Intellivision
IntelliVision is an interactive multi-sensory environment intended for cognitively impaired children in a hospital setting. The system detects and responds to a child’s movement, with the goal of engaging the child’s visual attention more effectively than traditional stimuli and entertainment.
Our primary focus was on the needs of children with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). In the absence of appropriate stimuli, some cognitively impaired children, including those with CVI, will engage in repetitive, selfdestructive, or other injurious behavior. With this problem in mind, we tested various types of interactive visual and sonic input with the children, and observed the impact on their visual attention, focus, and overall behavior. We found that the rate of visual and sonic changes, size and clarity of the visuals, as well as vibration input were all key attributes in capturing children’s attention more effectively than existing methods.