PlaygroundVR

What do hospitalized children miss the most? Playing outside! Being outside with friends and playing together is good for their emotional and physical state and benefits their recovery. But, some children are not even allowed to go out of their room or bed. Due to the limit control children have during their hospital stay children often experience difficulties which affect their emotional wellbeing. When we talked to hospitalized children, they confirmed their need for outside experiences, social connection and playfulness. PlaygroundVR brings hospitalized children together in a virtual reality playground to play with each other. In this colourful and open play area, children can forget their treatment and play with other children, friends and family. They see each other as virtual avatars, which they can customize as their own. Just like playing outside, children are free to do whatever they want and create their own games using their imagination.