Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
$37,038.00
Big Data Analytics for Haptic Garment Analytics with ARAIG in Virtual Reality Games
EF 2019-20
Résumé
IFTech is an IT R&D company with a business focus on the design and commercialization of ARAIG which is a sensory immersive wearable technology designed to provide sensory signatures to the wearer. ARAIG is the first multi-sensory multidirectional, force feedback device. Sensory stimulations are in the form of muscle stimulation and vibration. This will affect the user's interaction with this environment and increase their sense of immersion. At present, IFTech lack expertise in Big Data analytics and knowledge discovery to create a framework to develop performance metrics to analyse sensor signals sent to the wearer that could be generated by the immersive environment. McGregor commenced her collaborations with IFTech through an NSERC Engage grant where an initial prototype was created to demonstrate the concept using a virtual reality game, ArmA 3, ARAIG and McGregor Athena Big Data platform for the real-time analysis. IFTech used that knowledge to develop a now commercialised ARAIG Software Development Kit however to data that does not include functionality for an analytics platform and has not been demonstrated with a commercial game. Within this NSERC CRD research project the research goals are to: 1) advance research in the domain of haptic feedback analytics through the creation of a protocol for haptic data interchange for analytics; 2) advance analytics research to create haptic feedback analytics; and 3) demonstrate this approach with a commercialisable solution for VBS3, ARAIG and Athena. Contributions in these areas and knowledge translation will advance academic research in the areas of human computer interaction, haptics, gaming and analytics. Of value to IFTech will be the creation of a VBS3 add on that demonstrates the extended ARAIG SDK and enables plug and play solution for purchasers of VBS3 and ARAIG. The timing of this research is very appropriate for IFTech who are completing the final planning for their first production run of ARAIG garments for commercial use later this year.
Programme
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
543863-2019
Name nom
Mcgregor, Carolyn
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
19222
Institution établissement
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
37038
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
802
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Information systems and technology
Area of application fr
Systèmes d'information et technologie de l'information
Research subject code
2716
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Technologie de l'information
Research subject en
Virtual reality and related simulations
Research subject fr
Réalité virtuelle et simulations connexes
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Big Data Analytics for Haptic Garment Analytics with ARAIG in Virtual Reality Games
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
IFTech is an IT R&D company with a business focus on the design and commercialization of ARAIG which is a sensory immersive wearable technology designed to provide sensory signatures to the wearer. ARAIG is the first multi-sensory multidirectional, force feedback device. Sensory stimulations are in the form of muscle stimulation and vibration. This will affect the user's interaction with this environment and increase their sense of immersion. At present, IFTech lack expertise in Big Data analytics and knowledge discovery to create a framework to develop performance metrics to analyse sensor signals sent to the wearer that could be generated by the immersive environment. McGregor commenced her collaborations with IFTech through an NSERC Engage grant where an initial prototype was created to demonstrate the concept using a virtual reality game, ArmA 3, ARAIG and McGregor Athena Big Data platform for the real-time analysis. IFTech used that knowledge to develop a now commercialised ARAIG Software Development Kit however to data that does not include functionality for an analytics platform and has not been demonstrated with a commercial game. Within this NSERC CRD research project the research goals are to: 1) advance research in the domain of haptic feedback analytics through the creation of a protocol for haptic data interchange for analytics; 2) advance analytics research to create haptic feedback analytics; and 3) demonstrate this approach with a commercialisable solution for VBS3, ARAIG and Athena. Contributions in these areas and knowledge translation will advance academic research in the areas of human computer interaction, haptics, gaming and analytics. Of value to IFTech will be the creation of a VBS3 add on that demonstrates the extended ARAIG SDK and enables plug and play solution for purchasers of VBS3 and ARAIG. The timing of this research is very appropriate for IFTech who are completing the final planning for their first production run of ARAIG garments for commercial use later this year.
