Dementia Through Our Eyes
Dementia through our eyes is an interactive game created by the Scottish Dementia Alumni, a group of individuals with lived experience of dementia, in partnership with Science Ceilidh for young people aged 8-10. The game establishes young people’s understanding of dementia while addressing common misconceptions and embedding knowledge on how to look after our brain health.
The game takes the format of a multiple choice quiz with the questions and answers delivered through short video clips by the alumni, giving a human connection with real people who live with dementia. The multiple choice questions are answered by moving to a designated location in the room representing answers A, B, C, D, or E. Alternatively, participants can design 5 signs with the letters A-E written on them that they can hold up to answer the question or by writing down or saying their answer.
Watch the live resource launch where we were joined by by Martin Robertson (Member of Scottish Dementia Alumni), Paula Brown (Facilitator of Scottish Dementia Alumni), and Philly Hare (Director of Innovations in Dementia). We chatted about the development and pilot of the resource as well as how to use the resource with your own classes or community groups.
In June 2022, we ran a pilot of the game with the P5 class of Loretto RC Primary School in Musselburgh. Agnes and Martin, two of the alumni members, came along to the pilot and shared their experiences of dementia with the pupils.
“They really enjoyed the session and I got some fantastic feedback from them and their parents. They especially loved that Agnes and Martin visited them and found their stories very interesting.”
- P5 Teacher at Loretto RC Primary School
You can read the report on the development process of the game along with our learning from the pilot of the game here!
Project created by the Scottish Dementia Alumni in partnership with Science Ceilidh and funded by Dementia Enquirers, through Innovations In Dementia and the National Lottery Community Fund.