Sensory Room at Service Centre
In a sensory room trial at Hanhilehto Service Centre, customers were able to use a virtual application to experience things that would be impossible otherwise. The customers of Hanhilehto had three different segments to experience, one of which included 16 different scenic videos with natural sounds. The sensory room also entailed painting features for increasing physical activity. The idea behind the sensory room concept is to provide a positive effect on well-being through spaces that imitate nature.
Conducted at Hanhilehto Service Centre in 2020, the sensory wall and sensory room trial was part of 6Aika CoHeWe project, in which Mikkeli-based company called OiOi Collective Oy was selected as a co-creation partner to deliver the sensory room service. The company was also deeply involved with training the local professionals and introducing the service. In Oulu, the trial was carried out by City of Oulu Welfare Services and the University of Oulu Faculty of Medicine.