news from the cogain association and misc. news from dtu

News from the COGAIN Association and misc. news from DTUBjarne Kjær Ersbøll

2nd ATIS4all workshop, Prague

09/09/2011ATIS4all, Prague – COGAIN & DTU2 DTU Informatics, Technical University of Denmark

COmmunication by GAze INteractionHomepage: http://www.COGAIN.org


COGAIN – 23 institutional members• Organizations working with users with disabilities• Communication and Technology Centre Tikoteekki /FAIDD, Finland• DART, Sweden• ACE Centre, UK


COGAIN – 23 institutional members• Universities and research institutes• Czech Technical University, Czech Republic• IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark• DTU Informatics, Denmark,• University of Tampere, Finland• MIPS – Université de Haute-Alsace, France• University of Ulm, Germany• GazeCom c/o Universitaet zu Luebeck/INB, Germany• Politecnico di Torino, Italy• Siauliai University, Lithuania• Institute of Neuroinformatics, UNI-ETH Zurich, Switzerland• De Montfort University, UK


COGAIN – 23 institutional members• Manufacturers and software houses• Metrovision, France• alea technologies gmbh, Germany• SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH, Germany• NDS Technologies, Israel Ltd.• Tobii Technology, Sweden• Eye Response Technologies, USA• EyeTech Digital Systems, Inc., USA• LC Technologies, Inc., USA• SR Research Ltd, USA


COGAIN – 74 personal members• UK 14• Finland 10• Germany 9• Denmark 8• Italy 7• USA 7• Lithuania 5• Sweden 5• Japan 2• Canada 1• France 1• India 1• Netherlands 1• Norway 1• Singapore 1• Spain 1

Standardization

Fulvio Corno, Politecnico di Torino

Review Recommendation #2

• Recommendation 2: Consistently with the contract, the objectives of the COGAIN NoE of Annex I and the WP2, it is recommended that the consortium gives the second highest priority to the design and implementation of a concrete approach to standardization aiming to fostering the interoperability between the hardware and software components enabling gaze-based communications. This approach should include, but is not limited to:

– derive a realistic work plan from the "Standardization roadmap" proposed so far;– defines the landmarks and success indicators towards the concerned standardization

bodies;– the detailed assessment of the resources necessary for the standardization approach;– the priorities of the standardization strategy as far as gaze-based communication is

concerned;– anticipation of how the COGAIN Association will replace the COGAIN NoE for the

continuation of the standardization work that must be integrated into the agreement mentioned in the recommendation #1 above.

Different Problems, Different SolutionsProblem Kind of needed solution

Software interface with eye tracking systems

Standardized APIs. Easy to implement, and easy to adopt. Extending / updating as technology evolves. Free reference implementation.

Software Library-level standard.Safe Infrared Exposure levels

Physical measurements and assessment of biological effects. Safety thresholds and levels. Enforceable definitions.

Official enforceable standard.Eye based environmental control

Interoperation of standards in the home environment. Programming interfaces. Guidelines for user interfaces and application builders.

Network-level architecture standard.

User-interface standard guidelines.Eye based mobility control Study of existing solutions, to match safety regulations with the

capabilities of eye tracking systems.

Analysis and review of standards to drive research and innovation.

Standards: Time and Effort

• COGAIN NoE has a limited timespan• COGAIN Association has limited resources (at least initially)• We need a lean, cost-effective, process

– Open to external collaborations– Open to inputs from user communities and industries– Exploiting the expertise of the partners

Transitioning to the Association

• Standardization Roadmap v3.0 designed to be compatible with the COGAIN Association constraints

• COGAIN Association is going to incorporate the Standardization Roadmap into its Research Roadmap– COGAIN NoE sent a proposed Roadmap to the Association– Mainly editorial and formal changes

• On-going activities will continue, at least on the 4 main topics

Review Recommendation #2

17/04/2008Presentation name13 DTU Informatics, Technical University of Denmark

COGAIN Association to develop standard for Infrared Safety – exposure for extended periods of time


COGAIN Association to develop standard for the measurement of Eye Tracker Accuracy, Precision and Specifications.• Technical committee formed

– 15 committee members and – many more sub committee members.

• Lund University has invested a 6 month position to this work.

• Actively seeking funding

• The first committee meeting held on 21st august, in Marseille, to coincide with ECEM 2011

• Were invited to give a plenary talk on this COGAIN standard at ECEM too, followed by a panel discussion.


