1. Smart gyms need smart mirrors
- Author
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Ko Watanabe, Akpa Akpro Elder Hippocrate, Takata Masashi, Keiichi Yasumoto, and Edith Talina Luhanga
- Subjects
020205 medical informatics ,Multimedia ,business.industry ,Computer science ,020206 networking & telecommunications ,02 engineering and technology ,Interaction design ,computer.software_genre ,Track (rail transport) ,Coaching ,Contextual inquiry ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Use case ,Smart environment ,business ,computer - Abstract
Much research on smart environments has focused on homes and offices. With increasing physical inactivity and its health effects, augmenting gyms to motivate, assist and coach users to track and achieve their fitness goals is important. In this paper, we propose using smart mirrors to automatically detect and count repetitions of exercises, and to provide coaching, motivation and information to users. We present the concept and use cases, developed with 7 users (novices and fitness fanatics) through contextual inquiry, and discuss how the concept can be realized with current technologies.
- Published
- 2017