VR based Collaborative Errorless Learning System Using Virtual Humanoid Agent

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26750230
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Science
• Principal Investigator: Yamaguchi Takehiko 東京理科大学, 基礎工学部, 助教 (50713442)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: VRリハビリテーション / 認知症 / エージェントシステム / エラーレスラーニング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We proposed a Virtual reality based errorless learning system using humanoid agent interaction for people with Alzheimer’s disease. The proposed humanoid agent enables to provide an errorless learning through natural collaborative leaning as a novel prompt, as well as to design an adaptive prompt based on emotional state of the patient. As a result of the pilot study, we found that 1) the humanoid agent enables to effectively induce visual attention to a target task, 2) the humanoid agent’s behavior enables to reduce mental workload of the subject, and 3) the subject’s experience of some task was corresponded to the positive impression of the agent’s behavior.

Free Research Field

情報工学