A software application framework for developing immersive virtual reality experiences in health domain

Yifan Wang; Kiran Ijaz; Rafael A. Calvo

doi:10.1109/LSC.2017.8268135

A software application framework for developing immersive virtual reality experiences in health domain

Yifan Wang^*, Kiran Ijaz, Rafael A. Calvo

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Producing immersive virtual reality (VR) experiences for health is time consuming and expensive. Software application frameworks that combine design patterns and components have shown to be a way to reduce development costs and improve quality. This paper introduces VR-Rides, an object-oriented application framework for creating VR experiences that combines exercise equipment and panorama images. The framework employs Unity as the engine to connect and handle communications between different components including multiple VR devices (HTC Vive and Oculus Rift), sensors and physical activity devices (e.g. exercise bike or a Fitbit sensor) effectively. Panorama images from Google street view which developers combine with game narratives are used to produce experiences. The framework reduces the time and effort of developing VR experiences such as exergames and cognitive assessment. Three VR experiences built with VR-Rides are described.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE Life Sciences Conference, LSC 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	27-30
Number of pages	4
Volume	2018-January
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538610305
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LSC.2017.8268135
Publication status	Published - 23 Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	1st International IEEE Life-Science Conference, LSC 2017 - Sydney, Australia Duration: 13 Dec 2017 → 15 Dec 2017

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Conference	1st International IEEE Life-Science Conference, LSC 2017
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	13/12/17 → 15/12/17

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Wang, Y, Ijaz, K & Calvo, RA 2018, A software application framework for developing immersive virtual reality experiences in health domain. in 2017 IEEE Life Sciences Conference, LSC 2017. vol. 2018-January, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 27-30, 1st International IEEE Life-Science Conference, LSC 2017, Sydney, Australia, 13/12/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/LSC.2017.8268135

A software application framework for developing immersive virtual reality experiences in health domain. / Wang, Yifan; Ijaz, Kiran; Calvo, Rafael A.
2017 IEEE Life Sciences Conference, LSC 2017. Vol. 2018-January Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018. p. 27-30.

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