Creators
Aaron Low:
Creative Director
Hannah Eyre:
Project Management
Michael Nelson:
Gameplay Engineer
At a young age, Aaron learned about physical therapy through his mothers teachings at Kapiolani Community College.
This lead to a unique approach to games in theraperutic ways.
In his free time, he cleans up medical motion capture sessions.
Michael is a third year CS major at the University of Utah. He has a love of cutting-edge technology and is a hobbyst photographer.
The College of Health is among the largest colleges and schools at the University with 2500 undergraduates and 600 graduate students. Degree options include 18 BA/BS degree emphases, 16 master’s degree programs, 3 clinical doctorates, and 5 PhD programs. This combination of graduate degrees, professional programs, and undergraduate majors uniquely positions the College to contribute to the clinical and research missions of Health Sciences and high impact educational practices on the main campus.
The College is leveraging its strengths through new partnerships with Health Sciences researchers and clinicians in diabetes/metabolism/obesity, neurosciences, cancer and physical activity, and cardiovascular research and training. Recent joint faculty appointments and interdisciplinary research initiatives include the College of Health and the Diabetes and Metabolism Center, Department of Population Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Neurosciences Initiative, and the Consortium on Families and Health Research.
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With close partnership with this department we can better focus our games to the difficulties experienced by patients in the field.
Entertainment Arts & Engineering is the overarching term we use to describe the interdisciplinary work between the College of Engineering and the College of Fine Arts. This work encompasses the wide array of fields in video game design and development, and students from both colleges work closely together throughout their academic careers. This partnership between disciplines reflects the current state of the interactive entertainment business world, and our students leave the program prepared to work effectively in a team environment.
This is what makes Entertainment Arts & Engineering at the University of Utah the #1 game design program in the country.
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The EAE program strives to prepare students for work in the industry, supporting new applications to emerging technologies. Which is why we have been so interested in emerging technologies in VR/AR. We believe we can make a big impact.
Entertainment Arts & Engineering at the University of Utah
Thrive seeks to add a fun twist to the traditions of physical therapy. Looking ahead at emerging technologies we see a great opportunity to help patients in new & innovative ways in AR/VR. The applications for Parkinsons and stroke treatment through virtual play. The key idea is that we can engage patients for longer productive sessions. Whether their struggles be through pain or exhaustion the fun will always be a great motivator.
Our mission is to bring an affordable variant of physical therapy to the masses and not keep it locked away in some research lab somewhere.
"We want to bring PT to the living room"
Our mission
Upon entering our game, you are greeted with a small Daruma doll with unpainted eyes. We found it fitting to choose this Japanese wishing doll as our mascot in order to play off the notion of goals. Daruma will challenge you in a collection of minigames that promote PT range of motions.
The tradition with these dolls goes as follows.
1) Focus on a goal then paint one eye
2) Work hard and keep the doll visible in your room
3) Once you achieve your goal finish your Daruma!
Finishing this dolls signifes the completion of your goal, which to us is fantastic!
Third year CS major working part time at the medical company Biofire