Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Centennial College
$75,000.00
Measuring User Behaviour and Influencing Dynamic Changes in a 3D Virtual Environment
FY 2020-21
Summary
Treasured Inc. is a Canadian-start up company that aims to increase opportunities for genealogists, family historians and the general public to engage with their family history through web-based interactive storytelling on their platform, TreasureWorld. Inspired by the exemplary story of immigration to Canada - leaving home for a better life - TreasureWorld equips users with ways to preserve their stories through 3D, virtual architecture. Treasured Inc.'s project will disrupt the genealogy industry and catalyze ongoing investment in family history. The company will collaborate with WIMTACH to create an algorithm that measures and translates user behaviour in order to effectively influence users' TreasureWorld environment on a continual basis, increasing incentive to continuously use Treasured Inc. products and take family history beyond simple discovery to meaningful engagement.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
549218-2019
Name nom
Tyagi, Purnima
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
22209
Institution établissement
Centennial College
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
75000
Program id
CARD2
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 2
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 2
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
801
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Computer software
Area of application fr
Logiciel
Research subject code
2802
Research subject group en
Artificial intelligence
Research subject group fr
Intelligence artificielle
Research subject en
Logic programming
Research subject fr
Programmation logique
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Measuring User Behaviour and Influencing Dynamic Changes in a 3D Virtual Environment
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Treasured Inc. is a Canadian-start up company that aims to increase opportunities for genealogists, family historians and the general public to engage with their family history through web-based interactive storytelling on their platform, TreasureWorld. Inspired by the exemplary story of immigration to Canada - leaving home for a better life - TreasureWorld equips users with ways to preserve their stories through 3D, virtual architecture. Treasured Inc.'s project will disrupt the genealogy industry and catalyze ongoing investment in family history. The company will collaborate with WIMTACH to create an algorithm that measures and translates user behaviour in order to effectively influence users' TreasureWorld environment on a continual basis, increasing incentive to continuously use Treasured Inc. products and take family history beyond simple discovery to meaningful engagement.
