7. Best Use
Re-use tags on different objects and relate these to music, sounds/noises or words
according to client need/purpose.
8. Compatible ROMPA® Products
The Cloud is compatible with almost any product as the tags can be attached and
removed to any item according to need. If you wish to increase sensory stimulation,
please refer to our catalogue or website
for a great selection of items
that provide a huge variety of olfactory, tactile and visual input.
9. Starting Up
Attach a tag to an object of your choice, then place the object directly into the centre of
the cloud to activate an image, sound (e.g. music, rhymes, spoken word) or video footage
on your PC.
10. Detailed Description
The Cloud offers multi-purpose use, having educational, therapeutic and play value. It
brings inanimate objects to life, encouraging memory, concentration, object-
recognition and association, attention, focus and orientation to task, understanding of
cause and effect, learning through play, hand-eye co-ordination, repetition, matching
and motor skills. Place a tag on an object, then use your PC to associate a video image
or sound to the object. Place the object on the Cloud to see/hear the associated image,
video and/or sound.
The interface enables teachers and significantly, children, to author the links between
objects and media. For example, when a user places a clay model on the Magic Cloud, a
video of them talking about it could appear. A teacher can link materials on the ‘nature
table’ to images and text about the objects. The creative possibilities for using this
technology really are endless.
It is client-centred, by being fully personalisable and customisable, giving meaning to
activities. Activities can be graded up and down by varying the type of objects used and
“tagged” (e.g. items with different texture or temperature). This supports therapeutic
sensory sensitivity work and physical skills (e.g. altering the weight, size, shape of
objects) to encourage different grips, grip strengthening, improve muscle strength and
so on.
It has great reminiscence value if ‘tagged’ items are tailored to users’ past history. It is
simple to use yet very engaging for a huge range of ages and abilities. You can easily
add your own files.
