Student group’s challenge

“Students were working on the problem of needle phobia. For this, they visited a clinic and talked with rheumatologists. To discover where this needle phobia comes from, and if they could do something about it. And—simultaneously—students thought of VR glasses to reduce with needle phobia. Even though the VR glasses were innovative, it was too owHbig for the students. So, a doctor eventually picked it up himself. […] How would the VR glasses work? The VR glasses would have a hypnotic effect when put on children, and that would reduce anxiety for needles among children. What happened then? A doctor came up with the idea for VR glasses, and students talked to this doctor and discover that the idea would be too big for them to take on. In the end, that process of developing VR glasses took two years, so it had not been feasible for students. […] The students let go of the needle phobia and they worked on classical conditioning and its effects on nausea” [T9 nausea].

Teaching activities

“I had very extensive talks with students, brainstormed a bit with students, and also talked with stakeholders. Together, we talked and brainstormed about ideas. While discussing ideas, students realized that the idea of VR glasses was too big for them. Like, this is beyond our capabilities. And then I said, ‘I also think that’” [T9 nausea].