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A Mapping Review of Real-Time Movement Sonification Systems for Movement Rehabilitation
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
|July 1, 2022
Summary
Movement sonification, using sound to represent physical motion, is a growing rehabilitation tool. This review analyzes design trends in real-time movement sonification systems to understand common and innovative approaches in this diverse field.
Area of Science:
- Rehabilitation Technology
- Bioacoustics
- Human-Computer Interaction
Background:
- Movement sonification is an emerging technique with growing evidence for its utility in rehabilitation.
- Designing effective movement sonification systems requires careful consideration of movement dimensions, anatomical tracking, and motion capture methods.
Approach:
- This review systematically keyword-codes existing real-time movement sonification systems.
- A combination of snowballing and systematic database searches identified projects for data extraction.
- Systems were categorized based on the mapping of physical movement dimensions to auditory dimensions, target anatomy, and motion capture techniques.
Key Points:
- Analysis highlights current trends in design choices for movement sonification systems.
- Identifies common and innovative approaches in mapping movement to sound, tracking anatomy, and utilizing motion capture.
- Provides a comprehensive overview of existing systems irrespective of their specific application.
Conclusions:
- The findings offer insights into the current landscape of movement sonification for rehabilitation.
- Discusses the implications of identified trends for the future development of sonification-based rehabilitation tools.
- A database of mapped keywords for each project is provided to support further research.
