Tagged with Kidz@GCU Hospital

National recognition for ICT hospital application

From left, Darcelle Hinze, Chelsea McGuiness and Belinda Rex with the Kidz@GCU Hospital app
Griffith Sciences
Published AuthorMichael Jacobson
An application developed at Griffith University and which helps children feel less anxious when entering hospital has received a merit at the 2014 National iAwards. The awards were announced in Melbourne last week and since then the team representing the School of Information and Communication Technology has been invited to attend the 2014 Asia Pacific […]

Griffith app eases childhood anxiety at hospital

From left, Darcelle Hinze, Chelsea McGuiness and Belinda Rex with the Kidz@GCU Hospital app
Griffith Sciences
Published AuthorMichael Jacobson
An interactive “storybook” style app is making trips to Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) less daunting for children. Kidz@GCU Hospital, which is based specifically on the GCUH experience, allows youngsters to follow the journey of six characters through a hospital visit and learn about procedures such as plaster casts and stitches, as well as X-rays, […]