Tover Health Tech B.V.

Tover Health Tech B.V., commonly known as Tover, is a Dutch care technology company based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. It is the developer of the Tovertafel, an award-winning interactive game system that projects games onto any surface and is designed for people with cognitive challenges such as dementia and intellectual disabilities. The company describes its mission as creating a more caring and inclusive world, working together with care professionals to improve quality of life through what it calls 'purposeful play'. The Tovertafel system combines a projector, infrared sensors and specialised software to turn any surface into an interactive play area. Its games respond to even the smallest hand or arm movements, and are designed to stimulate players on a social, physical and cognitive level. Tover states that the Tovertafel is the first interactive game system of its kind and has become the industry standard, used in thousands of care communities around the world. The company reports that its games are played in more than 11,000 care institutions worldwide. The first Tovertafel was launched in 2015, emerging from the PhD research of Hester Le Riche, who is the company's CEO and the creator of the Tovertafel. Research remains central to Tover's approach: all products are developed in co-design with the target group and their carers, and the company works with independent research partners including universities, colleges, nursing homes, care institutions, foundations and educational institutions to conduct effect studies. Tover's product line is organised around care segments, notably memory care for seniors living with dementia and intellectual disability care for adults. The Tovertafel is marketed as simple to install and use, with a click-and-ready system, and is offered with an Open Play & Learn subscription giving unlimited access to games, plus 24/7 inspiration and support through a personal online platform. The company has continued to develop the hardware, with the Tovertafel 3 presented as a newer generation of the system. Tover positions itself at the intersection of healthcare, technology and play, selling to care institutions rather than directly to consumers. Its stated benefits include increasing social interaction and joy, stimulating physical activity, improving carer-client relationships, preventing or reducing agitated and challenging behaviours, and preventing overstimulation while safeguarding self-esteem. The company operates internationally, with localised websites for different markets, and is headquartered at Pythagoraslaan 101 in Utrecht.

Tover Health Tech B.V. is a Dutch care technology company based in Utrecht. Its origins lie in the PhD research of Hester Le Riche, who is the company's CEO and the creator of the Tovertafel. The first Tovertafel was launched in 2015, emerging from that research. The Tovertafel was conceived as an interactive game system for people with cognitive challenges, projecting games onto any surface and responding to hand and arm movements. From the outset, research and co-design were central to the company's approach. Tover states that all its products are developed in close cooperation with the people for whom they are intended, and that its games are produced with the contribution of independent research partners, including universities and colleges around the world as well as researchers working for nursing homes, care institutions, foundations and educational institutions. Effect studies are used to assess whether the games and products deliver the promised impact. The company grew its installed base internationally. According to Tover, its games are played and enjoyed by users in more than 11,000 care institutions worldwide. The Tovertafel has been described by the company as the first interactive game system of its kind and as having become the industry standard, brightening days in thousands of care communities around the world. Tover organises its offering around care segments, notably memory care for seniors living with dementia and intellectual disability care for adults. The Tovertafel is marketed as simple to install and move thanks to a click-and-ready system, and is offered with an Open Play & Learn subscription that gives unlimited access to games for the relevant target audience, alongside 24/7 inspiration and support through a personal online platform. The company has continued to evolve the hardware, presenting the Tovertafel 3 as a new generation of the system. Tover operates localised websites for different markets and is headquartered at Pythagoraslaan 101, 3584 BB Utrecht, The Netherlands. Its stated mission is to change the way the world looks at people with cognitive challenges and to help create a more caring and inclusive world, working together with care professionals to improve quality of life.

• 2015

  First Tovertafel launched, emerging from the PhD research of CEO and creator Hester Le Riche.

• Tovertafel games reported to be played in more than 11,000 care institutions worldwide.

• Tovertafel 3 presented as a new generation of the interactive game system.

Care technology for people with cognitive challenges, built around 'purposeful play' and developed through co-design and scientific research with care professionals.

• Tovertafel

  Award-winning interactive game system combining a projector, infrared sensors and specialised software to project games onto any surface for people with cognitive challenges.

• Tovertafel 3

  A newer generation of the Tovertafel system.

• Open Play & Learn subscription

  Subscription giving unlimited access to games for the relevant target audience, with 24/7 inspiration and support through a personal online platform.

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2. 2Tovertafel research | Tovertover.care
3. 3About us | Tovertover.care
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5. 5Tover Health Tech B.V. - Wikidatawikidata.org