Kinect Sensor To Be Used In The Hope Of Helping Stroke Victims

<p>Students at UK University&comma; Nottingham Trent&comma; have been awarded a £347&comma;000 grant to build a prototype system which uses a Kinect sensor to give feedback to patients and clinicians in the hope that it will help to aid stroke victims&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The basic principles of the idea are that the created system detects and tracks asymmetries on either side of the patient’s face while they perform facial exercises&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It’s amazing that video games&sol;systems can do a lot more than just simply &OpenCurlyQuote;entertain’ us isn’t it&quest; What do you make of this story&quest; Would you welcome a NHS filled with Kinect sensors&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;eurogamer&period;net&sol;articles&sol;2013-01-11-uk-university-to-investigate-whether-kinect-can-help-stroke-victims">Eurogamer<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;71ce6c9d-21aa-4efc-beb1-910182f2b72e" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;