“For me, wearable computing is the next step towards an ambient interaction of humans with machines. The flow of games is another fascinating phenomenon and using this for rehabilitation is just what we are looking for in our research”, says Professor Michael Lawo, Scientific Coordinator of the project Rehab@Home.

Rehab@Home aims to continue stroke rehabilitation at home after a patient is discharged from the hospital. Serious games will be used to motivate patients to stick to training schedules. The system tracks the patient’s movements during the game. Doctors can access these data, personalise the training plan and give instructions.