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A smart mirror for seniors with early-stage dementia of their hygiene routines.

This project was part of DDW 2020
HiPal, a smart mirror system in the bathroom — © Guangyu Chen

Dementia can cause symptoms like poor memory, difficulty learning new information. Many seniors in early-stage dementia, despite being physically intact, already need to receive guidance help from caretakers. Can they still live independently with dignity? To answer that, I designed HiPal.

HiPal provides step-by-step guidance for seniors with early-stage dementia on hygiene activities such as brushing teeth and bathing. It is a smart mirror that can indicate hygiene entities attached to the mirror and the ones reflected in the mirror. In th

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An elder lady forgets how to use toothbrush. — © Joey, J. (2017, March 15). Episode #18

step by step guidance for brushing teeth — © Guangyu Chen

Soothing music guides elderly find the bathroom. — © Guangyu Chen

warm atmosphere for bathing