Playful tray: adopting Ubicomp and persuasive techniques into play-based occupational therapy for reducing poor eating behavior in young children

  • Authors:

  • Jin-Ling Lo;Tung-Yun Lin;Hao-Hua Chu;Hsi-Chin Chou;Jen-Hao Chen;Jane Yung-Jen Hsu;Polly Huang

  • Affiliations:

  • School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital;Graduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia;Graduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia and Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering;School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine;Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering;Graduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia and Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering;Graduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University

  • Venue:
  • UbiComp '07 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Ubiquitous computing
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

This study has created the Playful Tray that adopts Ubicomp and persuasive techniques into play-based occupational therapy for reducing poor eating behavior in young children after they reached their self-feeding age. The design of the Playful Tray reinforces active participation of children in the activity of eating by integrating digital play with eating. Results of a pilot user study suggest that the Playful Tray may improve child meal completion time and reduce negative power play interactions between parents and children, resulting in an improved family mealtime experience.