Investigating the network connectivity requirements for an interactive high-resolution virtual training session

预计加拿大老年人口的比例将增加。这导致越来越多的人遭受身体和认知障碍，需要转移到护理设施。加拿大统计局报告称，超过50万人患有痴呆症；这个数字正在以比十年前更高的速度增长。虽然目前还没有治愈痴呆症的方法，但有证据表明，如何通过保持大脑健康的生活方式来延缓这种疾病的发作。本研究通过虚拟互动社会环境提供了一种新颖的方法，在不同的领域有许多应用。该项目的工业合作伙伴TELUS Communications Inc.有兴趣利用其在通信技术和新产品商业化方面的核心竞争力，将创新的老年人虚拟连接产品推向市场。为了支持交互式虚拟应用的低时间延迟和高带宽需求，TELUS的5G网络将是一个很好的实现平台。****该项目的目的是调查社会互动虚拟现实（VR）环境的需求，作为一个更大项目的第一阶段，该项目将设计一个完整的社会VR，用于远程互动会议中老年人的认知训练。我们将开始研究将iPad或Android平板电脑连接到电视显示器所需的硬件，以及通过互联网将用户（老年人）设备的屏幕转移到另一个用户（教练）屏幕的软件要求。使用我们的研究团队开发的沉浸式VR，我们将研究平稳传输数据所需的最小带宽。这项研究的结果将通过未来与行业合作伙伴的合作来开发原型，以开发用于训练老年人和认知障碍人士认知功能的社交VR。****

The proportion of the seniors' population of Canada is projected to increase. This results in an increasing number of persons suffering from physical and cognitive impairments, necessitating a move to a care facility. Statistics Canada reports that more than half a million people live with dementia; this number is increasing at a higher rate than a decade ago. While currently there is no cure for dementia, there is evidence of how to delay the onset of the disease by keeping a brain-healthy life style. This research offers a novel approach through a virtual interactive social environment that has many applications in different fields. The industrial partner of this project, TELUS Communications Inc. is interested in leveraging its core competencies in communication technologies and new product commercialization to bring an innovative virtual connection product for seniors to market. To support the low time latency and high bandwidth requirements of interactive virtual applications TELUS's 5G network will be a great platform for implementation.****The aim of this project is to investigate the requirements for a social interactive virtual reality (VR) environment as the first stage of a larger project, which will be to design a full social VR for cognitive training of seniors in an interactive session remotely. We will start investigating the hardware that is required for connecting an iPad or an Android tablet to a TV monitor along with the software requirement for transferring the screen of the user's (a senior's) device to another user's (a trainer's) screen through Internet. Using one of our research team's developed immersive VR, we will investigate the minimum bandwidth required for smooth transmission of the data. The outcome of this research will be used to develop a prototype through future collaborations with the industrial partner to develop a social VR for training cognitive function of seniors and those with cognitive impairments.****