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This is a past project. It is no longer active.
The BVC-SI conducts research on technologies for high-engagement collaboration within geographically distributed organizations and networks.
Broadband visual communications refers broadly to two types of communications using broadband networks:
- Live communications (videoconferences)
- Pre-recorded communications (streaming video on the Internet, also known as web streaming)
BVC-SI will prototype two types of participatory BVC solutions that support high-engagement participation for distributed organizations and networks: group management middleware (the interface between the technology and the user) and video annotation tools (asynchronous/streaming video).
BVC-SI also includes a component of social analysis research: identifying how existing and new broadband visual communication technologies can be used more effectively in authentic use situations - meaning the technologies as they are used by real people to communicate in real-life settings.
Our research partner and collaborator focus is:
- Distributed health organizations and networks;
- Distributed research organizations and networks;
- Distributed learning and training organizations and networks.
BVC-SI will create new products and services for commercial offering. This initiative will also help to decrease the costs for large group meetings and collaboration and contribute knowledge to a new area of study for the scientific and academic communities.
Partners:
- Communications Research Centre
- River Valley Health Telehealth (New Brunswick)
