All Outputs (4)

Designing for wellbeing in late stage dementia (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Treadaway, C., Fennell, J., Kenning, G., Prytherch, D., & Walters, A. (2016). Designing for wellbeing in late stage dementia. In Co-creating Pathways to Well-being (book of proceedings). , (126-129)

This paper presents research that is developing new ways of supporting the wellbeing of people with late stage dementia through the development of playful objects. The LAUGH project is an international AHRC funded design research project that is usin... Read More about Designing for wellbeing in late stage dementia.

LAUGH: Designing to enhance positive emotion for people living with dementia (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Treadaway, C., Kenning, G., Prytherch, D., & Fennell, J. (2016). LAUGH: Designing to enhance positive emotion for people living with dementia

Dementia comprises a number of degenerative neurological diseases. It is a complex condition and each person’s experience and symptoms are different. There is a growing awareness of the need for well-designed products and services to assist with deme... Read More about LAUGH: Designing to enhance positive emotion for people living with dementia.

In the moment: Designing for late stage dementia (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Treadaway, C., Prytherch, D., Kenning, G., & Fennell, J. (2016). In the moment: Designing for late stage dementia.

This paper presents international multidisciplinary design research to support the wellbeing of people living with dementia. The LAUGH project aims to develop playful artefacts that will contribute to non-pharmacological personalised approaches to ca... Read More about In the moment: Designing for late stage dementia.

Designing playful objects to support subjective wellbeing for people living with dementia (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Treadaway, C., & Fennell, J. (2016, December). Designing playful objects to support subjective wellbeing for people living with dementia. Poster presented at Understanding Dementia (USWDEM)

This poster presents research that is investigating the development of playful objects for people living with advanced dementia. The Ludic Artifacts Using Gesture and Haptics (LAUGH) research is a three-year international interdisciplinary project, b... Read More about Designing playful objects to support subjective wellbeing for people living with dementia.