MISION

PROTO'S

Understanding Protontherapy

Dealing with Chemotherapy

Challenge
Facilitating communication between doctors, parents and kids (ages 4-12) dealing with cancer treatments. Design to guide and properly explain fundamentals, processes, secondary effects, procedures and overall pediatric cancer treatments.

Constraints
Total adoption
Positive emotional conection
Sterilizable materials
Personalizable
Neutral

Tools
CAD + 3D printing
Illustration + Storytelling
Emotional inteligence
Adobe suite (Ai, Ch, Ae)
Research methods

Main Takeaways
1. Design for healthcare is vital.
2. Kids are wiser than we think.
3. Play can heal, even adults.
4. Importance of visual and verbal communication through motion graphics.

Client
Clínica Universidad de Navarra

Family

Doctors

Efficient
Communication

Patient

WHAT'S INCLUDED

The patient receives a kit that includes

Protontherapy and

chemotherapy expert

The Stories

Two books

Animations

Three short videos

Water

Bottle

The Character

3D printed toy +Ipad Holder

How does it work?

Steps

Analysis

and diagnosis

Doctors provide

treatment options

Patient family receives the first book "guide" to familiarize with the character, anticipate what the first few symtpoms are and get prepared.

Patient is welcomed to the mission through the first animation

Chemo treatment starts

Second book given to the patient to model coping mechanisms

Clinic provides IPad and toy/ipad holder for the patient. A second animation explaining machinery and procedures is shown

During Chemotherapy & rest sesions the patient can personalize his toy

Proto toy detatches to make the patient company during radiation sessions

If the patient gets to remission a third and final animation is shown

The patient rings the bell of the brave

'A Great Mission’ is the second guide for the pediatric cancer patient. This story describes the journey from the diagnosis stage, its difficulties and provides strategies to cope with emotional ups and downs. It also describes the treatment processes, common fears that may arise, side effects and concepts that parents might have difficulty explaining.

See Guide 1

Character Design

Portraying real-life traits

The Stories

First Book: "El comienzo de todo" (The Start of Everything)

Second Book: "Una gran Misión" (A Great Mission)

'The Start of everything' is the first guide in the kit. This tale seems to be a children's book like any another, however, it narrates the life of a character that experiences the first symptoms and apperance of a hard disease. The protagonist of the story translates actual symptoms and situations the patient will go through. Proto is an empathic model that generates closeness, trust and motivation.

See Guide 2

Each character was designed to embody the actual personality of real life doctors working in the oncology unit of the clinic.

The program was intended to familiarize the patients with all the professionals they were going to encounter, to make their adaptation easier since the very start.

Animations

Reproducir video

The Character

3D Printed Proto

The protagonist of the story is 3D printed and its purpose is multifunctional. It can be used as a support to "hold" the child's tablet as well as being used as a traditional toy that reminds the patient that he is not alone. Proto is there to hold him any time he needs it. For hygiene and health in the clinic, the toy is made from plastic to be easy to clean and safe for patients. The 3D figure is printed in white for every kid to personalize it accordingly.

Explore the 3D model