The proposed solution for the challenge is a well-being profile estimation tool and a service (Well-Being Virtual Reality Service (WB-VR Service)) in virtual and/or hybrid 3D reality. The tool for the physiological and psychological well-being estimation consists of the physiological signal sensors and psychological questionnaires that will be combined and optimized for the virtual reality (perceived by 3D glasses or active-shutter glass projection-based augmented reality) and environment. In addition, the tool will include automated algorithms that can be used for the fast processing and analysis of the data that lowers the costs to the service.
The WB-VR Service includes: (1) preparation of the 3D environment; (2) measurements on the test subjects; (3) analysis of the data; (4) advice based on the analysis to the city planners. A more detailed description of the service components:
- Preparation. Preparation of the 3D videos of the urban environments, where the well-being profile is estimated or the target environment (a building, a district) in the city is modelled in virtual reality, where the well-being profile change response of the residents is estimated due to the possible architectural changes in the environment. The available 3D model of the urban space can be as well used as an input for the service.
- Measurements. The 3D video or model will be shown to a sample group (e.g. city residents) to register their physiological and psychological reactions for the well-being estimation.
- Analysis. The automated (incl machine learning based AI) algorithms will be applied to the recorded data. The results will be processed, analyzed and summarized.
- Feedback. Advice to plan the situation before and after a specific development in terms of the well-being of the city’s inhabitants – the city can measure the impact of the investment on the growth of the well-being of its inhabitants and clarify it more clearly to the citizens and investors.