More than a smiley face?
The camera itself is quite an intimidating piece of equipment so in order to make people, children especially, want to participate we need to make it seem engaging and inviting.
A recognised problem when photographing children is getting them to stay still and concentrate on facing in one direction. The only visual marker used at Alder Hey is a print out of a smiley face. If we tackle this particular problem as part of the temporary exhibit then it may have the potential to benefit the users of 3dMD equipment in hospitals long term.
How to improve patient experience in 3dMD apparatus?
It would be useful to collect some qualitative research from participants at FACT as to their opinion of the experience, what the equipment reminds them of etc. The same questions could be asked to children and parents in the photography department at Alder Hey. This collected information could then be compared and used to consider how the experience could be improved overall.
This is quite a simple example but it was used at a collaborative project I took part in at the Southbank Centre to create a newspaper in 48 hours. These cards were used as a way of collecting information from passers by, with the premise that their input would be used in the newspaper. The theme of the weekend was Power & Production, and within the boundaries of those few questions, it produced some very imaginative responses.
