Kimberly Andersson Karen Ditko Lodovico Marchesini Oscar Salguero
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Initial objective
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Brainstorming
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SFCS Conference
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Sense capturing
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Direction shift
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Alzheimer’s therapy trend study
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Snoezelen
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Alzheimer’s research
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Problem statement
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Sundowner’s Syndrome research
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Sundowner’s caregivers and personas
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Sleep research
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Senses
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Gesture
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Fiore
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Day/Night
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Bedside table unit iteration
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Form anaysis
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Bedside table unit prototypes
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Wall unit iteration
39-40
Wall unit prototypes
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Object interaction
43-44
Family interaction
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Final bedside table unit form
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Bedside table unit movement
49-50
Final wall unit form
51-52
Fiore in context
53-58
Universal design
59-60
Marketing
61-62
Final thoughts
63-64
Bibliography
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INITIAL OBJECTIVE To create a system that captures and shares memories through non-traditional methods using senses such a smell, touch, and sound.
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Our group often found we worked best with massive brainstorming sessions in the kiva.
Our meetings opened up possibilities of exploration for the senses through the use of new technologies.
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technologies
smell
senses
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MAKE CAPTURE SHARE
MEMORIES HOW DO YOU MANIFEST MEMORIES ? Stories Photo albums Videos Drawings Live feed (Twitter) Sound recordings Handwriting (letter s, diaries) Souvenirs (memorab ilia) Phone calls, text messages
65+ NEWLY RETIRED Traveling (leisure, vacations) Daily life (park, sho pping) Family visits (reunio ns, etc) Genealogical tourism Social events (dance s, games) Holidays Concerts, sporting events
grandchildren wit h strong relationshi ps to grandparents report fewer depres sive symptoms grandparents spend $52 billion a year on grandchildren 56% of grandpare nts share photos onl ine
people spend 20%
seniors control they spend:
irement
75% of wealth in the
$100 billion a year
CHARLES, 67 “Back in 1961 I tried to patent a Polaroid location and date camera that could on the back of the print the picture, that way directly to your fami you could send it ly like a postcard.” DOROTHY, 75 “I accept new tech nologies, I am adve nturous.” “My husband know s how to turn musi c from records to especially for thos CDs. It’s great, e albums that are hard to find.” “I dont like the Kind le, sure its convenie nt but I dont like look screens, I’d rathe r go back a couple ing at of pages.” “Recently I found the signature tune of one of me and my radio shows on iTun sister’s favorite es when growing up and i showed it to all excited.” her and she got “I print pictures a lot.” “Records’ scratche s show use, show what the favorite owner was.” track of the previous
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HOW COULD STORIES BE BROUGHT TO LIFE ?
ANN, 65 “There’s no writing any more. Letters are personal, you handwriting style, know by the who wrote what.”
comments
inspire
increase self-worth interact
bring family close
earn admiration
brag
show your adventure
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recall experience
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learn teach
get connect
trigger memories
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SUGGESTIONS Share scents (reco rd and reproduce) Share sounds (reco rd ambient noises/so unds) Interactive (shareab le to pass around, kine Physical (tangible manifestation of digit tic) al files) Geo-tagging Share environment temperature (ex. wris t bands) Share color of the sky Operated by 2 peop le Attachable (to pre-e xisting gadgets such as cameras) Customizable
TECHNOLOGIES: RFID (radio frequency identification devi ce) 3D Printing Video projection Bluetooth 3D cameras Scent recorder GPS
REBECCA, 60 “When I went to Arub aI fragrance of the bana liked the smell of banana bread. I want na bread.” ed the
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We presented our idea to elderly design professionals at the SFCS conference in Roanoke. Many professionals we spoke to commented on the use of personal memories to identify patient rooms in nursing homes, especially in Alzheimer’s wards. Many people were intrigued by the idea of using multiple senses to capture memories, not just sight and sound.
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How do we capture senses? Capturing sights and sounds is a relatively easy process. Cameras and microphones are easily obtainable and can come in all sizes, shapes and colors. To capture touch, we investigated thermochromatic inks and dyes. We also looked at temperature recording devices. Our biggest hurdle was finding an easy-to-use scent capturing system. We looked at scented oil air fresheners, scratch n sniff stickers, and scented crayons, pencils and markers to gain insight on how they captured easily recognizable smells.
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During this research we visited Warm Hearth, a retirement community and nursing home in Blacksburg, VA. We interviewed the activity coordinator and physical therapist there about how elderly people associate senses with memories. During the course of our visit, we discovered that sensory stimulation is a big part of Alzheimer’s therapy. Since we were having difficulties with our current direction, namely scentcapturing, we decided to switch direction and focus our memory and sensory research towards a therapeutic device for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Our new idea still incorporates memory and senses, but in a different way than our original idea and with a new user group.
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We decided to switch our focus to Alzheimer’s therapy focusing on sensory stimulation. The 3 main categories of interest became:
1.Handheld personal companion, texture, warmth.
2.Interactive responds to input, engages, becomes activity
3. Group Based always changes, unpredictable, RFID based, surprises 11
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REALLY?
