Gamification is a relatively new trend that focuses on applying game mechanics to non-
game contexts in order to engage audiences and to inject a little fun into mundane activities …

An appropriate and safe behavior for exiting a facility is key to reducing injuries and
increasing survival when facing an emergency evacuation in a building. Knowledge on the …

The computer vision community has extensively researched the area of human motion
analysis, which primarily focuses on pose estimation, activity recognition, pose or gesture …

The Microsoft Kinect camera is becoming increasingly popular in many areas aside from
entertainment, including human activity monitoring and rehabilitation. Many people …

New and powerful hardware like Kinect introduces the possibility of changing biomechanics
paradigm, usually based on expensive and complex equipment. Kinect is a marker less and …

This chapter presents the theory of the Core Elements of the Gaming Experience (CEGE).
The CEGE are the necessary but not sufficient conditions to provide a positive experience …

Background: Interactive systems are being developed with the intention to help in the
engagement of patients on various therapies. Amid the recent technological advances …

In this paper we present an efficient hole filling strategy that improves the quality of the depth
maps obtained with the Microsoft Kinect device. The proposed approach is based on a joint …

Using virtual environments (VEs) is a safer and cost-effective alternative to executing
dangerous tasks, such as training firefighters and industrial operators. Immersive virtual …

A new low-cost system for rehabilitation of the impaired upper limb for stroke survivors is
presented. A computer game was developed specifically for this purpose and the user's …