The Magic Shirt- an InfinIT mini-project

Magic shirt - process

• Idea emerges

• Projectapplication

• New partners

• Mini-project

Magic shirt - process

• Conceptworkshop– Interaction– Software– Aesthetics– Motivation– Training aim

Concept

• Shirt with integrated IT for training children with hemiparesis

• It measures the movements of the child through the whole day and gives feedback

Concept

• The needs of the users:

• Motivation when training children

• Much training is needed

• The children:– No feeling of symmetry– Only little activity in the affected arm and leg– Training a lot also means concentrating a lot

Concept

• About the context for use/training:– Daily activities are obvious training situations– Instruction and motivation is needed– The parent / teacher also has to tend other

children– To many demands tires the child– To noisy a training artifact disturbs the child

while in school

Concept

• About the context for use/training:– Daily activities are obvious training situations– Instruction and motivation is needed– The parent / teacher also has to tend other

children– To many demands tires the child– To noisy a training artifact disturbs the child

while in school

Concept

• Interaction form

• Immediate response

• Praise

• Child<->shirt<->child

• Child<->shirt<->familymember

Contact

• Rikke KochNetwork Manager / Senior Research & Innovation Specialist, The Alexandra InstituteInnovation Consultant, InfinITM: +45 2126 8724E: rikke.koch@alexandra.dkW: infinit.dk