Digital heritage
- Ability to explore heritage remotely.
- Immersed in heritage sites with visual and audio media.
- Heritage sites 3D scanned.
- 3D printed model of artefacts from location.
Technologies shown to participants to create the GOALD toolkit
Within the Centre for Health Technology
In total, over 20 technologies were shown to our intergenerational participants during our workshops. We present a selection of them below.
MOTUS VR: Omnidirectional treadmill with VR
3 devices:
- Standing omnidirectional treadmill allowing users to explore sites by moving their bodies which translates to movements within device.
- Seated treadmill experience where feet movements allow you to explore virtual environments.
- Seated experience allowing user to explore 360 videos through head movements.
Includes social experiences where users can be in the same virtual environment.
Ocean Conservation Trust: National Marine Aquarium
- Underwater 360 videos taken from the National Marine Aquarium that are loaded in VR headset.
- Movement of head, or tilting of headset, allows user to explore underwater content.
- Accommpanied by sea life artefacts for educational component.
Apps from Oculus Store
- National Geographic Explore VR Oculus app and Brink Traveller were presented to participants based on feedback on Phase 3 GOALD research before taking part in co-design sessions.
- National Geographic: allows physical movements to explore through adventures in nature.
- Brink Traveller: allows users to explore popular locations around the world and learn facts on these destinations.
DanceSing and DanceSing Care
- Online platform with follow-along dancing, yoga, pilates, ballet and singing.
- Live sessions available.
- Social element provided via associated Facebook group.
- DanceSing Care provides similar platform for those in care settings, more chair-based exercises.
- Developed with health professionals.
Vitality Hub - Mature Movers
- Online platform with exercise classes for over 60's and those with chronic illness.
- In home personal trainer.
- Timetabled live classes.
- Associated Facebook group for social element.
- Group physical activity classes.
Elder Gym
- Online platform with exercise classes for older adults, including strength, endurance, balance, flexibility.
- Videos on posture and breathing techniques.
- Associated Facebook group for social element.
- Monthly live Q&A calls.
Wheel power
- Online exercise platform with chair based and wheelchair suitable exercise videos.
- Includes breathing exercises, yoga, relaxation, strength and adaptive box fit classes.
- Live online classes.
Goodboost
Good Boost work with leisure centres, swimming pools, gyms and aged care settings to support therapeutic exercise for older people. This includes programmes for individuals or groups on water-based exercises, either in-person or virtually via a waterproof tablet.
Hur
Hur provide exercise and wellness solutions for older adults through pneumatic strength training products and balance training equipment, such as a balance training platform paired with a display screen that uses the persons movement to control a skiing penguin.
RetroRehab
RetroRehab is a product created by Good Boost. RetroRehab is an online platform with a set of interactive exercise 'arcade style' games to encourage healthy ageing. The activities aim to gamify exercises that are regularly used as part of rehabilitation programmes to improve co-ordination, balance and daily activities.
