We are working with industry and other stakeholders to achieve service and product innovation, business competitiveness, and market leadership within the ageing-in-place market sector. As part of our research and development environment we can provide access to a multi-tiered testbed, including:
| Home in the Lab |
Access to early adopters and alpha testers that are recruited from the local community. Including a physical home-environment in a lab setting, and the ability to simulate a models and environments through CAVE technology. The Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) is an immersive virtual reality environment. It offers a multi-person, room-sized, high-resolution 3D video and audio environment. As the user moves within the display boundaries, the correct perspective is displayed in real-time to achieve a fully immersive experience.
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Lab in the Home
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Access to a place-based evaluation framework from a transition studio, to 16 living apartments – Great Northern Haven, and the wider neighbourhood within the Barrack street area of Dundalk. This also provides state-of-the-art ambient assisted living (AAL) technologies to operate pilots for future developments and retrofits.
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County Initiative
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A large scale test environment as part of a wider program entitled Louth Age Friendly County Initiative. This initiative aims to make Louth a hub of excellence for improving the well-being and quality of life. This provides a diverse testbed of matched groups for follow up surveys, interviews, trials and simulations. Surveys and interviews provide insights into adults’ attitudes and behaviours towards all types of technology. |
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