In March, the MinD project had two parallel secondment visits, one at Fundacion INTRAS in Spain, and one at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. The two secondments are the last in the series of secondments dedicated particularly to the data collection with people with dementia. Researchers of the two secondment worked hand in … [Read more…]
10 months into the project, the MinD consortium convened their first annual Symposium at Europe House, London, open to the public. The symposium had the purpose of bringing together researchers, healthcare professionals and designers engaged in improving the life of those living with dementia and to facilitate discussion about current approaches and developments. After a … [Read more…]
Visit 2 of the MinD project is now underway. Designers and dementia experts have come together during this visit to plan the interviews that will take place in Germany and the Netherlands, to gather information from patients with dementia and their caregivers. The visitors are being hosted by the Universite du Luxembourg (academic host) and … [Read more…]
Research at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Centre for Applied Research in Inclusive Arts and Design is currently developing designs for playful objects: things to engage, soothe and amuse people with late stage dementia for whom life can be limited and their care challenging. LAUGH (Ludic Artefacts Using Gesture and Haptics) is an international project in … [Read more…]