Color Me Healthy - How To Play

Keeping track of health one drawing at a time. Introduction: Color Me Healthy is an app created to speed up the time and accuracy of patient and caretaker interaction. The primary focus is on children (ages 5 - 14), who must undergo long stays in the hospital. Players will be drawn to the app to customize characters and their rooms, write in a personal journal, and draw in a digital sketch pad. Caretakers will find this app useful for its detailed symptom tracking and patients personal input from carefully crafted questions. The private nature of this app creates a safe place where children can freely express their feelings and symptoms with zero pressure. Game Mechanics: Color Me Healthy hosts a variety of interactive pages. In the main page, players will be able to customize room decorations, as well as place unlocked decorations around at their will. An "About Me" page includes a customizable character that will follow the player through a few pages. A diary is included so the voice of the player can either be shared through text, or withheld as a private memoir for the player. The digital sketch pad allows players to create works of art, or can be used as an avenue to express emotion. The main focus in Color Me Healthy comes in the symptom page. Players will be able to answer general questions about their health, as well as be able to go to specific body parts and enter in specific problems. Within these specific body parts, players can draw on a representation of that part and explain the feeling through a more artistic medium. All of this information is saved and can easily be found throughout the app for future use.

How to play Color Me Healthy is a simple app used to track symptoms over a period of time. Users are able to customize their character, draw pictures, place sticker, write in their journal, and of course, mark, describe, and track various symptoms. 1. Main page: On the first page of Color Me Healthy, users are able to customize their surroundings by simply pressing on certain pictures, such as the window and shelf accessories. They may also choose to water their plant in the corner. Each consecutive day that the plant is watered will allow it to grow bigger, each day missed will reverse the process. To continue on to the other pages of this app, simply press on the Avatar in the center, or the books located in the bookshelf. 2. Symptom Page: When a user selects the Avatar, the symptom page will be brought up. In this page patients are able to mark off general symptoms and feelings, if they circle a location on the body, the app will zoom in to that body part with more specific options. Remember to press the save button if you wish for the data to be saved. Each day only has room for one save, so if you were to re-save any submissions, it would override the previous save of the day. 3. History Page: To access this saved information, use the bookshelf to make it over to the History page or by selecting a tab in the journal. The history page will showcase all saved work from this app. To select a day, choose the month and year from the top left of the screen, then, in the box under those selections, choose which day of the month you wish to view. You will be able to see the diary input, any saved symptoms, and any images that helped show those symptoms. 4. Sketch Page: To access the sketch page, either select the correct book on the shelf, or navigate using the tabs located on the top right. This sketch page is used as a creative space for all users, and they are able draw anything they want. Stickers are also available to be used in this space, to enhance any drawings. You are also able to view all previous art saved on this page. 5. Diary Page: The diary page can be accessed from the bookshelf or the tabs. This space is used for users to write about any experiences, feelings, or whatever they desire. It can be as simple as selecting a face that represents how they are feeling, or as complex as a long novel. This information is all saved in the history page. 6. About Me Page: This page is all about customizing the user's avatar. User's are given a blank slate and are able to choose from a variety of unlockable clothes and colors to customize their avatar. Located on this page are also a few personal questions, and personal goals that can be completed on a daily basis.