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E-buddy
Wayfinding gadget
The E-buddy was made as an assignment for the Maastricht UMC+, to improve the patient journey. Our target audience were elderly of the age 65+. We did a lot of desk research, visited the target audience and gave them input. Eventually we made a compass that gives haptic feedback when the user interacts with it. It has a map function with all the important information for the appointment of the user.
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The compass is ready to take at the entrances of the hospital. There are also registration columns so you can give the E-buddy the information it needs for your visit. The E-buddy then guides you from the entrance to the place of your appointment. After the appointment the E-buddy show the way to the exit.
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The 3D model and the design, the interface of the e-buddy and the prototype of the e-buddy in Axure were made by me. All three of us worked on the concept together and we all made various prototypes.
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