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Care across distance
Tether frames telemedicine as a connected home-care experience for older adults and their families.
Tether
A home telemedicine concept designed to extend thoughtful elder care across distance.
Tether was developed at Georgia Tech’s College of Design with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Steelcase. It explores telemedicine as the basis of a healthcare system designed to reach every home.
Role
Product Design | User Experience
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Service architecture
The system map clarifies the relationship between home, clinician and supporting services.
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Home interaction
Interface and device concepts keep common care activities direct and approachable.
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Physical touchpoint
The product form is developed to sit comfortably within a domestic environment.
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Connected journey
The wider sequence shows how individual interactions become a continuous care relationship.
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System resolution
The final overview brings service, interface and physical product into one proposition.