4 papers
GSAC: Leveraging Gaussian Splatting for Photorealistic Avatar Creation with Unity Integration
Rendong Zhang, Alexandra Watkins, Nilanjan Sarkar
Photorealistic avatars have become essential for immersive applications in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), enabling lifelike interactions in areas such as training…
Immersive and Wearable Thermal Rendering for Augmented Reality
Alexandra Watkins, Ritam Ghosh, Evan Chow +1
We present a proof-of-concept palm-mounted thermal feedback prototype addressing thermal rendering challenges specific to augmented reality (AR), where users must interact with bot…
User-Centered Design of Socially Assistive Robotic Combined with Non-Immersive Virtual Reality-based Dyadic Activities for Older Adults Residing in Long Term Care Facilities
Ritam Ghosh, Nibraas Khan, Miroslava Migovich +9
Apathy impairs the quality of life for older adults and their care providers. While few pharmacological remedies exist, current non-pharmacologic approaches are resource intensive.…
MicroXercise: A Micro-Level Comparative and Explainable System for Remote Physical Therapy
Hanchen David Wang, Nibraas Khan, Anna Chen +3
Recent global estimates suggest that as many as 2.41 billion individuals have health conditions that would benefit from rehabilitation services. Home-based Physical Therapy (PT) fa…