This Cute Toy Uses Augmented Reality To Help Kids Understand Illness
Created by the UX and industrial designer Lily Karatzas, Gomo is an adorable stuffed toy whose face acts as a point of reference for a corresponding augmented reality app, which can project different bodily systems onto the toy. It's meant so that medical staff can explain how illnesses and treatments work on the body to preschool-age children. The Gomo prototype is metal-free, which means it can also act as a cuddly partner when young patients have to enter CAT scan or MRI machines on their own.
While Karatzas wasn't able to test Gomo with sick children because of privacy restrictions, she hopes that it may someday truly make a difference for pediatric patients. She hopes to continue developing her prototype in the future.
Gomo recently won a Red Dot award for Design Concept.
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