Tovertafel

{{Short description|Games console used in social care settings}}

{{Infobox information appliance

| name = Tovertafel

| image =

| developer = Tover (ex-Active Cues)

| type = remedial educational software console

| power =

| display = Projector

| controllers = Motion detection, proprietary input devices

| title = Tovertafel

| releasedate = 2024

}}

Tovertafel ("Magic Table"){{cite journal |last1=Beaton |first1=Fiona |date=31 July 2021 |title=Technology-based non-pharmacological interventions for stress and distress in dementia care: a systematic review; and, A mixed-method multiple-baseline single-case study exploring the impact of the Tovertafel (Magic Table) on factors impacting staff burnout in an acute dementia care hospital ward |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsble&AN=edsble.835018&site=eds-live&scope=site |journal= |publisher=University of Edinburgh |doi=10.7488/era/995 |access-date=22 May 2022}}{{Cite AV media |format=Radio |publisher=RTÉ Radio 1 |work=Morning Ireland |url=https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/21612810 |title=New library 'magic tables' helping people with dementia, autism |via=RTÉ Radio Player |first=Eleanor |last=Mannion |date=2 September 2019 |accessdate=2 September 2019}} is a games console designed for use in healthcare settings that was launched in 2015 by the Dutch medical technologies company Active Cues. The console contains a high-quality projector, infrared sensors, a loudspeaker and a processor with which interactive games are projected onto a table.{{cite web |title=Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the TOVERTAFEL System on Behavioral Disorders of People With Cognitive Disorders Hospitalized in Long-Term Care Units and in Reinforced Hosting Unit |url=https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04421833 |publisher=clinicaltrials.gov |access-date=22 May 2022 |date=12 July 2021}} The console has been developed for people with cognitive challenges in care institutions, daycare, public libraries and schools. There are variants for various target groups, including people with dementia,{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories-45642031/magic-table-aims-to-help-patients-with-dementia|title='Magic table' helping dementia patients|work=BBC News }} people with an intellectual disability and children with a developmental disorder.{{cite web |url-status=live |accessdate=2 September 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902112711/https://www.planetree.nl/project/active-cues-tovertafel/ |url=https://www.planetree.nl/project/active-cues-tovertafel |title=Active Cues – Tovertafel |language=dutch |archivedate=2 September 2019}}

The device has been used in institutions in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Ireland, Germany,{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902124206/https://www.shz.de/lokales/flensburger-tageblatt/digitale-spiele-sollen-demenz-patienten-in-flensburg-helfen-id25204707.html |language=german |url-status=live |title=Tovertafel – Digitale Spiele sollen Demenz-Patienten in Flensburg helfen |url=https://www.shz.de/lokales/flensburger-tageblatt/digitale-spiele-sollen-demenz-patienten-in-flensburg-helfen-id25204707.html |archivedate=2 September 2019 |trans-title=Tovertafel – Digital games help dementia patients in Flensburg |first=Jessica |last=Gorecki |date=19 August 2019 |work=Flensburger Tageblatt|via=SHZ.de |location=Flensburg |accessdate=2 September 2019 |url-access=registration}} France, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Australia and New Zealand.