Reimagining virtual reality for aging brains
Persimmon Quest is developing a familiar, pachinko-inspired neurogaming environment for nursing homes. The proposed system pairs supervised engagement with consent-based brain-signal research to support better aging-brain science.
MVP
Current stage
Japan
First market
3
Product concepts
FRO
Research model
The Quest FRO Ecosystem
Convergent research and product development for guided brain-health experiences
Persimmon Quest explores whether repeated, supervised neurofeedback sessions can support engagement and generate useful longitudinal research signals.
Input signal device
qBand Controller
- Lightweight multisensor headband designed for daily use inside elderly-care facilities.
- Designed to capture brain-signal patterns and interaction responses during guided activities.
- Works as the primary input device for PQ games, tablets, and edge-computing systems.
- Aims to turn routine play and cognitive tasks into structured, consent-based research signals.
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qBand Controller is the proposed resident-facing signal layer of the Persimmon Quest ecosystem. The concept explores how consent-based signal collection could become part of natural interaction: games, focus tasks, video calls, and guided care activities.
When connected to qPad Oasis and qCore Pillar, qBands become more than wearables. They transform into an adaptive input system for neurogaming, cognitive engagement, and an anchor point for global brain-health research. Each session can generate synchronized behavioral and EEG-informed signals, helping researchers create time-series brain models to study attention, fatigue, engagement, and response patterns in real-world elderly-care environments.
Room intelligence
qPad Oasis
- Dedicated bedside tablet for nursing homes, clinics, and assisted-living rooms.
- Connects residents, caregivers, family members, and PQ neurogaming activities through one calm interface.
- Designed to capture interaction data such as task response, speech activity, engagement, and session behavior.
- Bridges daily care moments into the facility’s local research and monitoring ecosystem.
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qPad Oasis is the proposed room-level interface of Persimmon Quest. It is intended to give residents a familiar, low-friction access point for cognitive games, family communication, guided activities, and caregiver support.
The tablet connects with qBand Controller and qCore Pillar to create a continuous feedback loop between the resident, the care team, and the research system. During everyday use, qPad can help organize behavioral signals, voice-based interaction patterns, session history, and engagement trends into structured local records for future brain-health research and care optimization.
Autonomous processing unit
qCore Pillar
- On-premise edge-compute unit designed to power the full PQ facility ecosystem.
- Processes EEG-informed, behavioral, acoustic, and interaction data locally inside the care facility.
- Reduces cloud dependency while supporting low-latency feedback for neuroadaptive applications.
- Creates the secure data backbone for product-driven brain-health research and facility-level analytics.
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qCore Pillar is the proposed computational backbone of the Persimmon Quest ecosystem. It is designed to connect qBand Controller, qPad Oasis, and facility applications into one local intelligence layer. The edge-first direction aims to reduce unnecessary cloud transfers and give facilities more operational control.
For research-driven facilities, qCore is intended to help turn scattered daily interactions into structured research datasets. The concept prioritizes facility control, privacy-conscious infrastructure, and a practical path toward future validation.