With the continuation of my research and development, I have come up with two intriguing ideas that profoundly concerns with my topic, Play Therapy. Within the realm of psychology and the internet, I have stumbled upon minimal amounts of research that clarifies DPT (Digital Play Therapy) as a conventional technique. It is, however, most often used as a debate discussion with various therapists (as described in the previous blog post). Because of this, I aim to create a virtual platform that can depict DPT as a beneficial and a new futuristic technique. This project can not only be suitable for toddlers but also the age of preadolescents. Similar to Sand-play therapy, the goal is to help a child to present a specific severe situation on the platform. Using advanced technology can enable a child to feel the essence that they do not feel in traditional play techniques. These are the two possible options:
- Using a mixed reality experience that uses any mixed reality equipment, namely, HP windows mixed reality headset that detects live miniature toys. The toys will then visualize patterns supported by Unity; that can be flexibly altered by the young ones.
- By using project mapping, the projector will project out visuals that are supported by Unity, which is detectable by the Adafruit pressure sensor that is built within the platform. With the attached sensors, the miniature toys will activate the given visuals once a specific toy is placed down on the surface.
Any following post will be related to this project.
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