PICU Diversion Wall
The interactive media experience creates a diversion from the rigors of medical treatment by offering patients opportunities for discovery, joy, and creativity.
It begins with a tranquil beach scene that integrates real-time weather data before transitioning to a fantastical underwater environment where they can add vegetation, corals, dolphins, turtles, seahorses, and man-made objects.
Patients can also create and name their own sea friends, with unique colors and personal style and medical accessories.
The “Feed Your Sea Friend” game is a cognitive exercise that tracks the number of successful matches and how long it takes the patient to complete the game.
The “Exercise Your Sea Friend” game is a dexterity-focused activity that tracks the patient’s success rate and how long it takes them to complete the maze.
The “Encourage Your Sea Friend” game is a mental health check for patients that asks how they’re feeling before tossing them collectible hearts. It measures the number of hearts collected by the patient during a specific length of time.
Patients can also travel to another underwater environment to play Sea Swim, an endless runner game where they collect coins and dodge hooks and other obstacles.
The application’s backend is a repository of user interaction data that is captured when patients participate in any of the three Sea Friend games. This data is another tool medical staff can utilize to help them assess and measure patients’ cognitive, physical, and emotional health.
It is exciting to see even the younger patients progress to the more difficult levels of each of these games and feel a sense of accomplishment!
Child Life Specialist
Horizon Interactive Awards Gold Winner
MUSE Creative Award
Anthem Awards Bronze Winner in Health / Special Projects Category
AV Integration:
KONTEK Systems