Capstone Project
TECHNOLOGY CATEGORY
Mobile AppsINDUSTRY SPONSOR
UW MedicinePROBLEM SPACE
Healthcare TechnologyDATE COMPLETED
December 05, 2020
Memory Lane
Problem
Reminiscence therapy helps people living with dementia revisit their past by exploring sentimental content such as music, photos, and videos. Though reminiscence therapy has been proven to be successful, there is still no comprehensive solution to support family members and caregivers in delivering reminiscence therapy in a consistent way.
Approach
The team interviewed caregivers to first discover that a purely digital touchscreen solution was not intuitive or comfortable for the patients. After creating early prototypes, they conducted 2 rounds of user evaluation with a total of 20 sessions to hone the user experience.
Solution
Memory Lane is a digital and physical platform that allows users to navigate and annotate digital content using tanible interactions.