Teen Spirit
Return for the game, return for the community
The Problem
CF teens do not regularly complete their breathing exercise
The Solution
A community driven game that motivates them to do breathing exercises regularly and effectively
Meet Myra
- age 14
- has CF
- struggles to do her breathing exercises regularly
- likes games but not a regular player
Myra's Journey
on Teen Spirit
Myra creates a profile and chooses her avatar
She selects the types of sessions she wants; i.e., 5min, 15min, 1hr
Enter the "Banana" Room
Myra breathes into the device to calibrate
the length and force
Teen Spirit then assigns Myra to a room based on her selected session and her calibration results
| Room | Session |
|---|---|
| Banana | 15 minutes |
| Strawberry | 30 minutes |
| Papaya | 1 hour |
Mini Balloons
When Myra enters her room, she sees a hot air balloon filled with mini balloons colored in red, yellow or green.
Teen Spirit assigns a red mini balloon to her.
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The Object of the Game
Myra has 15 minutes to turn her mini-balloon from red to yellow and then to green based on her breathing exercises.
The Secret Sauce
As Myra breathes in, pauses, and then breathes out the balloon changes slightly in colour; e.g., red to reddish.
Before the balloon moves to the next stage, the colour turns transparent. That is Myra's cue to cough.
(Cough)
(Cough)
Exhale
Exhale
Exhale
Lift Off!
When enough mini-balloons turn green, the hot air balloon lifts off.
If enough balloons do not turn green, the hot air balloon deflates.
The Winner's Circle
Once the balloon lifts off, everyone is invited to another room, called the Winner's Circle.
Here, they can chat with each other for up to fifteen minutes before carrying on with their day.
Smells like...Teen Spirit!
Myra
Lily
Tito
The Winner's Circle
Myra
Lily
Tito
Benefits
CF users: Connect with each other - on a global scale
Parents: The game is not addictive. They want to play
Therapists: Tailor the rooms are tailored to your treatment plans. Receive feedback on their progress
Future Development
- Figure out how to change the balloon from yellow to green (event handling)
- Add music option
- Integrate Teen Spirit with the sensor and Vizor (VR)
- Add multiplayer option
- Add in a Node.js compatiable game engine;e.g., Isogenic, Colypceus