WizeFloor and Panasonic projectors help hospitalized children recover faster

Hans Christian Andersen Children's University Hospital was the first healthcare facility in Denmark to install the WizeFloor interactive solution, in combination with Panasonic projectors, to optimize patient recovery. A tool that stimulates children both physically and mentally through play.

The combination of the WizeFloor and the projectors of Panasonic provide an environment where the game merges, Movement and learning, Key elements that are being used by schools, Danish hospitals and nurseries to encourage the development of children's social and motor skills.

In healthcare facilities, these technologies allow patients to recover more quickly and encourage them to leave their beds.. This is the case of the Hans Christian Andersen Children's University Hospital, which has been the first institution in Denmark to install WizeFloor.

"When children are hospitalized they spend a lot of time in their beds and this is not always the best way to recover.. Since this 'interactive carpet' has been installed, The little ones leave their rooms, It motivates them to get out of their beds.", comments Arne Host, Head of Hans at Christian Andersen Children.

This solution has also been installed in the classroom of the University Hospital of Odense that has been integrated as part of its internal education program aimed at long-term hospitalized patients.

This interactive floor stimulates children, both physically and mentally, It is a tool that they are using in the patient's medical care and that allows them to observe how children behave., how they interact with others, What are their motor skills and how we react to different external stimuli.

"This information is valuable to us as physicians., since it provides us with a more detailed image of the patient. In addition, We know that happy, stimulated children recover faster”, comments Arne Host.

WizeFloor is a solution that has been developed by the firm Danish Solutors in cooperation with the Alexandra Institute and transforms an ordinary floor into an interactive experience that stimulates movement, creativity and communication through play.

This platform combined with Panasonic PT-VX500 and PT-DX610 projectors, that can be installed on the floor, under glass or suspended in the ceiling, They allow to visualize the different learning applications so that children use their hands and feet to interact with the images shown on the floor. The system a tracking camera to create a user interface in which several people can interact simultaneously.

WizeFloor promotes collaboration, physical activity, Communication, Teamwork and knowledge sharing. The solution is supplied with an interactive software package that allows users to create their own learning games and where audio can be included., Text and images.

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