1. ArcAge.eu
Virtual Arcade for the Elderly: Open Multi-domain Platform for the Support of the Ageing Society in Europe
Michal Kosiedowski

2. Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center
PSNC was established in 1993 and is a R&D center
PSNC has participated in about 30 FP projects, serving as a WP leader in most of them
PSNC was the coordinator of GridLab and is the coordinator of Phosphorus
PSNC is the operator of the PIONIER national optical network (over 4000 km of fibers, additional 2000 km are planned) and of the POZMAN metropolitan network

3. ArcAge.eu will
Create, demonstrate and deploy an open multilingual federated platform for provisioning of services to the elderly citizens of the European Union
Define new paradigm for HCI in the home environment of an elderly person supported by advanced, intelligent ICT
Prepare the platform for the current (2010 paradigm) and future (2020 paradigm) plug-and-play technologies for the elderly, demonstrating how both paradigms will work
Work with the real users from several European countries since Day A till Day Z

4. Federated Virtual Arcade
TV & other
display
Wearable
equipment
Home
appliances
Control
station
Novel HCI paradigm
Home environment
Umea
Berlin
Poznan
Vienna
Barcelona
Platform
Operator PL D S A ES
Federated Virtual Arcade
Service & content providers
Health
Entertainment
Infotainment
Safety

5. ArcAge.eu: activities Activity 0: Project Management
Activity 1: Open Multi-Domain Platform for Service Provision to the Elderly Users
Activity 2: Human-Ambient Intelligence Interaction
Activity 3: Novel Ambient Assistive Technology
Activity 4: Integration, Verification and Demonstration
Activity 5: Utilization of Project Results

6. ArcAge.eu seeks partners
Telecom operators interested in demonstrating the concept of the virtual arcade for the elderly customers
Local authorities interested in supporting their elderly and disabled citizens with the advanced ICT solutions
Organizations working towards innovative social concepts and other organizations representing potential end-users
SMEs willing to contribute in the design and construction of the proposed system

7. Contact
Phone:
Mobile (active in Brussels!):
Skype: mkosiedowski