Hybrid Digital Physical Spaces

As part of the ASPIRE project, Bournemouth University has developed a guided meditation - available through the Meta Quest App Store. 

ASPIRE VR - Cabin Relaxation gives users the chance to spend ten minutes in a warm and cosy winter cabin environment. In this sleep meditation talk-down, you'll be guided through the snow to your own cosy log cabin. You can sit in front of the fire and watch the evening fade into night, knowing you are warm and safe in a sanctuary from the storm. The app is available in both English and French language versions. 

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A team are leading the development of technology for mixed reality experiences as visitors explore the historic site of Avebury stone circle. 

The project will give visitors a chance to experience the site’s history in new and immersive ways, using interactive games on their phones or other mixed reality technology that will combine computer-generated content with their real-world surroundings.

The work is part of the LoGaCulture (Locative Games for Cultural Heritage) project which has been funded by the European Union’s Horizon programme and UK Research and Investment (UKRI). 

iGame is a 4-year pan European project funded by the EU H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions under their Research and Innovation Staff Exchange programme.

The project investigates evidence-based gamification techniques for eHealth and mHealth and develops a multi-dimensional intervention support architecture to improve the efficacy of gamified eHealth products (web-based health tools and health apps).

The iGame project aims at developing advanced game production techniques with ready-to-use toolkits to accelerate the innovation process for eHealth and mHealth apps. Outputs of the project will help the digital industry (games, internet of things, and information communication technology) to innovate new products and services with science and technology underpinnings.

The project consortium comprises 6 European partners across the breadth of digital game technology, health behavioural change and clinical evaluations, IoT, mobile app and cloud services development. The iGame project provides a framework to build inter-disciplinary and inter-sectorial collaborations.

The goal of the project is to transfer knowledge, develop skills and market upscaling to meet the extreme challenges and enormous opportunities for large-scale and cost-effective eHealth interventions. 

PATH is an EU-funded project which will enable women, families and healthcare professionals to prevent, diagnose, and successfully manage mild to moderate perinatal mental health issues.

The cross-border PATH initiative involves thirteen partners from France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK - including Bournemouth University. Leading BU’s project contribution is Professor Wen Tang, from the Faculty of Science and Technology, an expert in computer science and virtual reality software technologies.

PATH will innovatively design, deliver and implement new and durable services, online and face-to-face, aiming to increase recognition and prevention of perinatal mental illness and support new families’ mental wellbeing.

Through focus groups involving existing patients, and using recruitment campaigns to involve new families, PATH aims to develop mixed support groups, which include families pre- and post-pregnancy.