Reactive Virtual Trainer Wiki

Reactive Virtual Trainer (RVT) is a human-like character on a computer screen or projected to a wall of a room. An RVT can speak and move as humans do, thus is a special Embodied Conversational Agent capable of:

• presenting physical exercises that are to be performed by a human,
• monitoring the user and
• providing feedback at different levels to introduce and correct exercises, to encourage, to give tempo, etc.

A RVT may be used in different roles and settings, as:

• fitness trainer,
• dedicated physiotherapist, or
• an assistant to guide every-day exercises in an office to prevent RSI.

A RVT does not replace a real trainer, but rather “acts on his/her behalf”, when a real one is not available. The RVT may be programmed by a real expert from time to time.

More about the envisioned trainer is to be read at the HMI showcase, or in the attached article.

With questions, contact Zsofia Ruttkay, e-mail: z.m.ruttkay@ewi.utwente.nl

Video recordings

• 18-10-2007_general_spine_ex_drhorvath_edited.mpg - A general spine exercise recorded at 18.10.2007 in Hungary, presented by a real physiotherapeutist and her student.