HiPal

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

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This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

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

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

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Guangyu Chen

HiPal

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About Guang

My name is Guang, an industrial designer. I'm currently a master student in Tu/e. I believe that nothing should be done at random. Every design decision must have a reasoning behind it. A good design must embody the attention to details that most people overlook.

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