From the blog archive
Historical
Pictures.
Early sketches, evolving avatars and films from the development of Visual Patient.
2013–2018
From the drawing board
Original images, prototype videos, animations and slides from the research archive.
14 April 2013
The first pale silhouette
An early Visual Patient animation explores a simple body silhouette and a contrasting outline.
14 April 2013
An early animated avatar
The blue silhouette changes its body shape in this early Visual Patient animation.
May 2013
A simple body outline
A screenshot from the early design archive shows a pale body shape with a contrasting outline on black.
Date from the screenshot filename and archive metadata.
June 2013
Eyes in the early avatar
An original two-frame animation shows the early avatar with open eyes.
Date from the archived file.
2 November 2013
An early blood-pressure example
An early Visual Patient prototype pairs a changing body silhouette with an example blood pressure of 120/80 mmHg.
1 December 2013
Eyes, colours and temperature cues
An early Visual Patient prototype combines colour changes, eyes, snowflakes and heat waves in one animated display.
24 December 2013
An early simulator scenario
An excerpt from a 2013 simulator recording shows an early Visual Patient scenario with changing visual cues.
c. 2014
An early patient sketch
An early hand-drawn concept links a patient avatar to familiar monitoring values.
c. 2014
Nine parameters in the prototype
The prototype mapped nine monitored parameters to visible changes in an avatar.
c. 2014
An early avatar beside vital signs
An early Visual Patient concept places the avatar beside sample monitoring values and waveforms.
Approximate date; the original image is undated.
18 June 2014
Heart and lungs inside the avatar
An early Visual Patient prototype explores changes in body shape, with the heart and lungs shown inside the avatar.
8 August 2016
Gaze markers over the avatar
Visible gaze markers trace a viewing path over an early Visual Patient display.
20 September 2017
Making vital signs visible
The 2017 prototype used outlines and changes in body shape to communicate deviations in vital signs.
22 February 2018
Heat waves in the avatar prototype
A historical prototype illustrates heat with orange waves around the avatar, alongside visible organs and body outlines.
Date of the source presentation.
April 2018
Organs in a study scenario
The avatar segment from a 2018 study video shows the heart and lungs within the coloured body.
Date from the archived file and presentation folder.
These archival images, animations and slides document the concepts and language of their time. These are historical research designs. Current research and learning resources are available on the technology pages.