{"id":5294,"date":"2017-07-20T09:45:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T08:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/?p=5294"},"modified":"2018-08-30T10:04:43","modified_gmt":"2018-08-30T09:04:43","slug":"virtual-reality-prosthetics-body-mind-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/virtual-reality-prosthetics-body-mind-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality Prosthetics: Body and Mind exhibition at Sheffield Winter Gardens 8-10 August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Virtual Reality Prosthetics: Body and Mind exhibition (funded by a Wellcome Trust Award) looks at the current technological, social and ethical contexts of upper limb prosthetics. It was co-developed by a multidisciplinary group from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shu.ac.uk\/\">Sheffield Hallam University<\/a> and young people from Sheffield University Technology College.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition has its origins in a multidisciplinary project that used virtual reality technology that C3RI&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shu.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/staff-profiles\/ivan-phelan\">Ivan Phelan<\/a> developed, as a more comfortable way for people with robotic upper limb prosthetics to learn to use their prosthetic arms.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London 16-17 July 2017 as part of the Paralympics, saw over 750 visitors. The exhibition will also be at Sheffield Winter Gardens 8-10 August 2017, concurrent with Sheffield\u2019s hosting of the Special Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Exhibits include prosthetic arms from different periods; three people describing their experiences of using upper limb prosthetics; joint physiology; and anatomical models of the arm and brain.<\/p>\n<p>Digital interactive exhibits include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Arm scanner<\/strong>: Users place their hand inside a scanner beneath a transparent screen. Sensors map the user&#8217;s own hand and the layers of bone, nerves and muscles in the arm are projected onto the screen exactly over the user\u2019s own hand. As users move and their hand and bend their fingers, the projection continues to map the movement into the projection, giving the user the feeling that they are looking at the anatomy of their own hand and arm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Virtual reality prosthetic training experience<\/strong>: Immersive, VR set-up with headset using a slightly adapted version of the VR environment that was developed to train new users of robotic arm prosthetics. Almost 100 adults and children tried out the VR environment to great delight, speaking of how &#8216;cool&#8217; it was, or how much fun it was to smash plates in the virtual kitchen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virtual Reality Prosthetics: Body and Mind exhibition (funded by a Wellcome Trust Award) looks at the current technological, social and ethical contexts of upper limb prosthetics. It was co-developed by a multidisciplinary group from Sheffield Hallam University and young people from Sheffield University Technology College. The exhibition has its origins in a multidisciplinary project that used virtual reality technology [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9742,"featured_media":5295,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[6,216,396,217,616,823],"class_list":["post-5294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-communication-and-computing-research-centre","tag-ivan-phelan","tag-prosthetics","tag-virtual-reality","tag-vr-research","tag-wellcome-trust"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/08\/SFOSEVRProsthetics198-e1535619875752.jpg?fit=2042%2C814&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8oFHo-1no","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5297,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/funding-award-virtual-reality-prosthetics-training-system\/","url_meta":{"origin":5294,"position":0},"title":"Significant funding award for Virtual Reality Prosthetics Training System","author":"Amy Lander","date":"26\/05\/2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Ivan Phelan and a multi-disciplinary team learned recently that their application for a NIHR i4i grant some time ago has been successful. The grant for \u00a3445,000 is to develop and evaluate a Virtual Reality Prosthetics Training System following on from the pilot work which has since become the basis for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/08\/Funding-award-image.png?fit=789%2C466&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/08\/Funding-award-image.png?fit=789%2C466&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/08\/Funding-award-image.png?fit=789%2C466&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2018\/08\/Funding-award-image.png?fit=789%2C466&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7509,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/prince-harry-vr-lab-visit\/","url_meta":{"origin":5294,"position":1},"title":"Prince Harry visits VR Lab to see prosthetics and rehab research","author":"Kirsty Christer","date":"31\/07\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Duke of Sussex learnt about the Communication and Computing Research Centre\u2019s latest Virtual Reality (VR) research during a visit to Sheffield Hallam University last week. Prince Harry was given a demonstration of a system supporting the rehabilitation of amputees by\u00a0Impact VR Research Lab lead researcher\u00a0Ivan Phelan and