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VR2CARE: an age-friendly ecosystem for physical activity, rehabilitation, and s...
Qbilat, Malak; Mota, Telma; Carvalho, Fausto de; Mendonça, João; Nitti, Vito; Pannese, Lucia; Gall, Markus; Morgado, Leonel; Van Staalduinen, WillekeThe VR2Care project aims to create age-friendly virtual environments fostering interactive technologies for promoting physical activity, rehabilitation, and social interaction. Smart living environments have intelligent interfaces in a single or multi-user context. The VR2Care ecosystem combines virtual reality technologies for supervised exercise with natural interaction techniques, enhancing social virtualiza...
Simple VR for better living
Mota, Telma; Carvalho, Fausto de; Paredes, Hugo; Morgado, LeonelPhysical and cognitive rehabilitation based on natural interaction and VR has been on our horizon for several years, and we have been conducting experimentation towards that goal through several exploratory research initiatives.This article addresses some aspects of the state-of-the-art of VR in healthcare and well-being, with opportunities in the domain of rehabilitation based on natural interaction and VR bei...
Exploring WebRTC technology for enhanced real-time services
Amaral, Vasco; Lima, Solange; Mota, Telma; Chainho, PauloWebRTC is a standard technology which allows real-time communications between browsers, without installing additional plugins. In this way, for each device (computers, smart phones, etc.) with an installed browser, it is possible to perform peer-to-peer real-time communications natively, for instance, video and voice calls, chatting or instant messaging, file sharing and screen sharing. This recent technology h...
A context-aware framework for collaborative activities in pervasive communities
Lima, Christopher; Antunes, Mário; Gomes, Diogo; Aguiar, Rui; Mota, TelmaPervasive environments involve the interaction of users with the objects that surround them and also other participants. In this way, pervasive communities can lead the user to participate beyond traditional pervasive spaces, enabling the cooperation among groups taking into account not only individual interests, but also the collective and social context. In this study, the authors explore the potential of usi...
Context-aware self-optimization in multiparty converged mobile environments
Antoniou, Josephine; Christophorou, Christophoros; Venâncio Neto, Augusto José; Sargento, Susana; Pinto, Filipe Cabral; Carapeto, Nuno FilipeThe increase of networking complexity requires the design of new performance optimization schemes for delivering different types of sessions to users under different conditions. In this scope, special attention is given to multi-homed environments, where mobile devices cross areas with overlapping access technologies (Wi-Fi, 3G, WiMax). In such scenario, efficient multiparty delivery depends upon the grouping o...