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This is a set of examples from a catalog of products for elderly people with dementia. While the products may have the intended effect, they still look like children’s toys. We believe that the people who paved the way for us should be treated with more dignity and respect.
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The Snoezelen is an expensive device used for sensory stimulation for people with dementia. We went to see it in action and noticed that rather than stimulating them it put them to sleep. It also had an uninviting cold and industrial look. We saw potential in its applications to be a relaxation and sleeping aid.
[quotes] “It’s a nice break for the staff; we don’t have to do anything.” “Some of the residents hate it.” “It’s that
stupid light show.”
hate
“they being treated as children” “we can only use the Snoezelen at night, and that’s when they want to sleep” “it’s very disconnected” 15
SNOEZELEN
$3,500 device Fiber optic changing lights Ceiling projection Soothing sounds
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50% of Americans over age 80 have dementia.
By 2050, 1 in 85 people will have Alzheimer’s.
81.1 million by 2040 17
Alzheimer’s is a common cause of dementia in elderly people. This is a growing problem because as the average life span in first world countries increases, the elderly population will increase leading to more people developing this disease. Research is currently being done to find the cause and cure for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. In the meantime, there is a need for products to slow down and mitigate the symptoms of dementia.
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SUNDOWNER’S SYNDROME can cause people with dementia to become angry, confused and sometimes violent towards those who care for them.
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Our goal is to develop a system to improve the quality of life for people with dementia and their caregivers by minimizing the effects of this ailment.
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2:00 pm ENERGETIC HAPPY SOCIAL
7:00 pm TIRED CRANKY/ANGRY CONFUSED
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Sundowner’s Syndrome commonly affects people with dementia, however people who do not show any symptoms of dementia during the day can also suffer from this affliction. At night those suffering from Sundowner’s will experience a worsening of dementia symptoms. They become more confused, angry and sometimes violent. This persists until the sun rises in the morning. There is no known cause for Sundowner’s. Some medical professionals speculate that a hormonal imbalance that disrupts the person’s circadian cycle may be the cause. Anecdotal evidence points to aromatherapy, exposure to bright light in the morning, calming music and reminiscing about happy memories as solutions to manage the effects of Sundowner’s.
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Managing Sundowner’s doesn’t only improve the quality of life for people with dementia,
it helps their loved ones and caregivers too.
“I’m really sorry for anyone whose loved one has this syndrome. It’s just awful, and you know by watching tiring, them that they have to be frustrating, miserable. The constant babbling, the constant movement, irritation, concerning... confusion, hallucinations – I never get to sleep. It starts about 5:306 pm, and goes until almost ama few – sometimes later.” these7are words that define the relationship between relatives and people with dementia
“It’s trying, it’s tiring, and it’s extremely difficult to watch your loved one go through it. And it requires more patience than I ever knew I even had.”
“Each evening around 5 pm he starts getting worked up, agitated and is up all night most nights. My mother, his primary caregiver is23exhausted (77 years old herself).”
SUE
Father is violent and combative at night to Nursing home has threatened kick her father out ugs Doesn’t want to put him on dr
BILLY
Grandmo the from Sun r is suffering downer’s S
he thinks h intruder a e’s an tn
ight Thinks it’ s st make her upid that they use child ren’s toys
FRANK
Works full-time Mother lives with him Cannot sleep due to his mother’s outbursts at night
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SLEEP
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40-70% of people with dementia have sleep problems
Sleep problems interfere with memory, problem solving, everyday function and can contribute to aggressive behavior and depression. Medication is not a preferred long-term solution. Elderly people with disordered sleep are more likely to fall
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Bright Light Therapy
Exposure to daytime bright light can help improve sleep for many people with dementia.
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SENSES
From the beginning we saw potential in the idea of using senses as an interesting approach to working with people with dementia. As an example we started considering the use of smell as a means to evoke memories, place or people.
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We decided to look at natural gestures as a way to express the actions and responses of the objects. we looked into examples from architecture, the Gina car or simple, universal gestures found in nature like flowers blooming or birds spreading their wings
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FIORE
is a two-part system that comforts people with dementia through sensory stimulation as they wake up and go to bed.
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Day
Bright lights help residents wake up in a calm manner. Soothing sounds such as birds chirping wake residents up calmly as opposed to a buzzing alarm clock.
Citrus: scent used to energize and
stimulate residents in the morning hours.
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Night
Fading lights help coax residents to sleep along with Soothing sounds such as ocean waves and familiar sounds to the resident.
Lavender: scent used to relax residents at night and help them fall asleep.
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ideation
Sections were revealed o each section having its ow
Organic opening and closing action, like a blooming flower, wakes up patients gradually with light.
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over the course of the day, wn purpose
Chinese Lanterns were viewed to show how the bedside device could possibly either fold up or down to reveal light.
Wall mounted piece moves on its own. Is a living piece of art in the room
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volume
form analysis
a variety of sketches of forms & volumes were discussed in order to find the a common design language between the two objects.
fan movement
opening
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During the physical prototyping stage we started playing with materials and the potential of gesture that they could have. For example the simple idea of a cut and 2 overlapping surfaces defined a very simple and interesting gesture that later influenced formal decisions for both the wall mounted object and the lightness of the bedside table object.
