BAMB.I. - The children's communication network

Bamb.I. stands for
BAMBini Insieme (children together)

Bamb.I. is a communications network set up inside the children ward and the day hospital play room. It is composed of 10 stations and 1 main control station.

Each station is composed by:

Close circuit Camera.
TV monitor.
phone system.
Macintosh Computer.
Graphic tablet.
VCR

[click here]to see one of the bamb.i. stations during the testing phase

Each station can be linked with any of the other stations. It is also possible to link more than 2 stations together.

The main station is provided with a large monitors set that allows simultaneous connection with all the rooms.

The main computer is linked to a scanner, a CD ROM drive, an Optical disk drive, a graphic tablet, a modem.

[click here]to see the main control station

HOW IS IT USED?

We use BAMB.I. to communicate with more than one child a time. The network allows us to make cooperative activities even if children are in isolation and can't meet each others.

The computer is used as a common electronic board, allowing us to read, write, draw on the same screen which is seen all over the network.

One BAMB.I station was put outside the ward, thus allowing friends and relatives to see a sick child without any risk of infections for him.

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?

The BAMB.I network has been presented in several conferences around Italy. Here' is one of the most comprehensive article we wrote about it. (at present, Italian only)

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