Carolyn Mee: A Revolutionary Way To Test Children's Hearing In The Form Of A Game http://youtu.be/wqFGY8DUel0 Shhh, listen... can you hear? Sound brings the world to life. A gnarl, a note, a knock at the door, sound is a centrepiece of our very existence. It adds meaning, it matters. Take away sound and what do you have? Silence. Undetected hearing loss can dramatically impact a child's life. Learning, speech and play suffer. hearrightnow will ensure no child starts school with undetected hearing loss. A serious, narrative driven game will surreptitiously test for hearing loss and the player engagement will ensure a superior result to traditional testing methods. Listen up this is a game changer.

1. a gameful solution to a testing problem
By Carolyn Mee

2. “Oh the places you’ll GO”
-Dr. Seuss

4. When you’re on a journey it’s the
people you meet along the way who
define your journey.

6. WHO states that Indigenous Australians
have some of the worst levels of ear
infections in the world.
(Couzos, Melcalf & Murray 1999)
Clearly there is a situation and any help addressing it would
be of value.

8. develop a game to test for hearing loss in
preschool children

11. collaboration
My journey led me to the door of the
National Acoustic Laboratories and the
forward thinking Director or Research
Professor Harvey Dillon.

13. Need - implement a universal hearing
screening test for all children entering school.
270 000 children start school for the first
time each year
Barrier - Time, expertise and cost prevent mass
testing of children through traditional means

15. Challenge identified
Change Required
Game on!

17. You will come to a place
where the streets are not marked.
Some windows are lighted.
But mostly they’re darked….
Do you dare to stay out?
Do you dare to go in?
How much can you lose?
How much can you win?
Simple it’s not. -Dr. Seuss

18. Developing a game with its roots based in
science is a challenge.
Step 1: Understand the problem
3 different types of hearing issues
• conductive hearing loss
• sensorineural loss
• central auditory processing disorder

19. Developing a game with its roots based in
science is a challenge.
Step 2: Understand the solution
- different types of hearing tests
• Visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA)
• Play audiometry
• Pure tone audiometry

20. Developing a game with its roots based in
science is a challenge.
Step 3: Translate the solution
Testing (tone, speech) +
game design principles (engagement, anticipation, reward cycles, rhythm) =
captivating and effective hearing test

21. audio stimulus followed Wrangling sound systems with
by visual reward a simple calibration step

22. Mechanics Story
Technology Aesthetics

26. celebration
Good Results but not quite there yet !

27. So…
You’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting
So... get on your way!
-Dr. Seuss