Multisensory Climbing in the Magic Room

Multisensory Environments have been focused on use cases centered on learning skills and cognitive rehabilitation, which limits physical exercise to be a means rather than an end. A novel solution to this problem comes from Sensorized Climbing Walls, which will allow UX designers to explore a previously unexplored interaction mode using the entire wall as an interactive surface and suggest physical activities with a clear and central physical rehabilitation goal. Research on Sensorized Climbing Walls to date has mainly focused on measurement for enhancing performance. Merging Sensorized Climbing Walls and Multisensory Environments, new opportunities arise to offer more playful experiences to better engage patients in otherwise strenuous exercise routines. The two technologies have proven valuable assets to support children with disabilities and offer complementary sets of stimuli. The development of this new integrated system will open up a new field of study for multisensory physical rehabilitation, Multisensory Environments, and climbing therapy.