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minimal simple geometry organic response light The Wall Mounted piece needed to be subtle, unobtrusive, and had to become a part of its environment.
It had to be attached to the wall in away that wasn’t bulky.
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The base had to have the same light appearance as the rest of the model.
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The element that holds the flexible lightning material also pinches the material at the center to produce the “pulsating�
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During the testing stage we noticed that the pinching of the folded mylar produced an interesting movement. Placing lights in the back also led to the observation that the change in shape created an expansion and contraction of the luminosity reflected on the walls. Such effect created a slow pulsation, almost creating a nice breathing pace in the whole room.
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A NORMAL
DAY... Object Interaction
SLEEP TIME
8pm
Once the resident is asleep, both units fade into a nightlight mode
7:45pm Bedside table unit begins to fade and close while releasing lavender aromatherapy. Wall unit light also fades and begins to play soothing music or sounds
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6am
Bedside table unit begins to light up, begins aromatherapy, begins to open Wall unit begins to softly play music and light up
Aromatherapy, light, and music all increase until the motion sensor in the bedside table unit detects that the resident has woken up
6:15am
Music stops and the bedside table unit light fades into a personal picture
12pm Bedside table unit continues to display picture throughout the day Wall unit uses ambient light sensor to keep the room at a constant light level
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FAMILY INTERACTION Fiore is easily customizable. Upon purchase, the family can register it on the product’s website where they can then upload personal content. The website is linked to the nursing home, which transmits the data to the unit via WiFi. This makes Fiore a more personal experience for the resident. For instance, if the resident has a favorite song, their family can set it so they can wake up to that song in the morning. During the day they can look at pictures connected to their personal life such as pictures of themselves when they were younger, their grandchildren, their pets, etc.
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MOTION SENSOR
LAMINATED MYLAR AND OLED SCREEN
LED LIGHT STRIP POLYPROPYLENE
POLISHED ALUMINUM
BATTERY PACK, WIFI, ELECTROMAGNETS, AROMATHERAPY
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The bedside table piece of Fiore is the location of lighting, pictures, and aromatherapy. The body is made of polypropylene for strength with laminated Mylar for flexibility and a translucent OLED screen. It contains an LED light strip for a night light function. It is batteryoperated and connects to the online picture library via WiFi. It has a motion sensor to know when the person rises from their bed to change from lighting to picture mode and to know to go to sleep when the person leaves the room.
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WALL-MOUNTED
LAMINATED MYLAR + CROSSLINK FLEXIBLE LIGHTING
POLISHED ALUMINUM SPEAKERS, BATTERIES, AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR, WIFI
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The wall-mounted piece of Fiore houses the speakers. It is battery-operated and contains a WiFi connection to connect to the online sound library. The piece is made of laminated Mylar for flexibility and Crosslink flexible lighting, which allows the entire piece to light up without the use of LEDs or incandescent bulbs. It also contains an ambient light sensor so that the brightness of the sconce accurately reflects the brightness of outdoors for constant daylight. 3.5”
4” 13.75”
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6 am
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“BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIRDS CHIRPING, CITRUS SMELL” Let’s imagine Billy's grandmother waking up happily at 6am to the sound of birds singing, proximate bright lights and the vitalizing smell of oranges. Although she might not remember what put her in a good mood the effect will have a positive impact on her behavior throughout the day.
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12 pm
The device is illuminated with personal pictures to help her keep older and newer memories alive and present.
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Bedside device makes the room’s environment
MORE RELAXING MORE FAMILIAR MORE COMFORTING
In this case, Frank has uploaded pictures of his mothers old dog Max, her old home in Minnesota, and a picture of her when she was younger. The comforting images help her become less irritated during the day.
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8 pm
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birds crickets ocean waves white noise city streets
Sue’s father, generally violent and combative at night, can peacefully fall asleep to the scent of lavender and the sounds of his childhood’s city streets.
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“One of the main goals for this product was to design an object that is not obviously a product for elderly people; it should be
appealing to people of all generations.
This universal appeal opens it to a variety of other applications.�
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DOES IT HAVE TO BE DEMENTIA SPECIFIC? Depression Autistic children Senior citizens still living at home People with trouble falling asleep and waking up Anyone who doesn’t like being startled awake by alarms
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MARKETING
To introduce people to Fiore, a number of different marketing strategies were explored. Since dementia patients will not be out buying things on their own, it is up to their caregivers to purchase things for them. Fiore would be best advertised in places caregivers would be spending time. It should also be advertised in places where alternate users such as people without dementia and people with autistic children would see it.
Marketing ideas include: • Brochures in gerontologists’ offices • Ads in Reader’s Digest and other magazines directed toward older audiences • Brochures in therapists offices for autistic children • Displays in retail stores such as Bed Bath & Beyond • Ads in geriatric care catalogs • Internet ads • Infomercials
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“FIORE will help manage the unpleasant effects of Sundowner’s Syndrome. It will help improve the quality of life for the people suffering from this affliction, as well as for everyone who cares for them.”
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