Return to work (RTW) for a person with a disability can be complicated. The Rientr@ project aims to promote the recovery of autonomy in daily life and RTW of novice wheelchair users (WUs). It proposed a virtual-reality-based wheelchair simulator to help WUs become familiar with their new condition. Three virtual environments were created, and a configuration application was developed to let therapists customize the training to patients’ characteristics and residual physical skills. The present work describes the usability evaluation of such an application, named Rientr@ Configurator (RC). The assessment was performed with 7 end-users; task analysis and a think-aloud protocol were used; performance and qualitative data were collected. The RC application was rated easy to use. Therapists suggested a few changes that have been implemented to increase usability and speed up the configuration procedure.
Mondellini, M., Arlati, S., Mottura, S., Colombo, V., Biffi, E., Davali, A., Sacco, M., A Usability Study of an Application to Configure Virtual Reality Training Environments for Wheelchair Users, (PISA -- ITA, 13-14 October 2022), <<COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS>>, 2023; 20 (1): 134-144.[doi: 10.14733/cadaps.2023.S6.134-144] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/228629]
A Usability Study of an Application to Configure Virtual Reality Training Environments for Wheelchair Users
Mondellini, Marta
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Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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2022
Abstract
Return to work (RTW) for a person with a disability can be complicated. The Rientr@ project aims to promote the recovery of autonomy in daily life and RTW of novice wheelchair users (WUs). It proposed a virtual-reality-based wheelchair simulator to help WUs become familiar with their new condition. Three virtual environments were created, and a configuration application was developed to let therapists customize the training to patients’ characteristics and residual physical skills. The present work describes the usability evaluation of such an application, named Rientr@ Configurator (RC). The assessment was performed with 7 end-users; task analysis and a think-aloud protocol were used; performance and qualitative data were collected. The RC application was rated easy to use. Therapists suggested a few changes that have been implemented to increase usability and speed up the configuration procedure.
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