VIPPSTAR - I-Vision Game Re-design

iVision is an adaptive serious game that uses digital play to support vision training for children with cerebral visual impairment (CVI), developed at KU Leuven (Belgium). Through four mini-games, children practise finding, matching and navigating as part of their training at home.

Within VIPPSTAR, the Interaction Design Centre collaborates with KU Leuven to explore what makes therapeutic play engaging over repeated use at home. Interviews with children and parents who took part in the iVision trial, alongside creative workshops with children in Belgium and Ireland, inform design directions for game characters, stories, feedback and opportunities for choice. The research considers how to sustain children's interest while respecting tiredness and preserving the visual activities required for training. It brings children's experiences and imaginative ideas into the redesign of games intended to become part of everyday family life.

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People: Cristiano Storni, Siddharth Gulati

Funding. European Union, Horizon Europe, Grant Agreement No. 101156763