BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e440952d-5d82-478c-9907-a43be1a512a8.183942@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20171115T203110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171115T203110Z LOCATION:Cheek Hall 0151 SUMMARY:Using Virtual Reality to Improve Sitting Balance DESCRIPTION:Alice Barnes\, MNAS student will defend her thesis entitled Us ing Virtual Reality to Improve Sitting Balance\n\n\nABSTRACT\n\n\n This t hesis focuses on using virtual reality (VR) to enhance sitting balance an d core strength.  It is a study in how to create a VR exercise program wh ich is interesting enough to keep players/patients motivated\, but comfor table to play and not overwhelming to the senses.  The software used for this study was written with the hope that a later version of it might be used with occupational/physical therapy patients one day.  For this maste r’s thesis\, the initial testing has been done with healthy volunteers.  The software incorporates what developers know thus far about designing f or VR\, and it is hoped that later software developers will benefit from knowing the results of this initial round of testing.  All of the 39 test participants agreed that the game was fun\, with 82% indicating “strongl y agree” in the questionnaire.  The enthusiastic responses indicate that the game probably has recreational value beyond therapy patients.   X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Al ice Barnes\, MNAS student will defend her thesis entitled Using Virtual R eality to Improve Sitting Balance</p>\n<p>ABSTRACT</p>\n<p><span face="Ti mes New Roman" size="3"> </span><span><span size="3">This thesis focuses on using virtual reality (VR) to enhance sitting balance and core strengt h.&nbsp\; It is a study in how to create a VR exercise program which is i nteresting enough to keep players/patients motivated\, but comfortable to play and not overwhelming to the senses.&nbsp\; The software used for th is study was written with the hope that a later version of it might be us ed with occupational/physical therapy patients one day.&nbsp\; For this m aster&rsquo\;s thesis\, the initial testing has been done with healthy vo lunteers.&nbsp\; The software incorporates what developers know thus far about designing for VR\, and it is hoped that later software developers w ill benefit from knowing the results of this initial round of testing.&nb sp\; All of the 39 test participants agreed that the game was fun\, with 82% indicating &ldquo\;strongly agree&rdquo\; in the questionnaire.&nbsp\ ; The enthusiastic responses indicate that the game probably has recreati onal value beyond therapy patients.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></p>\n<p>< span face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </span></p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20171120T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20171120T133000 SEQUENCE:0 URL: CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR