The document describes a proposed application called Digital Me that uses customized game-based learning to help children who experience cognitive decline and social issues after cancer treatment. Digital Me aims to accelerate learning up to 2.5 times faster than traditional methods through an interactive game environment guided by a customizable on-screen character. The application is being developed iteratively and has received support from medical professionals for its potential to help young cancer patients and others dealing with brain issues.

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Enhanced Game Design to Accelerate Learning,
targeted to offset Late Effects as a result of
Child Cancer Treatment.
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2. * Many children will experience Cognitive Decline
and reduced Social Acceptance after being
treated for Childhood Cancer.
This is particularly evident with young girls.
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3. * Cognitive Learning has also been proven to help
with ADHD, Autism, and General Learning
Disabilities.
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4. * The Digital Me project is based on 10 years of
in-depth research and prototyping, resulting in a
proven framework of game-based learning
methodology and toolsets.
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5. * Digital Me is a library of games that are linked
to an onscreen, age appropriate and
customisable character, designed to accelerate
learning.
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6. * Using “Recursive Learning Theory” the character
will guide the user through the learning process in a
playful game environment, proven to accelerate
learning by up to 2.5 times over traditional
methods.
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7. * The proposed application and associated games,
focus on creating an environment that motivates
the user to persistently re-engage, fostering the
drill and practice of cognitive skills through
interactive play.
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8. * The application will also provide features such as
reminding the user to complete real-life tasks
(like take medications), all in a safe virtual
environment with parental control or clinical
supervision.
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9. * The application interface centers around a 3D
animated character, which can be customized to
reflect the personality of the user.
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10. * The proposed application and included game modules
will fully comply with accessibility guidelines for
mobile devices, as documented by the Able Gamers
foundation (2012).
* Initially, this app will support 6 languages (English,
German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese), and
will eventually support all iOS character sets.
* The app will provides XML data for importing to other
analysis programs for parental and clinical monitoring.
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11. * Crowd-Funding support has been sourced for the
completion of this project. Development details
and project timeline are available online.
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12. * The application will been developed in
stages and released to the target market for
usability testing using an iterative
development process.
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13. * Promotion will be via social networks and
media sharing:
* twitter.com/DigitalMeApp
* www.facebook.com/DigitalMeProject
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14. * Support from Clinicians….
* Director of Research Children’s Cancer Research, "This
project needs to be done, I can see many advantages”
* CEO Starship Hospital "Yes, for young cancer patients
and be of benefit for others dealing with brain issues
from illnesses”
* Leading Child Psychologist, “makes perfect sense,
digital games could be a powerful intervention, great
work!”
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15. * This project will be completed, but will get
there faster with public and financial
support. Please share on your social networks
and donate to the cause.
Pivec Labs is a subsidiary of
CranberryBlue R&D Limited
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