Capstone Project Experience: AI-Driven Virtual Therapist for Administering VibeTech Treatments Using Artificial Reality

This paper presents a capstone project in which a digitally interfaced system of assistance within virtual reality was added to VibeTech’s VibeSit PRO vibration therapy device. Through the programs Unity and Blender, an environment that runs on the virtual reality headset Oculus Quest 2 was created. The virtual environment was an immersive beach which includes sand, moving water, environmental sounds, boats, trees, and beach umbrellas. A tutorial video and a user interface were developed. The process was created and tested with approved human subjects. The system was tested using the VibeSit Pro robotic therapeutic vibration device. The user interface built into the virtual environment allows the users to answer questions and submit their answers to be stored in arrays. External sensors were also added through a third-party Unity asset called Uduino. Uduino enables communication between Unity and an Arduino microprocessor. Results of advanced physical therapy technology coupled with virtual reality developed for this project will make physical therapy more accessible and productive than ever.