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Old question Dr. Patrick Olivier is putting on a play in his kitchen.
At first glance, in his lab at the University of Newcastle, the surface of the Fit looks happy, but it's a model.
Up: you can't turn on the gas without water coming out of the tap.
What is happening here is basically subconscious.
But one of the few obvious features this morning doesn't work.
"The LED projector exploded," the scientist said, and then his small team made technological progress in a "science city" in Gordon Brown.
Olivier, 40, helped the elderly.
"This is to support a decline in people's cognitive and physical abilities and to help them stay independent," he explained . ".
Olivier, a senior lecturer at the University's School of Computational Science, first admitted that he could not see much in this room --
Everything is embedded in it, which is why it is called "environment kitchen"
But one day, most of us should be concerned about what is happening.
Newcastle has long been synonymous with dementia research.
This is the first pioneering work of the 1960 s to show that Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of mental decline in later years.
World 1994 now
The famous Institute of Aging and Health (IAH)
School Park and Newcastle General Hospital were established to study the risk of chronic diseases
Health, disability and loss of independence related to old age.
Therefore, the kitchen is sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Life Sciences (CELS)
An organization interested in business opportunities related to aging population.
"The city has a broad academic base, which enables industry to interact with people like Patrick and clinicians at IAH, which is now the leading research center in Europe to study what we have in the old-
Time, "Mike Nicholds, director of the Center for Legal and Social Studies.
But four months ago, Olivier consulted a New York psychologist, Professor Andrew monker, about dementia and Alzheimer's before choosing a color scheme.
Monk has looked at what caregivers and patients want, so this is also an inspiration for the Olivier project.
The memory clinic for people with Alzheimer's "one of the big things he finds is that people with dementia want to do what they do before they get sick, including making food and drinks.
Because of the problem of short selling-
"Long term memory loss, people can get lost halfway through a basic task, like making a cup of tea and then getting stuck," Olivier said . ".
Olivier has put forward some domestic innovations designed to make people feel safer, keep them independent and make life easier.
He held many work demonstrations.
If you fall down at this home, others will be alerted because the pressure sensor on the floor can tell whether you are standing or lying.
If you struggle with the recipe or forget to put water in the kettle, steps can be taken to evoke memories.
"It's about identifying what you're doing and finding out in the middle of the sequence if you 've lost it.
"We know that if the paramedics are there, they will prompt people in the same way," he said . ".
His kitchen is located in a non-so-
In the distant future, when wireless technology will be built into the structure of all of our homes, under the countertop, on the basis of appliances and even floors, when a day-to-day item like a humble teapot is moved, it feels . . . . . . And tell us.
The reader set under the working surface emits electrons
A magnetic field that is used to identify that a device or object is moving and prompts you to move through a central computer.
"It's not about making a bunch of gadgets that can stick to the kitchen --
We are trying to integrate them into everyday items and into the activities you do in the kitchen.
It's about showing you something meaningful in the context of what you're trying to do.
"If I bake, I will take the flour out so that an exhibition may provide me with other things that I can do with flour," he said . ".
Kitchen items with wireless communication technology installed-
Tags and RFID tags
This will allow data collection and location awareness.
"Macro" is a miniature, infinitely complex computer with sensor boards and built-in accelerometer for measuring the speed of motion.
"It means it knows when the kettle moves and then projects the image or text onto the wall.
"The RFID tag is a radio frequency identification tag, just like a smart card.
When they work
They will be fixed soon.
The four LED projectors set up on the countertop drown text, graphics, or video sequences on the wall as text, graphics, or video links.
"It's always there, so it's reassuring to tell you how to cook.
"When you move an object, it shows or plays, and can even be used as a drug reminder," Olivier said . ".
"Let's say it can play music or video clips if you take out the coffee.
It's about where the object is.
This may also be a question of access to information.
You can find the sequence of recipes projected on the wall instead of looking online.
The key is that it has to make sense and improve your life.
"It's not just a new gadget," he said with childish enthusiasm . ".
"We are installing a webcam to record your cooking and send it to friends or relatives as a digital recipe.
Then he laughed out loud and he often did so.
While quirky, Olivier exudes charm and should present this extraordinary study on television.
"It's about environmental behavior being wise and understanding your intentions," he blurted out, unable to speak quickly and managed to cut the technologybabble.
"We have built the kitchen of this reality, so that our scientists face the challenges faced by old people who often live alone every day.
"But if you're older and live in a 1950 kitchen, can this new technology fit into your Fumika or vintage Magi? mix? "How to retro-
"Installing such a kitchen is a problem that we haven't considered yet," he said . ".
Does he have old Guinea? Is the pig still there? He pauses. "Only my boss -
"He really doesn't count," he growled . "
"In fact, a research student is working on how to get people involved with dementia, but you can't get someone to come in and say 'make a cup of tea 'because it's a strange environment '.
However, you can bring in caregivers, or those with mild to moderate impairment, and discuss what we do with the electronics engineer.
"He hopes the technology will come by chance.
"I am trying to create a richer world experience.
Most people think technology makes you different, but I don't agree.
I am interested in interaction.
It may feel like it infringes on our mundane daily tasks, so it has to be done in a sensitive way --
Most importantly, it must make sense.