Imagine a network that allows pediatric patients from all around the world to connect, meet and relate with one another in immersive and interactive virtual worlds. HOPE, which stands for Hospital-based Online Pediatric Environment aims to accomplish this goal through the use of modern online multiplayer video games. By kindling the spirit of adventure, sports and community building, HOPE seeks to allow children with various ailments to understand that they are not alone, and that they possess heroic potential to fulfill their dreams.
Mission Statement
HOPE gives chronically ill children the opportunity to escape stresses inherent in their conditions by providing distraction through gaming and comfort via peer contact. Through our virtual world we are able to ameliorate depression, reduce perceived pain, and improve the quality of our patients’ lives.
We believe that children forced by circumstance to sit in hospitals enduring tests, fear, and uncertainty should be given access to the very best in interactive entertainment and education. They should be allowed and encouraged to explore other worlds, meet new people, and engage in mentally challenging quests. Most importantly, they should have a great time doing these things. Our goal is to allow every child with a debilitating ailment to captain a virtual football team, slay virtual dragons, and learn to build and maintain valuable community relationships. It’s as simple, and as ambitious, as that.
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What is HOPE?
Imagine a network that allows pediatric patients from all around the world to connect, meet and relate with one another in immersive and interactive virtual worlds. HOPE, which stands for Hospital-based Online Pediatric Environment aims to accomplish this goal through the use of modern online multiplayer video games. By kindling the spirit of adventure, sports and community building, HOPE seeks to allow children with various ailments to understand that they are not alone, and that they possess heroic potential to fulfill their dreams.
Mission Statement
HOPE gives chronically ill children the opportunity to escape stresses inherent in their conditions by providing distraction through gaming and comfort via peer contact. Through our virtual world we are able to ameliorate depression, reduce perceived pain, and improve the quality of our patients’ lives.
We believe that children forced by circumstance to sit in hospitals enduring tests, fear, and uncertainty should be given access to the very best in interactive entertainment and education. They should be allowed and encouraged to explore other worlds, meet new people, and engage in mentally challenging quests. Most importantly, they should have a great time doing these things. Our goal is to allow every child with a debilitating ailment to captain a virtual football team, slay virtual dragons, and learn to build and maintain valuable community relationships. It’s as simple, and as ambitious, as that.