wkz buddy

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In children’s hospital Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis (WKZ) 5.000 young patients
are hospitalized each year. They undergo surgery under anaesthesia and have to stay
in the hospital for one day or more. Being hospitalized is scary and stressful for a lot
of these young patients. We helped the young patients of WKZ with an
augmented reality buddy to feel more at ease and decrease anxiety and stress
before, during and after surgery.

In children’s hospital Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis (WKZ)
5.000 young patients are hospitalized each year.
They undergo surgery under anaesthesia and have to stay
in the hospital for one day or more. Being hospitalized is scary
and stressful for a lot of these young patients.
We helped the young patients of WKZ with an augmented reality
buddy to feel more at ease and decrease anxiety and stress
before, during and after surgery.

In children’s hospital
Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis (WKZ)
5.000 young patients are
hospitalized each year.
They undergo surgery under
anaesthesia and have to stay
in the hospital for one day or more.
Being hospitalized is scary
and stressful for a lot of these
young patients. We helped the
young patients of WKZ with
an augmented reality buddy
to feel more at ease and
decrease anxiety and stress
before, during and after surgery.

challenge

Make young patients feel more at ease and decrease
anxiety and stress before, during and after surgery.

Early wireframe sketches.

Make young patients feel more
at ease and decrease
anxiety and stress before,
during and after surgery.

solution

To make young patients feel more
at ease and decrease anxiety
and stress, we’ve created two
augmented reality buddies
in collaboration with the
Wilhelmina children’s hospital.
Monkey and tiger accompany
these young patients in every
step of the patient journey:
from home, to ward, recovery
room and back home again.

Puzzles pieces that unlock new
content when scanned can be
found at several physical
locations inside the hospital,
turning the scary patient
journey into a fun and
light-hearted treasure hunt.

To make young patients feel more at ease and decrease anxiety
and stress, we’ve created two augmented reality buddies
in collaboration with the Wilhelmina children’s hospital.
Monkey and tiger accompany these young patients in
every step of the patient journey: from home, to ward,
recovery room and back home again.

Puzzles pieces that unlock new content when scanned
can be found at several physical locations inside the hospital,
turning the scary patient journey into a fun and light-hearted
treasure hunt.

results / impact

Due to privacy sensitivity I can unfortunately not share
any results regarding the impact on this project.

Due to privacy sensitivity
I can unfortunately not share
any results regarding the impact
on this project.

client

wilhelmina children's hospital

credits

concept and design - &samhoud media
technical realization - Pieter Siekerman
in collaboration with university of applied sciences utrecht

year

2018

concept and design:
&samhoud media

technical realization:
Pieter Siekerman

in collaboration with:
university of
applied sciences utrecht

concept and design - &samhoud media
technical realization - Pieter Siekerman
in collaboration with university of applied
sciences utrecht