Paper Info
Title
Haptics in remote collaborative exercise systems for seniors
Abstract
Group exercise provides motivation to follow and maintain a healthy daily exercise schedule while enjoying beneficial encouragement and social support from friends and exercise partners. However, mobility and transportation issues frequently prevent seniors from engaging in group activities. To address this problem, we investigated the exercise needs of seniors and developed a prototype remote exercise system. Our system uses haptic feedback to simulate assistive pushing and pulling of limbs when exercising with a partner. We developed three distinct vibration metaphors -- constant push/pull, corrective feedback, and notification -- to convey engagement and connection between exercise partners. We conducted a preliminary evaluation of our system and our vibration metaphors to determine the validity of our design concepts. We contribute a set of lessons on the use of haptic feedback for remote group exercise.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1145/2559206.2581318
CHI Extended Abstracts
Keywords
Field
DocType
distinct vibration metaphor,prototype remote exercise system,healthy daily exercise schedule,haptic feedback,remote group exercise,exercise need,exercise partner,group exercise,corrective feedback,group activity,remote collaborative exercise system
Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Social support,Multimedia,Corrective feedback,Haptic technology
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.43
4
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hesam Alizadeh181.28
Richard Tang2422.88
Ehud Sharlin370169.83
Anthony Tang495752.57