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Glymetrix Diabetes Mine 2009 Design Challenge Entry
Paper entry for the 2009 Diabetes Mine Design Challenge
to help solve one of the biggest problems faced by people with diabetes:
“Diabetes is in your face all the time”
There is a hugeneed for diabetes management tools that are designed to provide support and motivation for better self management.
“this is not in my face.”
–Game zone user.We built the game zone to be a fun experience, and to reward people for taking the steps neededto manage their diabetes. We believe this is the only software application designed for adultsthat gives you a reward for testing your blood sugar. It’s designed to fit into people’s life style.Managing diabetes takes a lot of time, and can leave people feeling they lack control:
“This isless intrusive, you can approach it because no one is putting a fish hook into you andreeling you in. Its user controlled, at my convenience.”
It’s designed to be a better tool than the current set of tools.
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“Data from the game could help trouble shoot my problems when meeting my CDE or doctor. This could also go a long way to help me not feel like a pile of *** ****.Sometimes they just yell at you, afterwards I would go into my car and cry.
The Game Zone
People with diabetes engage with the system through the ‘Game Zone’ which is designed andoperatedby Glymetrix. Individual games are built by professional game developers, and arelinked to the Glymetrix system. The system uses the games as a way to engage, educate andmotivate while providing people with structure and support to better manage their diabetes.Users enter the game zone over the web, starting at a front page like this one:
The Product in Action
Glymetrix has the product online on it’s own site, www.diabetesgame.comwith a testimonial,
instructions on how to play, prizes players can redeem with their points and a blog where peoplecan comment and ask questions.
From this point the users can check out the prizesthey can win or choose to start playing the games inthe game zone. The screenshot shows a testimonialvideo and a button to play the quiz game. There arealso links to prizes and blogs for people to talk about the game, see who is scoring the most pointsand participate in the community.Source: www.diabetesgame.com
Managing diabetes is a series of many small actions every day. The design of the system and theway games work in the system reflects this. When playing the quiz game a player can doubletheir points by entering blood glucose test results. If they do the points double and the gamegoes ca-ching like a winning slot machine or a cash register. This is a small reward, but it is areal reward, people like scoring more points and they like the ca-ching sound.This is a screenshot from a Solitaire game in development.Across the bottom you can see six graphics with a picture of a diabetes related activity and aword describing what clicking on the picture does in the solitaire game.If a player wants to reveal the cards they click the exercise graphic, to find an ace they click themedication graphic.
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Glymetrix Diabetes Mine 2009 Design Challenge Entry
Paper entry for the 2009 Diabetes Mine Design Challenge
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