Last week in Tallinn Alla Vovk presented a paper at the 12th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2017) “Affordances for Capturing and Re-enacting Expert Performance with Wearables” written by Will Guest, Fridolin Wild, Alla Vovk, Mikhail Fominykh, Bibeg Limbu , Roland Klemke, Puneet Sharma, Carl H Smith, Jazz Rasool, Soyeb Aswat, Kaj Helin, Daniele Di Mitri, and Jan Schneider. You can watch the presentation in 360 with a Q&A session.
Abstract
The WEKIT.one prototype is a platform for immersive procedural training with wearable sensors and Augmented Reality. Focusing on capture and re-enactment of human expertise, this work looks at the unique affordances of suitable hard- and software technologies. The practical challenges of interpreting expertise, using suitable sensors for its capture and specifying the means to describe and display to the novice are of central significance here. We link affordances with hardware devices, discussing their alternatives, including Microsoft Hololens, Thalmic Labs MYO, Alex Posture sensor, MyndPlay EEG headband, and a heart rate sensor. Following the selection of sensors, we describe integration and communication requirements for the prototype. We close with thoughts on the wider possibilities for implementation and next steps.