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    GE Healthcare for Aging (Designmatters)

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    Art Center College of Design

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    Building on the Healthcare Anywhere theme , GE Healthcare returned to Art Center for a second collaboration with Designmatters and the Product Design department which resulted in a Fall 2007 transdisciplinary studio involving students from the departments of Environmental Design, Graphic Design, and Product Design. The lead faculty were James Meraz, Environmental Design and John-Rhys Newman, Product Design. This project was hosted by the Designmatters department at Art Center College of Design.
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    August 4, 2011
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    Sensorial group investigated the idea of "home" as a series of sensory experiences. Project consists of three products that enhance the ritual of taking prescription medications.
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    This projects transforms daily activities into gaming experiences that provide preventive healthcare and facilitate meaningful bonds between family members.
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    The team aimed at providing preventive health maintenance for the "baby boomer", by focusing on the hollistic health benefits of co-habitation with plants, growing one's own food and community sharing
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    The team developed a mobile healthcare system for the year 2017 by creating a specialized, highly functioning home for the "nomadic baby boomer".
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    The focus was to envision solutions for healthy living for the aging “baby boomer” populations, both at home and in assisted care living facilities. The teams were asked to improve their quality of life and design with an eye to the future.

     
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    While the primary goal was to improve the lives of the aging population, the design explorations quickly underscored the larger application and benefits of these designs for a wide spectrum of users. The solutions’ reach aimed at enhancing an individual’s entire life span, with an emphasis on quality of life rather than age

     
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