-34
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VAAT.2014.6799466
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	2014 2nd Workshop on Virtual and Augmented Assistive Technology, VAAT 2014 - Co-located with the 2014 Virtual Reality Conference - Minneapolis, MN, United States Duration: Mar 30 2014 → Mar 30 2014

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Conference	2014 2nd Workshop on Virtual and Augmented Assistive Technology, VAAT 2014 - Co-located with the 2014 Virtual Reality Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Minneapolis, MN
Period	3/30/14 → 3/30/14

Keywords

Virtual reality simulation
disabilities
gamification
navigation through virtual environments
tangible interaction
virtual interaction
vocational rehabilitation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence

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Bozgeyikli, L., Bozgeyikli, E., Clevenger, M., Gong, S., Raij, A., Alqasemi, R., Sundarrao, S., & Dubey, R. (2014). VR4VR: Towards vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities in immersive virtual reality environments. 29-34. Paper presented at 2014 2nd Workshop on Virtual and Augmented Assistive Technology, VAAT 2014 - Co-located with the 2014 Virtual Reality Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/VAAT.2014.6799466

VR4VR: Towards vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities in immersive virtual reality environments. / Bozgeyikli, Lal ; Bozgeyikli, Evren; Clevenger, Matthew et al.
2014. 29-34 Paper presented at 2014 2nd Workshop on Virtual and Augmented Assistive Technology, VAAT 2014 - Co-located with the 2014 Virtual Reality Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States.

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Bozgeyikli, L , Bozgeyikli, E, Clevenger, M, Gong, S, Raij, A, Alqasemi, R, Sundarrao, S & Dubey, R 2014, 'VR4VR: Towards vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities in immersive virtual reality environments', Paper presented at 2014 2nd Workshop on Virtual and Augmented Assistive Technology, VAAT 2014 - Co-located with the 2014 Virtual Reality Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 3/30/14 - 3/30/14 pp. 29-34. https://doi.org/10.1109/VAAT.2014.6799466

Bozgeyikli L , Bozgeyikli E, Clevenger M, Gong S, Raij A, Alqasemi R et al.. VR4VR: Towards vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities in immersive virtual reality environments. 2014. Paper presented at 2014 2nd Workshop on Virtual and Augmented Assistive Technology, VAAT 2014 - Co-located with the 2014 Virtual Reality Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States. doi: 10.1109/VAAT.2014.6799466

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