S3nsibility – Evaluating Pervasive Environments in Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality

Laurence Judge

Supervisor: Dr. Simon Dobson

Ubiquitous Computing

• Ubicomp seeks to separate the user from the desktop for quotidian tasks

• An intelligent home or working environment can transparently save endless man hours for menial tasks and provide more productivity

• Ambient Intelligence devices are proliferating and the increased presence of wireless networks allows these apparatuses to flourish.

The Downside

• Deployment of a full scale Sensor Network is very expensive

• No guarantee that all devices will work to maximum potential or in sync with one another in the environment where they are installed

• Testing and configuration can take a very long time.

One Possible Solution• Create and deploy sensors in a virtual

environment• Allow user to navigate through a familiar

landscape• Perform regular tasks and gather necessary

information• Deploy Sensors in a real environment using

the gathered dataset• If data collected is accurate, the sensor

network should perform consistently

Approach

• Modify Half-life 2 • Create custom maps e.g. UCD CASL 3rd floor• Create and deploy virtual sensors to gather

information.• Analyze Hotspots of user activity• Configure components to leave no space “off

radar”• Install real-world sensors.

Questions?