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On June 28 and 29 we had our Consortium meeting in Bischofshofen (Austria). During the meeting technical issues were discussed, the mock-up of the game was presented and the first preparations for the pilots started. On June 27 we welcomed our guests from the AAL Programme and National Funding Agencies for our midterm-review. Both meetings were organized in Seniorenheim Bischofshofen, where we enjoyed meeting staff and residents on a very well guided tour. In Seniorenheim Bischofshofen the methodology of Professor Böhm has already been used for a long time. After our work-related activities we managed to do some serious sightseeing, including a walk by the most sporty partners to the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze nearby and the waterfall a couple of miles ahead in Geopark Erz der Alpen.
Consortium meeting in Bischofshofen
On June 28 and 29 we had our Consortium meeting in...
11/15/18 2:47 PM
An important phase of the MI-Tale project is the user interface design. The design process was officially started in August. In the course of a workshop which was hosted at the LIFEtool center in Linz and was honored with the presence of Professor Böhm himself. Using different methods and design tools, we all enjoyed a productive meeting and reached a good starting point for further development. The Austrian partners of LIFEtool are the leader of the design process and have over the last months constantly been working on mockups, semi functional sketches of the screen layouts that capture all the important functionalities of the app. Using Balsamiq, a special mockup design tool, these sketches provide a first impression of what the app could look like and provide a good basis for repeated discussions among the project partners. The mockups were for the first time presented to all partners during the consortium meeting in Cyprus and well received. Open issues could be addressed and further tasks identified. As a next important step the Austrian design bureau ARTGROUP was authorized to come up with the first design sketches. The goal of the design process is a semi functional mockup including all graphical design elements March 2018, which will be used for the first user testing and as blueprint for the technical implementation.
User Interface Design in Progress
An important phase of the MI-Tale project is the...
12/14/17 2:41 PM
On November 8th and 9th we had our second consortium meeting in Nicosia, Cyprus, for the MI-Tale project, which took place at Semeli Hotel, near the city center. On Wednesday the 8th of November we had the chance to discuss about the games design, content, versions, et cetera. In addition, we organized the themes list that it should include and exchanged ideas in regard to the dissemination strategies that should be followed. In the afternoon, we visited the Materia care unit, a privatie care unit which is located in the suburbs of the city. There we met the director of the unit, who guided and informed us about the services that are provided at Materia. After a long, creative and productive day, we tested our stomach capacity by enjoying a traditional Cypriot dinner at a local tavern. On Thursday the 9th of November, we discussed about the preparation of field trials and debated about the business plan concerning dissemination and exploitation strategies. Finally, we arranged some managerial issues, before we said goodbye to the Cypriot sun.
Consortium meeting in Cyprus
On November 8th and 9th we had our second consortium...
12/1/17 5:34 PM
November 3rd 2017 Marije Blok, involved in the MI-Tale project on behalf of the National Foundation for the Elderly, won the Janneke Witsenburg Poster prize. This prize was awarded at the Dutch Gerontology Congres. With the award-winning poster, Marije presented the first results of the user-requirements study. For this first step in the MI-Tale project she visited five care-farms in the Southern part of the Netherlands to interview 11 elderly people with dementia. She also interviewed their informal caregivers, grandchildren and professionals, amongst others about the role of technology in their lives and how this would help them in recalling and sharing life-stories and memories. She explored, for instance, how elderly people hold to technology if it helps them to still execute their most important hobbies; if it helps them to get and keep in touch with important persons or to keep a feeling of self-control by using this technology.
Award winning poster
November 3rd 2017 Marije Blok, involved in the...
12/1/17 4:37 PM
MI-Tale represented at Dementia matchmaking event At the 1st of June 2017, NFE represented the MI-Tale project at dementia matchmaking event in Utrecht, organized by the Dutch funding agency ZonMW. Many projects were present, varying from research on cell-level until applied methodologies for dementia patients and their caregivers. Marije and Manon presented a poster which showed the main message of the project, as well as some tips and tricks for other researchers (‘always involve the target group in the development of new technology for them. Only they know how they like to use it’) and questions to other project leaders (‘How to approach this specific vulnerable target group of people with dementia?’ and ‘How to learn from other projects if many researchers do address similar issues?’). It was a useful and learning full morning with exchange of both knowledge, expertise and business cards.
MI-Tale represented
MI-Tale represented at Dementia matchmaking event ...
7/13/17 4:28 PM
On May 9-10 we had our official kick-off meeting in Giersbergen, The Netherlands. Inbetween discussions and coördination we spend some quality time at Zorgboerderij Giersbergen Böhm, were we visited care activities in the garden and enjoyed each others company in the evening.
Kick-off meeting
On May 9-10 we had our official kick-off meeting in...
6/15/17 1:46 PM

The MI-Tale project runs from May 2017 until May 2019 and is funded as part of the AAL programme (Active and Assisted Living Programme), Call 2016 ‘Living well with Dementia' by the European Commission and the National Funding Agencies of the partners in the consortium.
 

  • Consortium meeting in Bischofshofen

    Consortium meeting in Bischofshofen

  • User Interface Design in Progress

    User Interface Design in Progress

  • Consortium meeting in Cyprus

    Consortium meeting in Cyprus

  • Award winning poster

    Award winning poster

  • MI-Tale represented

    MI-Tale represented

  • Kick-off meeting

    Kick-off meeting