Titulo Estágio
A Novel Serious Mixed Reality Online Gaming Platform
Local do Estágio
Ingeniarius HQ (CTCV, Coimbra)
Enquadramento
Ingeniarius, Ltd. is a private SME that aims for research and technological development in the many fields of engineering, including robotics and automation, as well as all components within human society, namely the quality of life, sports and health.
Ingeniarius has been developing multiple internet-connected solutions, aka smart devices, from sport tools to improve the performance of athletes, to robotic platforms. All these devices connect to the same cloud infrastructure, thus benefiting from the concepts of cloud computing, internet-of-things (IoF) and many other contemporary concepts.
Objetivo
There is a growing necessity in Europe to seek for new ICT solutions to improve the overall quality of life of the population. The recent developments in virtual, augmented and mixed realities, and the cooperation with other disciplines, such as cloud computing, the IoF, behavioural sciences, psychology, sociology, medicine and others, have opened a new window of opportunity. Nevertheless, and given the multi-disciplinary research involved, the market have not yet provided a commercial solution to appropriately address this specific challenge.
Bearing this idea in mind, the prime objective of this project is to develop a mixed reality system to support physical rehabilitation and psychological therapies through the use of serious games. The intern will then have as objective the development of an innovative solution that allows the creation and manipulation of responsive serious mixed reality games, oriented to rehabilitation and psychological therapy, with improved features provided through the concepts of cloud computing and IoF. The proposed solution will be tested and evaluated in real scenarios by therapists with clinical patients.
The results from this project will enable the assessment of the efficacy of these serious mixed reality games and its improvement, in order to apply it in a generalized way to individuals with emotional, behavioural, psychological and physical problems.
Plano de Trabalhos - Semestre 1
1.Literature review on serious games, mixed reality, cloud computing and the internet-of-things;
2.Formulate research questions;
3.Write report with state-of-the-art and objectives;
4.Build a scalable cloud-based architecture for efficient information sharing between the users and the serious online game platform using Javascript for 2D and 3D visualization (HTML5 + WebGL).
Plano de Trabalhos - Semestre 2
1.Develop of a 3D interactive and responsive online game using Unity3D;
2.Build a user-friendly context awareness multimodal interface for interaction with serious games (e.g., body language);
3.Trials, evaluation and possible improvements of the system;
4.Write report of internship.
Condições
The intern must, preferably, have know-how in Javascript (HTML5 + WebGL), Unity3D, and, above all, he/she must be motivated. The first semester will not be paid. Depending on how the first semester goes, the second semester may include meal and transport allowance, as well as prizes depending on the overall results of the internship.
Observações
An interview with the candidate will be at the essence.
The intern will work with an active research and development multidisciplinary group, which will provide him/her with strong scientific and technical support in many areas, such as robotics, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, multimedia, and others. The intern will have the opportunity to work in cutting-edge research areas, giving the first steps in the development of many innovative solutions. The intern will also have the opportunity to participate in several events organized by the company, such as in the evaluation and dissemination of the developed solutions.
Orientador
Micael Santos Couceiro
micael@ingeniarius.pt 📩