Search

Menu

Interactive Barrier Design

About

An interactive barrier for patients

When placed in quarantine, patients are not able to gather and share communal spaces, leading to an increased sense of isolation. Interactive Barrier proposes a system for safe interaction between 2 to 4 people, allowing them to communicate face to face and supporting mental healh through the process of recovery.

Challenges

# Health and Well-being# Mental health# Connectivity

Trends

# COVID-19

Disciplines

University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Team

  • Xincan Yang

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    Xincan Yang and Daheng TongWe are international students from China studying at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). During this period of self-isolation and home quarantine, they recognised a challenge which people don`t think of - psychological problems from not being able to communicate face-to-face with loved ones for long periods of time. They designed the Interactive Barrier as a solution to this dilemma.more

  • Daheng Tong

    Rochester Institute of Technology

    Xincan Yang and Daheng TongWe are international students from China studying at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). During this period of self-isolation and home quarantine, they recognised a challenge which people don`t think of - psychological problems from not being able to communicate face-to-face with loved ones for long periods of time. They designed the Interactive Barrier as a solution to this dilemma.more

 Back to overview

Similiar Projects