Coupling the digital and the physical in therapeutic environments

Authors:
Patrizia Marti;Leonardo Giusti
Affiliations:
Communication Science Dept., University of Siena, Siena, Italy;Communication Science Dept., University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Venue:
HCI'07 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Human-computer interaction: interaction platforms and techniques
Year:
2007

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Abstract

The Multi-sensory Room is an ongoing project aiming to develop non pharmacological therapeutic protocols and IT solutions for the treatment of dementia in institutionalized contexts. The project exploits the potential of ambient technologies and tangible media for developing a therapeutic environment to stimulate patients' residual cognitive, behavioral and physical abilities. The Multi-sensory room is currently used in an Italian Home Care. Initial trials and preliminary results are described in the paper.