The LAUGH (Ludic Artefacts Using Gesture and Haptics) research project has developed a series of innovative playful devices that amuse, distract, comfort engage, bring joy, and promote ‘in the moment’ living for people with late stage dementia.
LAUGH project
Finalist in National Dementia Care Awards 2018
HUG by LAUGH® has been selected for the final in the Outstanding Dementia Care Product 2018 category at the National Dementia Care Awards 2018.
LAUGH Research Features Article
The LAUGH research featured in the publication Research Features. The article shares the latest findings from the project and presents some of the prototypes designed and made for people living with advanced dementia.
Workshops on designing for dementia
The LAUGH research team ran a series of participatory workshops to inform the design development process. These workshops involved a range of experts including health professionals, carers, managers, technologists, materials experts, designers and researchers.
Compassionate Design book
Compassionate Design: How to design for advanced dementia. A toolkit for designers. The ‘Compassionate Design’ toolkit book was launched at our Senedd (Cardiff) and Royal Society of Art (London) events in March 2018! The toolkit aims to help designers understand
LAUGH at the Senedd, March 2018
The LAUGH research team, My Home Life Cymru and ENRICH Cymru held the event, ‘LAUGH – A celebration of love and life in care homes’ at the Senedd on Friday 16th March 2018, 10am – 12.30pm. The event was the culmination of our three year international AHRC funded design for dementia research project.
LAUGH in Australia, April 2018
LAUGH symposium at Art Gallery NSW, Sydney, 11th April 2018 Find out about the impact of sensory experiences to engage, bring joy and promote ‘in the moment’ living. Learn more about a three-year international collaboration between design researchers in Wales, UK and Australia.
People
The LAUGH project was an international collaboration with researchers at the University of Technology Sydney and Coventry University, led by Professor Cathy Treadaway from CARIAD, Cardiff Metropolitan University.