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Smart Home: A Learning and Development Environment

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JAMK Smart Home application is a unique concept. It is owned by JAMK University of Applied Sciences and it is located in university campus area in Jyväskylä, Finland. This application and its technical solutions are presented in this article. JAMK Smart Home is a real test environment for accessibility and usability for architects and technology providers as well as disabled and aged people. It is also a test environment for the usability of the technology. In JAMK different degree programmes are using it also as a multiprofessional learning environment. This possibility is also offered to other student groups from local schools, when they visit smart home to see what possibilities latest technology has to offer.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Piippukatu 2, 40100, Jyväskylä, Finland

    Kari Vehmaskoski

  2. School of Health and Social Studies, R&D, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Piippukatu 2, Fi-40100, Jyväskylä, Finland

    Toni Pekkola

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  1. Fontys EGT – Centre for Healthcare and Technology, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Joost van Hoof

  2. School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    George Demiris

  3. Institute of allied health professions, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Eveline J.M. Wouters

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Vehmaskoski, K., Pekkola, T. (2017). Smart Home: A Learning and Development Environment. In: van Hoof, J., Demiris, G., Wouters, E. (eds) Handbook of Smart Homes, Health Care and Well-Being. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01583-5_67

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