Ambient communication and sense of presence device

Authors:
Harri Pensas;Konstantinos Liolis;Antti-Matti Vainio;Bernhard Wöckl;Tero Kivimäki;Jukka Vanhala
Affiliations:
Tampere University of Technology, Tampere Finland;Space Hellas, Athens, Greece;Tampere University of Technology, Tampere Finland;Center for Usability Research and Engineering, Businesspark MAXIMUM, Modecenterstraße, Wien, Austria;Tampere University of Technology, Tampere Finland;Tampere University of Technology, Tampere Finland
Venue:
Proceeding of the 16th International Academic MindTrek Conference
Year:
2012

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Abstract

The number of elderly people is increasing rapidly both in absolute numbers and in relation to younger population. It is the benefit for both the elders and the communities that elderly people continue to live in their own homes as long as possible. Therefore technology should be used to help the elders in their homes. As loneliness and social isolation have negative impact on the health and happiness of the older population, ambient devices and social networking may be used to help the elderly connect with their friends and families. In this paper we will demonstrate our solution, the Amcosop system, which will help elders feel safe and keep connected with their nearest and dearest.