fun.tast.tisch. – development of an innovative training software for Microsoft® PixelSense™ in neuro-rehabilitation

The project’s aim was to develop a training software based on PixelSense technology that is suitable for patients with acquired brain injury. One of our special concerns was to motivate patients using a clear and attractive design (making it “fun”), the use of multi-touch and the integration of objects (“tast”, German for touch) as well as the possibility to use the table (“tisch”, German for table) from different angles. In total, we developed 14 modules for application in neuro-rehabilitation.

Fun.tast.tisch. was the first project of FHG OÖ financed by third party funds and ended in October 2014. LIFEtool led this research and development project. Further partners were softaware gmbh, occupational therapist Irene Schacherl-Hofer M.A., FH OÖ Forschungs- und Entwicklungs GmbH, Transparent Design Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H., and ARTGROUP ADVERTISING. The project was funded by BMVIT/BMWFJ – program “COIN cooperation and networks”. http://www.funtasttisch.at/

Faculty staff and students of the Bachelor Program Occupational Therapy supported the implementation of the project. This yielded 13 bachelor theses and several publications, see below.

• Project team FHG OÖ: Dr Renate Ruckser-Scherb, MSc; Mag Sabine Dielacher; Mag Dr Sylvia Öhlinger
• Partners: Lifetool (project lead), softaware gmbh, Irene Schacherl-Hofer, M.A. occupational therapist, FH OÖ Forschungs- und Entwicklungs GmbH, Transparent Design Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H., ARTGROUP ADVERTISING
  

Publications:

• Dielacher, S; Ruckser-Scherb R (2019). Empowerment of bachelor-students through involvement in a multi-professional research project. COHERE Conference Vic/Spain, p 76
• Dielacher, S. (2018). Neuartige Entwicklung für den Einsatz von Microsoft Surface in der Neuro-Rehabilitation (fun.tast.tisch.) ergoscience 13(3) p 122
• Augstein, M; Neumayr, T; Ruckser-Scherb, R; Dielacher, S (2016): Collaboration Around an Interactive Tabletop in Rehabilitation Settings. Collaboration Meets Interactive Spaces, pp 425-442
• Ruckser-Scherb, R. (2016). Einbindung von Betroffenen bei der Entwicklung von Trainingssoftware in der Neurorehabilitation. Vortrag am IKT Forum, JKU Linz
• Ruckser-Scherb, R., Schacherl-Hofer, I., Dielacher, S.(2016). Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Tabletop-software in der Ergotherapie – am Beispiel von fun.tast.tisch. Workshop im Rahmen der Fachtagung des Bundesverbandes der Ergotherapeutinnen und Ergotherapeuten Österreichs, Graz
• Augstein, M., Neumayr, T., Karlhuber, I., Dielacher, S., Altmann, J., & Öhlinger, S. (2015, November). Tabletop-Supported Rehabilitation with fun. tast. tisch.: Lessons Learned. In Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Interactive Tabletops & Surfaces (pp. 283-288). AC
• Augstein, M., Neumayr, T., Karlhuber, I., Dielacher, S., Öhlinger, S., & Altmann, J. (2015, November). Training of Cognitive Performance in Complex Tasks with a Tabletop-Based Rehabilitation System. In Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Interactive Tabletops & Surfaces (pp. 15-24). ACM.
• Ruckser-Scherb , R., Dielacher,S. (2014). Positive Influence of a Research Project on Occupational Therapy Education. Vortrag am 20th Annual ENOTHE Meeting, Nijmegen, Netherlands
• Neumayr, T., Augstein, M., Altmann, J., Dielacher, S., Karlhuber, I. (2014). fun.tast.tisch. – A User-Centered Interdisciplinary Design Process for a Novel Approach to Neuro-Rehabilitation – Tagungsband des 8. Forschungsforum der österreichischen Fachhochschulen, Kufstein, Österreich
• Dielacher, S., Ruckser-Scherb, R., Schacherl-Hofer, I. (2013). fun.tast.tisch., in: ergotherapie, Jg. 2013, Nr. 04, S. 22-24.
• Augstein, M., Neumayr, T., Schacherl-Hofer, I., Öhlinger, S. (2013). fun.tast.tisch. – User-Centered Design for Interactive Tabletop Interfaces in Neuro-Rehabilitation – Mensch & Computer 2013, Tagungsband, Bremen, Deutschland, pp. 309-312
• Augstein, M., Neumayr, T., Ruckser-Scherb, R., Karlhuber, I., & Altmann, J. (2013, October). The fun. tast. tisch. project: interactive tabletops in neuro-rehabilitation. In Proceedings of the 2013 ACM international conference on Interactive tabletops and surfaces (pp. 313-316). ACM.
• Augstein, M., Neumayr, T., Ruckser-Scherb, R., Karlhuber, I., & Altmann, J. (2013, October). The fun. tast. tisch. project: a novel approach to neuro-rehabilitation using an interactive multiuser multi-touch tabletop. In Proceedings of the 2013 ACM international conference on Interactive tabletops and surfaces (pp. 81-90). ACM.