{"id":68,"date":"2020-08-24T08:07:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T08:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toys4therapy.com\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T11:18:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:18:46","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/toys4therapy.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"68\" class=\"elementor elementor-68\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b59946 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b59946\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-529bfdf\" data-id=\"529bfdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b03ce aux-appear-watch-animation aux-fade-in-up-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_modern_heading\" data-id=\"67b03ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"aux_modern_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<section class=\"aux-widget-modern-heading\">\n            <div class=\"aux-widget-inner\"><h4 class=\"aux-modern-heading-primary\"><\/h4><h3 class=\"aux-modern-heading-secondary\"><span class=\"aux-head-highlight\">Motivating children to do hand therapy at home<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"aux-modern-heading-divider\"><\/div><div class=\"aux-modern-heading-description\"><p>Home therapy can be repetitive and demotivating, while traditional therapy tools can be expensive and complex, often limited to rehabilitation centres. By harnessing the power of cutting-edge technologies like smart toys, we\u2019re researching how therapy is experienced. These tools target motor skills and create a playful experience that captivates the imagination and keeps children motivated.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ad955d\" data-id=\"3ad955d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b419a aux-appear-watch-animation aux-scale-up elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_image\" data-id=\"29b419a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"aux_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<section class=\"widget-container aux-widget-image aux-alignnone aux-parent-auf7beed41\">\n    <div class=\"aux-media-hint-frame 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class=\"aux-head-highlight\">Research<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n        <\/section>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccc094d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccc094d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd915b3\" data-id=\"dd915b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9083e07 aux-appear-watch-animation aux-fade-in-right-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-aux_staff\" data-id=\"9083e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"aux_staff.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<section class=\"aux-wrap-style-simple widget-container aux-widget-staff aux-parent-au22ab4fc7\">    <div class=\"aux-staff-container aux-staff-pos-left aux-staff-text-left aux-staff-text-dark \" >\n            <div class=\"aux-staff-header aux-staff-img-rect\">\n            <div class=\"aux-media-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/toys4therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tamara-Pinos-Cisneros-1024x1024-1-40x40.jpg\" class=\" aux-preload aux-has-preview\" alt=\"Tamara-Pinos-Cisneros-1024x1024\" data-ratio=\"1\" data-original-w=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/toys4therapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tamara-Pinos-Cisneros-1024x1024-1.jpg\" \/><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"aux-staff-content\">\n                        <h4 class=\"col-title\">Tamara Pinos Cisneros<\/h4>\n                        <h5 class=\"col-subtitle\">PhD Candidate<\/h5>\n                        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                                Researcher and teacher at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Interested in creating change in health and education via play, tinkering and making.            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"aux-staff-footer aux-small aux-horizontal\">\n                    <ul class=\"aux-social-list\">\n\n                                                                <li>\n                            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tamara-pinos-cisneros-65b0a714\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"auxicon-linkedin\"><\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                <li>\n                            <a class=\"twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tataPinos\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"auxicon-twitter\"><\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                                                                                                                                  <\/ul>\n           <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/section><!-- widget-container -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b7be11\" data-id=\"5b7be11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e4d360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e4d360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>I am interested in researching: <strong>\u201c<em>How to design smart toys to improve home-based therapies for children with cerebral palsy?<\/em>\u201d<\/strong> For this, I focus on two research questions:\u00a0<\/p><p><em><strong>RQ 1<\/strong>. Which design features of open-ended play smart toys can positively affect motivation to play in home-based therapy for children with cerebral palsy?<\/em><\/p><p>CP is an umbrella term with different levels of complexity, children with CP are affected in different ways hence the need for personalized therapy that can adjust to the skills of the child. To measure those skills, therapists currently use observational instruments like Assisted Hand Assessment to evaluate how children spontaneously manipulate objects in a playful bimanual activity.\u00a0 In the clinic, digital measuring devices can be used together with manual measures done by the therapists. With Toys4Therapy, it will be possible to collect data (like, for example, time of use, frequency, wrist extension, rotations via accelerometers, pressure, etc.) remotely and more frequently. With the aid of AI, this data can be used to create adaptive play levels for optimal interventions. This leads us to the second research question:<\/p><p><em><strong>RQ 2.<\/strong> How can self-adaptive play complexity provided by a smart toy create motivation and adherence to therapy at home for children with CP?<\/em><\/p><p>This research provides an important opportunity to advance the understanding of motivation and playfulness in therapy assisted by new technologies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14c4709 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14c4709\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d12979\" data-id=\"2d12979\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b977130 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b977130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Magic Monster<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-17aa3da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17aa3da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c24fe5\" data-id=\"7c24fe5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3afe8d9\" data-id=\"3afe8d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09ed20a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09ed20a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fc1bd8\" data-id=\"2fc1bd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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By harnessing the power of cutting-edge technologies like smart toys, we\u2019re researching how therapy is experienced. 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