Xbox One’s technology will be applied in health and education – News Minute to

The general director of Microsoft Portugal, João Couto, told Lusa that you want to bet on the Xbox One console technology to apply the areas of health and education, which are already running pilot projects in the Portuguese market.

“The Xbox’s position has been relatively residual in Portugal, with market shares of around 10%,” although currently “is around 15%,” said the director general of Portuguese technology subsidiary, told Lusa.

“We wanted to revive this entertainment area of ​​the console and took the opportunity to launch the Xbox One, in September, whose receptivity was very positive,” he said, adding that the same happened the side of distribution partners.

This new generation of consoles includes not only entertainment the whole family, but also allows its users to enjoy all the Microsoft services such as Skype (which allows video calls through Internet) access the video store, and through the Kinect camera (which recognizes voice and gestures), with applications also for the business sector.

“We are focusing on this type of enterprise applications to make them useful in areas such as education and health “, as they allow to have” infrared vision “or until you see” heartbeat, “said John Couto.

For example, a doctor can make a diagnosis or remotely students attend a class via Skype, he said.

“We are doing some initiatives in this area, we have two [projects] drivers,” said the official.

“With the use of the Xbox [Microsoft Portugal has a pilot project that] stimulates children with learning disabilities, “that is,” we have a pilot to give remote teaching all students who can not go to school, but also in health, including monitoring of elderly we announced with the GNR, “he added.

In November, Microsoft announced a pilot project in conjunction with the GNR for the elderly in Évora, having been placed ‘software’ and ‘hardware’ in the living room with 10 elderly to minimize the insulation, ensure the welfare and safety and monitor in real time the health status of the same.

Asked if these pilots are being made with the public or private sector, John Couto said the projects are both.

“There is a striking use in health and education. There are a number of sensors that are monitored by the GNR “in the case of Évora project, adding that” the chamber has voice control, “the new generation XBox One technology.

For the director-general Microsoft Portugal, 2015 will be the year in which these projects will gain a new dimension in the Portuguese market.

“It is the year when we are climbing predict these projects, we are working” it said.

“Probably the first half of 2015 we should be able to climb one of these programs,” he said.

For the game console, the goal is to “reach 15% in two years “the Portuguese market, pointed out, since the Xbox One is having” a good receptivity, “concluded John Couto.