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Winning an Apple Competition with a Dementia Simulation App
Meet Hendrik Schulke, a Dresden student, who triumphed in an Apple programming contest with his innovative creation, "Dementi". This ingenious app offers a look into the struggles of individuals battling dementia, through a 16-image memory game. With a twist, however, every three moves, the images shift places, mimicking the confusion and disorientation one encounters when living with the condition.
Drawing inspiration from his grandmother's dementia, Schulke aimed to create an emotional learning experience. As he puts it, "You think you're the problem, but it only works once." His goal is to see children using it to grasp the day-to-day hardships their relatives with dementia may face. Besides, the app includes information about dementia.
At 25, Schulke is a media informatics master's student, developing apps during his semester abroad in Vietnam. His standout creation drew Apple CEO Tim Cook's admiration during the WWDC conference, with Cook highlighting its potential to foster empathy and improve interpersonal understanding. (dpa)
[1] The Dementi app, specifically designed by Hendrik Schulke, seeks to enhance awareness and encourage empathy about dementia. It employs a memory game with 16 images, where after three moves, the images swap places, intensifying the challenges and providing users with a 'taste' of the disorienting reality experienced by people with dementia.
[2] Schulke designed Dementi to promote empathy and understanding of the daily challenges confronted by people suffering from dementia. By engaging users in this simulation, he aspires to educate people, particularly children, about the obstacles their family members may face.
[3] Schulke's groundbreaking approach has been acknowledged for its potential to strengthen interpersonal understanding, earning him a prestigious prize in an Apple programming competition. Schulke plans to release Dementi on the App Store to reach a wider audience.
[1] Hendrik Schulke's innovative app, Dementi, uses technology and gadgets to simulate the challenging experiences of individuals living with dementia, aiming to foster empathy and improve understanding among its users.
[2] In his mission to educate the public, particularly children, about the daily struggles faced by people with dementia, Schulke incorporates gadgets and technology into his app, Dementi, offering users a unique, immersive glimpse into the world of dementia through a memory game designed to represent the disorienting reality of the condition.