COGAIN Book – Income goes to Association


COGAIN Association General Assemblyheld 1 September 2011New board elected

• Newly elected members:– Arantxa Villanueva, Spain,– John Paulin Hansen, Denmark,– Margret Buchholz, Sweden, – Fiona Mulvey, Denmark/Sweden, – Detlev Droege, Germany

• Positions to be filled:– President– Vice President– Secretary-Treasurer– Organisation Chair– Portal Editor


Misc. from Technical University of Denmark

• Centre for Playware at DTU. Professor Henrik Hautop Lund. http://www.dtu.dk/centre/playware/English.aspx http://www.playware.dk

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Professor Henrik Hautop Lund, [email protected] for Playware

Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)

HRI for service, welfare and entertainment

Robotic technology may help and inspire

• creating interactions• of many different kinds• in the physical environment

• can motivate specific actions• because of immediate feedback

• Motivate through play• Play is a free and voluntary activity

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Professor Henrik Hautop Lund [email protected]

• Modularity and flexibility

Adaptive Modular Playware

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• Immediate Feedback

• Motivation

MODULAR PLAYWARE TILES

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• Input: Force sensitive resistor & accelerometer

• Output: Colour light, sound

• Processor: ATmega128

• Battery: Lithium polymer 30 hours operation (3h charging)

• Communication: Wireless (IR, radio)

• Attachment: magnets / puzzle

Jigsaw puzzle Off/On Battery status Game selector box

• World Wide Patent Pending 60/885,957

MODULAR INTERACTIVE TILES

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• Setup within 1 minute

• Automatic structure detection

• Adjustable levels, different activities

ADJUSTABLE for DIFFERENT PATIENTS

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• Flexibility through adaptivity

• Adaptivity: also by physical construction

Adaptivity

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Clinical tests in hospitals

Cardiac patients, typically 55-85 years old

Teams of 20 patients for 3 months periods

Games demands an average heart rate:

• 75% of the maximum heart rate with Colour race on floor• 86% of the maximum heart rate with Stepper

Estimated maximum heart rate: 220 – age.

“When doing rehabilitation not everything is as much fun. Then it is nice to have a little competition. When having gone through a heart attack it is not always desired to go down to the gym and exercise. There has to be something to “spice it up”, and I think that the tiles makes this possible”.

Cardiac patientHeart News Magazine referring to the hospital reportSygehus Fyn Hospital report, 2007 [in Danish]+ CNN & WIRED

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Professor Henrik Hautop Lund, [email protected] for Playware

Tests by hospital – stroke patientsBalance, walking rhythm, weight carrying, coordination and orientation skills (e.g. crossing midline), cognitive skills (repetitive and varied movements)

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Example training session:

Game Arrangement Treatment Area Time Participants Result

Colorrace Floor

(2 min.)

Cognition & field of vision

Two times

(4 min.)

A patient who has damages on the cognition and the field of vision as a result of a stroke.

The patient’s awareness to the sides can improve which is e.g. important for them to navigate in the traffic when they are released from the hospital.

Colorrace Floor

(1 min.)

Five times

(5 min.)

Simon Says

Five times

(time: depending on the patient)

• training cognition & field of vision

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Adapt training session - balancing

• training balancing where right leg / side is weak.

• fatigue: change to use both legs.

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Multi-sensory room

Combine such modular robotic elements to create multi-sensory room – e.g. children’s hospital

• easily modifiable artefacts• interactivity• immediate feedback• motivation• playful experiences

Modular I-CubesModular robotics tiles

Sound/musicColoured light

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Multi-sensory room - children’s hospital

• playful experience• relaxing environment• e.g. children with cancer• e.g. intestinal disease, problem moving one’s bowel

> movement game

Anders Henningsen, Rasmus Nielsen


Section for Cognitive SystemsSmartphone – “Handheld Brain Scanner”

• Professor Lars Kai Hansen and Associate Professor Jakob Eg Larsen. http://www.imm.dtu.dk/English/Research/ISP.aspx

• Smartphone "handheld brain scanner”

– Bio-feedback– Therapy– Monitoring (treatment/diagnosis)http://milab.imm.dtu.dk/eeg


Augmenting the Sound Experience at Music Festivals Using Mobile Phones


Fin!

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