The UX OF Parkinson's disease
In this episode we learn about a revolutionary dance program which has been liberating Parkinson's sufferers from their symptoms through movement and music. Where does UX come into this? Well, they received a grant from Google to create an augmented reality application to bring their dance classes out of the studio and into the world of their students.
How does you design an AR product which needs to cater for the many and varying symptoms which impose upon a person with Parkinson's Disease? We find out.
This episode features a highly rated entrant from the UX Awards. To learn more about the awards, as well as how to enter, go to uxawards.org.
In this episode we spoke with:
- David Leventhal, Program Director of Dance for PD & Instructor at the Mark Morris Dance Center - Website
- Amos Bloomberg - Website & LinkedIn
- JM Tolani
- Moving Through Glass
- The Google grant