“Beat me if I can!” – A Case Study on Human Digital Twin-based Opponents in Rehabilitation Gaming

Martin Wolfgang Lauer-Schmaltz; John Hansen; Kathrin Kirchner

doi:10.1145/3652037.3652063

“Beat me if I can!” – A Case Study on Human Digital Twin-based Opponents in Rehabilitation Gaming

Martin Wolfgang Lauer-Schmaltz, John Hansen, Kathrin Kirchner

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Human Digital Twins (HDTs) have recently emerged as promising tools for various healthcare applications. However, most applications utilize HDTs as passive data repositories. This paper explores an alternative conceptualization of HDTs as active, engaging elements in serious games for rehabilitation. We developed a simplified Badminton game with an "HDT Opponent" that mirrors patients’ past performance trends and appearance. An initial user study revealed promising potential to provide personalized, motivating experiences but also limitations regarding opponent visibility, behavioral perceivability, and motivation sustainment. While only an initial step, this paper demonstrates a new application area for HDTs and sets the foundation for future research to explore the full potential of HDT-based opponents in rehabilitation gaming.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	PETRA '24: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments
Number of pages	8
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Publication date	2024
Pages	277-284
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-4007-1760-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3652037.3652063
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	17th International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related To Assistive Environments - Crete, Greece Duration: 26 Jun 2024 → 28 Jun 2024

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Conference	17th International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related To Assistive Environments
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Crete
Period	26/06/2024 → 28/06/2024

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Human digital twins
Digital twins
Avatars
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation systems
Serious games
Gamification

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Lauer-Schmaltz, M. W., Hansen, J., & Kirchner, K. (2024). “Beat me if I can!” – A Case Study on Human Digital Twin-based Opponents in Rehabilitation Gaming. In PETRA '24: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (pp. 277-284). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3652037.3652063

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Lauer-Schmaltz, MW , Hansen, J & Kirchner, K 2024, “Beat me if I can!” – A Case Study on Human Digital Twin-based Opponents in Rehabilitation Gaming. in PETRA '24: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments. Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 277-284, 17th International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related To Assistive Environments, Crete, Greece, 26/06/2024. https://doi.org/10.1145/3652037.3652063

“Beat me if I can!” – A Case Study on Human Digital Twin-based Opponents in Rehabilitation Gaming. / Lauer-Schmaltz, Martin Wolfgang ; Hansen, John ; Kirchner, Kathrin.
PETRA '24: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments. Association for Computing Machinery, 2024. p. 277-284.

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