QOL Case study Alvio by R/GA New York

The Case study titled Alvio was done by R/GA New York advertising agency for subbrand: RESPIRATORY APP (brand: QOL) in United States. It was released in Nov 2013.

QOL: Alvio

Released
November 2013
Posted
November 2013
Creative

Awards:

Cannes Lions, 2014
MOBILE LIONSCreative Use Of Technology: Networked Mobile TechnologyGOLD
MOBILE LIONSTablets and Other Devices: ProductsBRONZE
D&AD Awards 2015
Digital DesignConnected ProductsGraphite Pencil
Product DesignInnovative Product DesignGraphite Pencil
One Show 2015
Intellectual PropertyIntellectual Property & Products / Integrated Digital & Physical ProductsBronze Pencil
MobileUse of Technology / Product & Mobile IntegrationBronze Pencil
UX / UIUser Experience Design - Mobile / User ExperienceGold Pencil
UX / UIUser Experience Design - Mobile / UtilityGold Pencil
Clio Awards 2015
DigitalProduct/Service: AppsSilver
ADC Tomorrow Awards 2015
Winners-Winners
LIA (London International Awards), 2015
DigitalAppsBronze Winner
DigitalInnovative Use of DigitalBronze Winner
DesignProduct DesignSilver Winner

Credits & Description:

Type of entry: Creative Use Of Technology
Category: Networked Mobile Technology
Advertiser: QOL
Product/Service: RESPIRATORY APP
Agency: R/GA New York, USA
Client: QOL
Product: RESPIRATORY APP
Entrant: R/GA New York, USA
Type of Entry: Creative Use Of Technology
Category: Networked Mobile Technology
Entrant Company : R/GA New York, USA
Advertising Agency : R/GA New York, USA
Founder/Ceo: Bezalel Arkush (Qol)
Business Development And Regulations: Corey Wilson/Wirth (Qol)
Creative: Ehud Tal (Qol)
Head Of Products: Tamir Rosenblum (Qol)
Creative Execution:
Alvio tracks your progress while you play. And because it’s fun, kids will keep playing while they get healthier. We designed Alvio’s games around the ways people need to improve their lung health. Inhaling and exhaling moves the character up and down to hit targets. Other games measure how hard you can exhale—a very important indicator of the seriousness of your condition.
Alvio is being tested in Montefiore Medical Center in New York City in their pediatric department. It will be used in-hospital for 6 weeks and then at home with the patients for 6 months. The app was hand-delivered on iPads by the company.
Alvio is partnering with some of the top hospitals in the US, to make our games even more useful. So we can help even more kids with asthma go out and play. And help their parents to breathe easier.
If your child has asthma, it’s really asthma that has them. Medication can help, but most parents are concerned about overmedicating their kids and looking for better solutions. It turns out that when asthma patients track their conditions, and exercise their lungs, it cuts their need for medication by up to 86%. But, the devices patients are given today don’t track data, or offer lung training. And they are just about the last thing a kid would be interested in.
Children with asthma, and their parents, would benefit if the kids would do more breathing exercises. Existing devices are scary, or boring, or both. We saw an opportunity to create a breathing trainer that acts like a game controller. But instead of using your thumbs, you control the game with your breath.