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The boundary between our real and digital worlds is constantly shifting. This year’s applications introduced new ideas and solutions to help us cope with digital anxiety, give new tools to parents and carers to support their loved ones and find ingenious and playful ways to break down complex emotional experiences for children. Whilst we prepare the next generation to continue in the pursuit of a peaceful and diverse society, they showed us how we must also afford everyone, especially the most vulnerable amongst us, the right to live with dignity and enjoy a rewarding life.

Aibo

Aibo

Energy

Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI)

A lamp that helps those living alone communicate their needs to neighbours

allay

allay

Health and Well-being

TU Dublin

A wearable non invasive device to help reduce stress for those with Sensory Process Disorder

ani-MED

ani-MED

Health and Well-being

University of Wales Trinity St David – Swansea College of Art

A playful set of tools to help reduce stress for children in need of medical procedures

DISHA

DISHA

Navigation

Indian School of Design & Innovation

A wearable, biodegradable device that helps navigation without relying on GPS

DOBOO Fun Coding Toolkit

DOBOO Fun Coding Toolkit

Education

Hunan University

A toolkit to teach children how to code and solve problems in a playful way

ECMH + UDB Design for Vulnerability

ECMH + UDB Design for Vulnerability

Water and Sanitation

Escuela de Comunicación Mónica Herrera

An affordable, natural water filter to help communities with difficult access to clean water

Facel

Facel

Health and Well-being

Higher School of Economics

A wearable technology to control smart home devices with only their eyes

Hero Helpers

Hero Helpers

Health and Well-being

Nottingham Trent University

An educational toy helping children understand illness through play

INSTANT – Control and Ethics in Digital Identities

INSTANT – Control and Ethics in Digital Identities

Data privacy

Estonian Academy of Arts

A new digital assistant to help us control the data we share and protect our privacy

M.O.S.S.

M.O.S.S.

Cities and Communities

Edinburgh Napier University

A system to encourage and reward green behaviour in urban dwellers

Pause Pillow

Pause Pillow

Health and Well-being

Samsung Art and Design Institute (SADI)

A smart pillow that jams wifi signals when in use, to help reduce dependency from social media

Phases

Phases

Health and Well-being

National University of Singapore

A device for women that uses the pH of saliva to monitor reproductive health stages

Touch me Gently

Touch me Gently

Health and Well-being

The University of Auckland

A wearable device that recreates the sensation of human touch