The Briolight interactive floor is designed for activities with children who have developmental and mental health difficulties. When developing the software, we worked with practising specialists to create and classify suitable interactive effects. The Session Generator helps a teacher or psychologist select appropriate activities quickly. Its original classification was informed by the ICD-10.
Which needs can be considered when selecting activities?
- Emotional and volitional regulation difficulties.
- Hyperactivity, attention difficulties, impulsivity and excessive motor activity.
- Difficulties associated with genetic conditions.
- Psychosomatic difficulties.
The teacher can select one of these categories in the Session Generator, which then creates a folder containing five to ten activities matching the chosen criteria.
To make the selection easier, hovering over a category displays a short explanation and examples of conditions. The genetic conditions category, for instance, includes Down syndrome, West syndrome, Williams syndrome, Rett syndrome, Prader–Willi syndrome and Angelman syndrome.
Important: If a child also has speech, cognitive or motor difficulties, these should be indicated when selecting activities. They affect the resulting selection. The tool does not replace professional assessment or diagnosis.
Information on other conditions and more detailed descriptions is available in the restricted Briolight Corporate Methodological Knowledge Base, accessible to customers, as well as in the methodological guidelines being prepared for the equipment documentation at the time of the original publication.
Children who feel unsure of their coordination or have motor impairments may have had discouraging experiences during physical activities. Some worry about damaging equipment, while teachers must supervise their movements closely to reduce the risk of injury. Because an interactive floor uses a projection rather than physical objects on the surface, it removes some obstacles and offers a flexible setting for success. Activities still require appropriate professional supervision and a safe environment.
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