Hello dear research friends, interested people and those who would like to become one!
The time has finally come: we have our laboratory! And doesn’t it just look wonderful?
We can’t wait to get started with the measurements! Now we can rightly call ourselves MoCap Girls 😀
On 29 thand 30th June we had a visit from Erwin, the motion capture expert from Vicon Systems, who installed the lab for us and gave us some training. Many thanks, Erwin!
Especially he and Sabrina seemed to have fun at work:
During the training on the second day, we were even able to convince our dear colleague Olivier to act as guinea pig this time, so that I could concentrate on observing this time. But I think Olivier also had fun watching his movements on the big screen 😉
The technology is incredibly elaborate and it is fascinating to see and learn what all is behind it and what you can do with it. Already during the trainings, we all had many crazy ideas for projects that we could implement after the four years of the Parkinson’s project. For example, studying the movement patterns of pianists and other musicians, or, as we are all very fond of animals, we had the idea of having dogs or cats run across the aisle mat. The possibilities seem endless and we never tire of thinking of new ones.
Of course, we still have a lot of work ahead of us to get to know the system better and to develop the exact procedure with which we will carry out the motion capture examinations and gait analyses with the Parkinson’s patients, but we are very much looking forward to it and are convinced that we can create something great together! 😀
Thank you so much for reading this blog and feel very welcome to leave comments. I can’t wait to tell you about all the other exciting things and experiences.
Best wishes and see you next time!
Danke für den tollen Beitrag. Es hat tatsächlich super Spass gemacht das Labor mit Erwin einzurichten. Mit dem Einbezug von neuen Techniken und unserem grossen Elan können wir Wissen schaffen, um gemeinsam weiterzukommen. Ich freue mich bereits auf die neuen Messungen und die Weiterentwicklung unserer technischen Möglichkeiten. Insbesondere aber auch auf die Teilnehmer der Studie und Ihre Erfahrungen im Labor mit uns!