NOT JUST FUN AND GAMES
We report on how GestureTek’s GroundFX technology is making healthcare and rehabilitation an exciting and interactive experience.
Although fun probably isn’t the first word that springs to mind when thinking about flooring in healthcare environments, it might be if you’ve experienced GestureTek’s GroundFX technology. The interactive display systems are both safe and hygienic, but best of all they’re making healthcare facilities more enjoyable and entertaining for children and adults alike.
Popular in medical waiting rooms, paediatric wards and hospital receptions, this fully interactive floor display unit delivers a hybrid of creative and engaging activities and sensory experiences that stimulate children’s imaginations and create an atmosphere that lowers anxiety levels. GroundFX projects engaging special effects and multimedia games directly onto any floor to make it interactive through movement activation.
Used in hospitals, doctors’ offices, long- term care facilities and sensory rooms, this hands-free, gesture-controlled entertainment system is always hygienic since there’s no risk of cross- contamination from interaction and no washing or disinfecting required.
Offering an accessible virtual reality play environment for adults and children of all ages and abilities, even those with limited mobility have the opportunity to participate in games that might otherwise be inaccessible.
The technology is designed to track body movement, responding to even the slightest gesture with dynamically changing images and effects. This means it can be applied for rehabilitative exercises and for activation within geriatric facilities as well.
Over 200 GroundFX systems have been installed in hospitals and healthcare facilities all over the world; most notably in top paediatric facilities. At The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, GroundFX
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is projected onto the floor of a waiting room and reception area, with interactive images of a virtual solar system, exploding asteroid belt and meteor storms, all reflecting the outer space theme adopted by the hospital.
Including more than 25 applications, the system is designed to spark children’s natural curiosity, allowing them to set off virtual fireworks in the sky, crack ice as they move across a virtual frozen lake, swim with sharks or goldfish in a virtual pond or play a game of virtual football with a second player. Themed applications can celebrate holidays such as Halloween and Christmas or teach concepts such as numbers, weather, geography and animals.
The Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota is one of the largest paediatric health systems in the USA. Most recently, Children’s Minneapolis hospital underwent major renovations including at The Kiran Stordalen and Horst Rechelbacher Paediatric Pain, Palliative and Integrative Medicine Clinic. The clinic is the first of its kind in the world, combining children’s pain medicine, palliative care and integrative medicine services into a single space, creating a state-of-the- art healing environment for kids and their families.
As part of the renovations a GroundFX system was installed, where it can be used for either nerve stimulation or sensory relaxation and pain management. Often used in Snoezelen and multisensory rooms, GroundFX enhances and supports other multisensory strategies, techniques and methods.
GroundFX is based on GestureTek's patented video gesture control technology, with a state-of-the-art tracking that reads the position of the body at all times, allowing for real-time movement and interaction with the display graphics. It can be projected onto any flat surface with scalable display sizes and consists of a projector, IR strip, camera, computer, software and a variety of interactive applications. The projector is ceiling- mounted and the components can be hidden from view.
Used to promote sensory stimulation, learning and activation, patients can achieve marked improvements to their physical and cognitive abilities, while also having fun and building self-esteem in a hygienic, touch free virtual environment. GroundFX is more than just an interactive flooring system; it is an accessory for health and wellbeing, eminently suited for any healthcare environment.
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