Megan Barton
BDes (Hons) Product Design
Roamy
Roamy is a device that aims to help people living with the early stages of Dementia continue getting out and living their life. When people are first diagnosed with Dementia, they can feel stuck and isolated. They might feel like they can’t continue leaving the house and doing the things they enjoy, because of the fear of losing their way.
Roamy helps with this by creating a simple way of reminding people how to get where they are going. This lets people in the early stages of Dementia take part in meaningful activities and spend more time in nature.
Roamy is compact and convenient.
Roamy encourages people with early stages of Dementia to go out in nature.
The device shows the selected destination with an icon, when the arrow points at it the user is heading in the right direction.
Roamy has a convenient variety of useful destinations.
Thorough prototyping led to the most effective shape and function of the device.
User testing informed the most user-friendly design of the device.
Roamy – a guide to help people with the early stages of Dementia continue doing the things they enjoy.