LTC for seniors: an intelligent gaming solution

The current demographic ageing in Europe is the result of a relevant economic, social, and medical development. Nevertheless, at the same time it is also leading to a significant increase in the demand for Long Term Care (LTC) to seniors. One viable way to offer qualified cares at home, while at the same time containing costs, is to exploit digital technologies as enablers of a constant interaction between seniors and assisting personnel. In this paper we propose a top-to-bottom solution to provide at-home LTC to seniors: from requirements analysis, to design methodology for Ambient Intelligence (AmI), to a working prototypal architecture with implementation. The proposed system aims to integrate and leverage off-the-shelf technology with a particular focus on devices designed for videogame consoles. These devices, thanks to a user-friendly interface and a smooth learning curve can play a central role in minimizing the interference in the seniors private life.