Anonymizing at-home fitness: enhancing privacy and motivation with virtual reality and try-on
IntroductionThis study aimed to address privacy concerns associated with video conferencing tools used in home-based exercise training. To that end, a method that could anonymize participants' appearances and exercise environments during at-home fitness sessions was proposed.MethodsThis method...
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| description | IntroductionThis study aimed to address privacy concerns associated with video conferencing tools used in home-based exercise training. To that end, a method that could anonymize participants' appearances and exercise environments during at-home fitness sessions was proposed.MethodsThis method combines virtual reality for 3-D human-model rendering using key-points tracking with a virtual try-on system enhanced by UV mapping and instance segmentation. To validate the proposed method, we conducted a user study by recruiting participants to assess effectiveness of virtual reality and virtual try-on in terms of privacy protection, self-confidence, and coaching satisfaction.ResultsExperimental results demonstrated the effectiveness and improved user experience of using virtual reality or virtual try-on in remote fitness, particularly in enhancing privacy protection and self-confidence with statistical significance. However, no significant differences were noted in coaching satisfaction.DiscussionThese findings confirmed the efficacy of our proposed approach. We believe that the proposed approach can significantly contribute to the future of remote fitness training, offering a more secure and engaging environment for users, thereby potentially increasing adherence to fitness regimens and overall physical wellbeing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0b564fb3ab44700a4346c6d7fdacbd02023-12-19T11:01:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-12-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.13337761333776Anonymizing at-home fitness: enhancing privacy and motivation with virtual reality and try-onKang-Il Yoon0Tae-Soo Jeong1Seung-Chan Kim2Soo-Chul Lim3Department of Mechanical, Robotics, and Energy Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Mechanical, Robotics, and Energy Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaMachine Learning Systems Lab, College of Sports Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Mechanical, Robotics, and Energy Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaIntroductionThis study aimed to address privacy concerns associated with video conferencing tools used in home-based exercise training. To that end, a method that could anonymize participants' appearances and exercise environments during at-home fitness sessions was proposed.MethodsThis method combines virtual reality for 3-D human-model rendering using key-points tracking with a virtual try-on system enhanced by UV mapping and instance segmentation. To validate the proposed method, we conducted a user study by recruiting participants to assess effectiveness of virtual reality and virtual try-on in terms of privacy protection, self-confidence, and coaching satisfaction.ResultsExperimental results demonstrated the effectiveness and improved user experience of using virtual reality or virtual try-on in remote fitness, particularly in enhancing privacy protection and self-confidence with statistical significance. However, no significant differences were noted in coaching satisfaction.DiscussionThese findings confirmed the efficacy of our proposed approach. We believe that the proposed approach can significantly contribute to the future of remote fitness training, offering a more secure and engaging environment for users, thereby potentially increasing adherence to fitness regimens and overall physical wellbeing.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1333776/fullsmart applicationsfitness appsvirtual reality exercisevirtual try-onphysical healthphysical activity |
| spellingShingle | Kang-Il Yoon Tae-Soo Jeong Seung-Chan Kim Soo-Chul Lim Anonymizing at-home fitness: enhancing privacy and motivation with virtual reality and try-on Frontiers in Public Health smart applications fitness apps virtual reality exercise virtual try-on physical health physical activity |
| title | Anonymizing at-home fitness: enhancing privacy and motivation with virtual reality and try-on |
| title_full | Anonymizing at-home fitness: enhancing privacy and motivation with virtual reality and try-on |
| title_fullStr | Anonymizing at-home fitness: enhancing privacy and motivation with virtual reality and try-on |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anonymizing at-home fitness: enhancing privacy and motivation with virtual reality and try-on |
| title_short | Anonymizing at-home fitness: enhancing privacy and motivation with virtual reality and try-on |
| title_sort | anonymizing at home fitness enhancing privacy and motivation with virtual reality and try on |
| topic | smart applications fitness apps virtual reality exercise virtual try-on physical health physical activity |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1333776/full |
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