Whether or not you have a vacation planned for this summer, Timocco has some fun in store for you. Below we have highlighted some of our favorite games that remind us of the summer season. Give these games a whirl and we're sure you will find yourself laughing and smiling while working on functional skills. Beach Ball is a great game for motor accuracy, planning as well as motor coordination and timing skills. The object of the game is to bounce the balls off of the hand that your Timocco … [Read more...]
Smile, It’s Springtime! Rainy Day Recommendations
The spring season brings warmer longer days but also can be a wet time of year depending on where you’re at. We love the opportunities that springtime brings to go outside and play, but we know that there are times that thunderstorms or even a light drizzle can force the play inside. Timocco’s platform has the fun and engaging games to keep kids moving, even when they cannot play outside. We have created 3 ideas below that will help move and motivate, even when skies are gray. 1. Can’t go … [Read more...]
Providence Business Journal Highlights Timocco’s Fun Supination/Pronation Platform
The Providence Business News just released a very informative article about Timocco’s Supination/Pronation platform. The article mentions the history of how the relationship was formed between researchers at Brown University, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Meeting Street as well as the grant from the BIRD Foundation. Motivation and engagement are critical to helping children and adults move forward with their therapy goals, and this article does a great job explaining all the exciting benefits … [Read more...]
Looking for Timocco in 2017?
2016 was a very exciting year for the Timocco Team, to say the least! We spent time on both the West and East coast of the USA and successfully brought Timocco into the hands of countless therapists, teachers, parents, and their kids to help make therapy more enjoyable and motivating. Throughout the past year, we have attended a number of great conferences with specific focuses on everything from Occupational Therapy, Autism, and Assistive Technology. Some examples are listed below. - AOTA … [Read more...]
Timocco awarded 3rd place at Pediatric Innovation Conference!
We were honored to be chosen as one of the finalists for the Pediatrics 2040 event in Miami, Florida. The event was sponsored by some of the leading hospitals in the United States and aims to support and improve health care for children through innovation. There were speeches by some of the top minds in pediatric care during the conference, but the highlight for us was the pitch competition. Yesterday, Our CEO (Eran Arden), participated in a pitch competition which gave the finalists five … [Read more...]
NEW GAMES!!
We recently launched two new games geared towards older kids, and updated three of our current games!! Be sure to check them out!! Spaceboard - Navigate through space on your board while catching coins and avoiding obstacles! Play it with one controller attached to the shirt around chest level. You can attach our controllers to a shirt using a paperclip or hair "claw". Ancient Temple - Climb your way up the temple's wall and complete two-handed tasks between climbs. This game works only … [Read more...]
On the Road Again-Upcoming Ohio Conferences
Timocco will be back out on the road, heading to Columbus, Ohio two weeks in a row for upcoming conferences. On September 25-26 we will be at the Ohio OT Association Annual Conference, themed “Creating the MAGIC from Within”. Although we are not illusionists, like the keynote speaker Kevin Spencer, we plan on sharing the magic of Timocco’s unique technology for therapists, parents and children with disabilities. Who knows, maybe we will pull a free license or two our of a hat..you’ll have to … [Read more...]
First U.S Training Session-Akron Public Schools
Today we traveled to Akron Public Schools to conduct our first U.S training session, which is complementary with the purchase of Timocco licenses. We worked with a number of talented and knowledgeable Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists that work with students in grades pre-K through 12th. One of the many great benefits of Timocco is the ability to use any red,green or blue round object to play our games. We put this to the test at our training today, using items such as a big … [Read more...]
The Mayor of Akron Visits Timocco’s Office
We had a visit from Mayor Fusco and Deputy Mayor Sam DeShazior! It was great to see them and of course we had to play a few of Timocco's games! Mayor Fusco showed off his skills while popping the balloons in the Balloon Game. He was even kind enough to allow Eran Arden, Timocco’s CEO, to have one of the colorful glove-balls so they could play together and work on their communication and cooperation skills. It was great teamwork and another example of the support we have from the Akron community … [Read more...]
Having fun at the Ohio Institute for OT/PT School-Based Practices
We had a great two days at the Ohio Institute for OT/PT School-Based Practices in Columbus Ohio. We had a great turnout with over 600 Occupational and Physical Therapists from Ohio in attendance. Therapists stopped by our booth to play our 50+ games for children with disabilities and to learn more about the advantages of using Timocco as a therapy tool. Physical Therapists were very excited about the ability to work on balance and whole body control by having students play Timocco’s games on … [Read more...]