Videogame Poised to Help Children with Cystic Fibrosis

An innovative new game designed to help children with cystic fibrosis do their breathing exercises is undergoing medical testing at Great Ormond Street Hospital. https://youtu.be/SRtFDxZukhY Konglomerate Games, which recently received $10,000 of funding the Europe-wide Unloc Enterprise challenge sponsored by Verizon, is a company made up of students from Abertay University in Dundee. Their game, Archipelayo, has been designed around the Fizzyo Sensor, a bluetooth sensor which attaches to the physiotherapy devices which are used to enhance the airway clearance techniques which people with cystic fibrosis perform. These can be tedious and uncomfortable, and can last for up to an … Continue reading Videogame Poised to Help Children with Cystic Fibrosis