Now and then we ask participants in our projects to share their experience of participating on the tests with Fraunhofer Portugal. These interviews and demonstrations for the social media are an excellent opportunity for us to disseminate our projects. For the readers/audience, this is an opportunity of getting to know the most recent inventions in the area of Information and Communication Solutions.
Recently, the Portuguese newspaper “Público” interviewed one participant of the AAL4ALL Large Scale Trial – Mr. António Baptista – at his home.
After the initial introductions and after us being warmly greeted by Mr. Baptista and his spouse, the interview begun. The interview started off with a question about a family photo that sparked the interest of the journalist. Mr. Baptista told us about his family, shared some episodes related to his wedding day and told us about when they moved to the house where they live today. These personal memories intertwined with the traditions and the history of the city of Oporto. It was a delight for COLABORAR and the Fraunhofer team to listen to these stories.
Mr. Baptista showed the journalist the smartphone and explained the different features of the application he helped to test, always giving his grounded opinion about the features and highlighting his favourite ones.
Please, read the full interview here.