Doktor Universe: Reducing childhood anxiety through XR

Reducing childhood anxiety through XR

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Working closely with nurses and oral health experts at hospitals and clinics, Doktor Universe has developed a set of tools using movies, games, animation, and music combined with Augmented Reality and Computer Vision to enhance patient experience before and during medical procedures. Their team, with vast experience in creating and distributing popular intellectual properties (IP) including well-known children’s TV characters in Scandinavia, focuses on helping children from 0 to 5 years of age cope with pain and anxiety. Doktor Universe achieves this by creating a narrative space, communicating with the children in their own language and designing digital products that simulate real-life situations at hospitals or dental clinics.

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Together with nurses from the paediatric department at Aarhus University Hospital, ranked among the top 20 hospitals worldwide, Doktor Universe has created and implemented ”My Hospital Friend Wheelie”, a solution that uses computer vision and play to distract children during hospital procedures.

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In addition to hospital procedures, dental visits can be challenging for children. Together with pediatric dental experts in Denmark, Doktor Universe developed a solution where 3D jigsaw puzzles and Augmented Reality allow children and their families to reinforce good dental habits such as drinking more water instead of soft drinks.

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Doktor Universe’s solutions are implemented at 9 hospitals across Denmark and Greenland. The company continues to grow its portfolio of products, all with the same goal of supporting healthcare professionals in improving children's experiences during treatments.

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Doktor Universe’s solutions were nominated for the Most Innovative Solution in the public sector in Denmark in 2021 and won the Patient Impact Award from Nordic Health Lab in 2022.