Transfer from a serious game developed to train multi-articulated prosthesis use to actual multi-articulated prosthesis use.

The current study focusses on 1) transfer of a skill trained in two virtual environments with different feedback on actual performance to performance with a myoelectrically controlled hand prosthesis, 2) comparing the ability of switching with the ability to proportionally control the signal after a period of training, 3) establish whether individual differences show up in switching ability.

All subjects will be measured on 5 consecutive days (Monday-Friday). The pretest will be done at day one, the posttest on day 5. The training days will be on day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.



The primary results are based on times and distances. These measures are all based on data collected from the avatar that is displayed on the screen, the EMG data collected during the second task and the data collected from the prosthesis hand.

This study is set up with a pre- posttest design with a 5 day training period in between. The participants will be divided into four groups. Depending on the group they will train with either a serious game mimicking a virtual reality setting, a displayed EMG signal on a screen, or a prosthesis simulator. All three devices are controlled using surface EMG measured on the flexor and extensor of the wrist. The fourth group will train with the serious game of the first group but this game will now be controlled using a computer keyboard and touchpad.



Per day all training sessions will take 15 minutes. During the pre- and posttest all subjects will perform a Clothespin task executed with a prosthesis simulator.