Ivy Taia , Annika Hinze , Nicholas Vanderschantz
July 2018
Proceedings of the 32nd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI)
Human Computer Interaction Conference
4 - 6 July 2018
Mobile app, Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, Augmented reality, Memory aid, Tikanga Māori
“He aha te mea nui o te ao, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata”
“What is the most important thing in the world, it is people, it is people, it is people”
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a world-wide “silent epidemic” causing a variety of memory issues for those affected. Although several software approaches aim to aid memory recollection, they are inadequate for many TBI survivors and none address aspects of cultural awareness in New Zealand. We explored design concepts of traditional Maori cultural tools / techniques and how they helped Māori people recall past information. This paper describes our research and development of Maumahara Papahou, a mobile app that uses Augmented Reality features to create a digital memory treasure box based on the concepts of Māori mnemonic aids.
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