testing:funtionalityscalability and dimensioning stress testing: applyautomaticusagepattern (e.g.browsing, photo download, …) and stability Response times …Implementation and experimentalvalidation of VPAN solutiononlargescale test infrastructure (multcore/multiprocessor environment enablinglargenetworktopologies)
Advanced functionality testing by test users related to the project prior to install the equipment in a real-life environment with real test users. Real users don’t like bugs and interventions to fix bugs
Size of the test: 4 rooms, 7 elderly peopleShould be technologically stableStrong support required from care takers, family, friends, …Elderly people do not understand that you shows family pictures on a televisionThey like it very much when it is onNice to have interaction with ‘visitors’: subject to talk about (my grand-sun did …)Also interesting for occupational therapyTECHNICAL: 2 remote controls to be integrated in one PRACTICAL ISSUES: Expectations of the stakeholders are high ! They always want more (e.g. the Rest Home would like a full rollout Should work (they have not much patienceSmall scale field trial using iLab.t infrastructure. User research (interviews) to evaluate the usability & acceptance of the solution, to identify weak points
Size of the test: 4 rooms, 7 elderly peopleShould be technologically stableStrong support required from care takers, family, friends, …Elderly people do not understand that you shows family pictures on a televisionThey like it very much when it is onNice to have interaction with ‘visitors’: subject to talk about (my grand-sun did …)Also interesting for occupational therapyTECHNICAL: 2 remote controls to be integrated in one PRACTICAL ISSUES: Expectations of the stakeholders are high ! They always want more (e.g. the Rest Home would like a full rollout Should work (they have not much patienceSmall scale field trial using iLab.t infrastructure. User research (interviews) to evaluate the usability & acceptance of the solution, to identify weak points
IBBT is currently setting up living labs in a few focused areas, such as health care, new media.Large scale testing before introducing commercial solutions on the market