Maurice Lee,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Prince Harry visits Impact VR Lab","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2017\/07\/Prince-Harry-VR2.jpg?fit=1200%2C391&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2017\/07\/Prince-Harry-VR2.jpg?fit=1200%2C391&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2017\/07\/Prince-Harry-VR2.jpg?fit=1200%2C391&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2017\/07\/Prince-Harry-VR2.jpg?fit=1200%2C391&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2017\/07\/Prince-Harry-VR2.jpg?fit=1200%2C391&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7167,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/12-june-2019-ivan-phelan-seminar\/","url_meta":{"origin":5294,"position":2},"title":"WEDNESDAY 12 June 2019 &#8211; Lunchtime Seminar with Ivan Phelan (Research Fellow, C3RI, Sheffield Hallam University)","author":"Amy Lander","date":"03\/06\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Title: Virtual Reality: How engaging content can aid rehabilitation and reduce pain Speaker: Ivan Phelan (Research Fellow, C3RI, Sheffield Hallam University) Abstract Virtual Reality (VR) technology is still in its infancy, but the technology is improving and becoming more affordable to a point where it will become a more mass-market\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2019\/06\/forest-Phelan-2-e1559558020356.jpg?fit=1200%2C441&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2019\/06\/forest-Phelan-2-e1559558020356.jpg?fit=1200%2C441&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2019\/06\/forest-Phelan-2-e1559558020356.jpg?fit=1200%2C441&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2019\/06\/forest-Phelan-2-e1559558020356.jpg?fit=1200%2C441&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2019\/06\/forest-Phelan-2-e1559558020356.jpg?fit=1200%2C441&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2186,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/vr-tech4good-awards-2017\/","url_meta":{"origin":5294,"position":3},"title":"Virtual Reality project reaches the finals of AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards 2017","author":"Alison Honnor","date":"19\/06\/2017","format":false,"excerpt":"A project that uses Virtual Reality (VR) technology to improve the training for amputees in the use of electronic prosthetic limbs has reached the finals of the AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards 2017. \u00a0The project is one of four finalist in the Digital Health category and is one of 32 finalists eligible\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"vr prosthetics event","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2017\/06\/vr-prosthetics-event-e1497877924300.jpg?fit=844%2C291&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2017\/06\/vr-prosthetics-event-e1497877924300.jpg?fit=844%2C291&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2017\/06\/vr-prosthetics-event-e1497877924300.jpg?fit=844%2C291&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2017\/06\/vr-prosthetics-event-e1497877924300.jpg?fit=844%2C291&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10724,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/pioneering-vr-technology-developer-ivan-phelan-profiled-in-sheffield-star\/","url_meta":{"origin":5294,"position":4},"title":"Pioneering VR technology developer, Ivan Phelan, profiled in Sheffield Star","author":"Phoebe Bolton","date":"09\/02\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Ivan Phelan, Director of the Impact VR Lab, leads a team developing pioneering VR technology to support amputees, burns victims and those with upper limb injuries, has been profiled in the Sheffield Star. The feature covers how Ivan began his career in gaming and how he hopes to set industry\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Ivan Phelan VR Blog Post Feb 22","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2022\/02\/Ivan-Phelan-VR-Blog-Post-Feb-22.jpg?fit=566%2C377&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2022\/02\/Ivan-Phelan-VR-Blog-Post-Feb-22.jpg?fit=566%2C377&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2022\/02\/Ivan-Phelan-VR-Blog-Post-Feb-22.jpg?fit=566%2C377&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11401,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/impact-vr-rehabilitation-webinar\/","url_meta":{"origin":5294,"position":5},"title":"Rehabilitation in the virtual age: Using VR to support patient recovery and reduce pain","author":"Ian Braddick","date":"03\/02\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Rehabilitation in the virtual age: Using VR to support patient recovery and reduce pain Wednesday 08 February 2023, 1200-1300 Held online Join the Parent and Carer Network to find out about the work of Sheffield Hallam University\u2019s Impact VR lab where SHU researchers are developing pioneering virtual reality (VR) technology\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"ImpactVR","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2022\/11\/ImpactVR-BlackLogo.jpg?fit=700%2C200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2022\/11\/ImpactVR-BlackLogo.jpg?fit=700%2C200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2022\/11\/ImpactVR-BlackLogo.jpg?fit=700%2C200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/files\/2022\/11\/ImpactVR-BlackLogo.jpg?fit=700%2C200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5294"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5296,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5294\/revisions\/5296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}