Goald (Generating Older Active Lives Digitally)

The GOALD (Generating Older Active Lives Digitally) project will examine how to design and deliver digital resources and reminiscence tools to provide and engage older people in structured activity programmes and improve health and wellbeing. The project will partner with six charity and community groups in the South West (iSight Cornwall, Hearing Loss Cornwall, Breathers, Cornwall Rural Community Charity, Devon and Cornwall South Asian Society, and Nudge), working with older people and younger participants living in the community, as well as residents from eight care homes in Cornwall. Over the course of the project, the multidisciplinary research team will work with the different groups to explore use and design of digital resources and assistive technologies. The project will include: user testing technologies – participants will feedback on their experiences of using VR equipment, gaming and fitness wearables social VR walking – care home residents virtually walking with younger participants VR environments – creating location-based experiences sports and activity focused reminiscence.