The Mouvmat
In collaboration with the University of Toronto faculty of Nursing
Sheridan's Honours Bachelor of Game Design third year summer co-op
Nima Gholipour-Laghani and Leaddy Hopwood (me!) at our desks
What is This?
What I Did
Important Stuff
The Mouvmat is a piece of physical hardware bundled with a variety of programmed games designed specifically with an older-adult demographic in mind. For our summer Co-Op, two Sheridan Game Designers (us!) were tasked with the development, manufacturing and coding of the equipment as well as any design problems with any games produced.
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Extensive documentation including GDDs, flow charts, compilation documents and gathering of research
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Helped with the design process of the Mouvmat's second prototype and assembly
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Coded and designed two games for the Mouvmat using C# and Python
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Conducted interviews in-person with older adults and LTC staff
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Iterated designs of games according to feedback
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Headed by Charlene Chu, assistant professor at the Faculty of Nursing via U of T
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Team of over 10+ members
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In collaboration with several Toronto Long-Term Care homes
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Research grant funded
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TCPS CERTIFIED!
Documentation snippets
