Mays’s Heart

Discover the heart through haptics, sound and visuals Mays’s Heart is an interactive educational story about dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition that causes the heart to become enlarged and weakened Through hand drawn visuals, heartbeat sounds, soft ambient music and haptic feedback the experience helps children and adults understand how a heart with this condition may look, sound and beat MEET MAYS’S HEART Follow Mays through a gentle story that introduces dilated cardiomyopathy in a simple and approachable way See how the heart changes in shape Listen to its heartbeat Feel its rhythm through vibration Learn how the condition affects the way it beats FOLLOW THE HEARTBEAT Tap the heart in time with its beat using sound movement and haptic feedback as your guide A heart monitor inspired progress bar shows whether your tap was • Too early / Too late • Almost there • Perfectly on time Your goal is to help the heart find a steadier rhythm ACT LIKE A PACEMAKER In the rhythm stage you take on the role of a pacemaker By tapping in time with the heartbeat you help guide the heart toward a more stable rhythm while learning how pacemakers support the heart CONNECT THE PULSES Draw connections between pulses and help send signals across the heart This activity is inspired by the way a pacemaker delivers coordinated electrical signals to different chambers helping them beat together FEEL EVERY BEAT Haptic feedback allows you to feel the heartbeat directly through your device making the experience feel more physical and immersive The heart changes as it beats while sound, vibration and animation work together to create the feeling of holding a beating heart A MULTISENSORY STORY Experience the story through • Hand drawn visuals • Heartbeat sounds • Soft ambient music • Animated heart movement • Custom haptic feedback • Rhythm based interactions LEARN THROUGH PLAY Mays’s Heart turns a complex medical topic into a gentle interactive experience that encourages curiosity empathy and understanding It is designed to help children and adults learn about dilated cardiomyopathy through storytelling play and multisensory interaction KEY FEATURES Interactive Heart Story Follow Mays through an emotional educational journey centred around her heart Dilated Cardiomyopathy Education Learn how the condition affects the heart’s shape rhythm and movement Rhythm Interaction Tap along with the heartbeat and receive real time feedback on your timing Pacemaker Inspired Activities Explore how rhythm and coordinated signals can help the heart beat more steadily Heartbeat Haptics Feel the heartbeat through custom vibration patterns Hand Drawn Experience Explore a warm visual style created with original illustrations and animation Sound and Music Listen to heartbeat sounds and soft ambient music throughout the story Made for Learning Designed to make heart education more understandable engaging and memorable Mays’s Heart is an educational storytelling experience and is not intended to provide medical advice diagnosis or treatment