The Astonishing Visit

随着人口老龄化，我们中的更多人将在不是我们家的地方度过时间。我们面临更大程度的与世隔绝的风险，我们知道这可能会对健康产生毁灭性的影响。以下是关于即将到来的问题的一些可怕的统计数据：*需要24小时护理的老年人的数量预计在未来16年内翻一番(《柳叶刀》，2018)*在英国的养老院里，60%的养老院居民根本没有访客(Age UK，2017)*慢性孤独被发现与每天吸烟15支一样有害(Holt Lunstad，2010)*慢性孤独估计在他们生命的最后十年里，每个老年人每年花费6000 GB(伦敦经济学院，2017)孤独是危险的。而孤独在经济上是不可持续的。我们这次令人惊讶的访问的使命是通过一种全新的视频通话：身临其境的视频通话，帮助那些接受长期护理的人感觉到与他们所爱的人和地方更紧密地联系在一起，从而帮助他们减少无聊和孤立。因此，患者和居民可以与亲人一起体验共享的旅程。但在测试原型时，我们发现了一个洞察力：人们喜欢身临其境的电影，但当它被分享时，他们渴望它是个性化的。他们创造的东西，而不仅仅是消费。这个项目将发现家庭对沉浸式电影的看法和行为。以及使用它们与长期护理中的亲人交流的行为。我们想要回答的一些问题是：*家庭如何看待沉浸式电影？*家庭最想在360度下拍摄和分享的体验是什么？*沉浸式电影最适合家庭的地方？*个人沉浸式电影什么时候对长期护理的人有最大的好处？*个人沉浸式电影能在多大程度上减轻患者的压力？沉浸式电影的起源--就像它之前的模拟和数字电影--被视为专业人士的领域。但这种情况将会改变。我们希望了解能够加速这一变化的人的因素--以一种最有利于接受长期护理的家庭及其亲人的方式。

As our population ages, more of us will spend time in places that are not our homes. We risk greater levels of isolation , which we know can have devastating health effects.A few scary statistics on a coming problem:* The number of seniors needing 24 hour care is expected to double in the next 16 years (The Lancet, 2018)* Within UK care homes already, 60% of care home residents get no visitors at all (Age UK, 2017)* Chronic loneliness has been found to be as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day (Holt Lunstad, 2010)* Chronic loneliness is estimated to cost our local health and social services £6,000 per senior per year for the last decade of their life (London School of Economics, 2017)Loneliness is dangerous. And loneliness is financially unsustainable.Our mission at The Astonishing Visit is to help reduce boredom and isolation for those in long-term care by helping them feel more connected to both people and places they love with a totally new kind of video calling: immersive video calling. So patients and residents can experience shared journeys, together with loved ones.But in testing prototypes we discovered an insight: people enjoy immersive film, but when it's shared they yearn for it to be personal. Something they create, not just consume.This project will discover the perceptions and behaviours around immersive film among families. And the behaviours around using them to communicate with loved ones in long-term care.Some of the questions we aim to answer are:* How do families perceive immersive film?* What are the experiences that families most want to film and share in 360°?* Where is immersive film most suitable for families?* When does personal, immersive film have the optimal benefit for those in long-term care?* How much can personal, immersive film reduce stress levels of patients?Immersive film in its origins - like analogue and digital film before it - is seen as the domain of professionals. But this will change. And we want to understand the human elements that can speed that change - in a way that most benefits families and their loved ones in long-term care.