We’re excited to announce a new partnership between Augment Therapy and PlaySpace that brings ARWell PRO’s movement-based experiences into the PlaySpace ecosystem, expanding the tools available to clinicians working with children, teens, and neurodivergent youth.
The collaboration brings together two approaches grounded in a shared idea: technology should help clinicians meet children where they are.
Bringing Movement and Play Together
Play has long been an important way for clinicians to connect with children. Movement can be another powerful part of that experience.
ARWell PRO uses augmented reality and computer vision to turn a device’s camera into a game controller. Instead of relying on wearables or handheld controllers, children use their own bodies to interact with immersive games and activities.
PlaySpace provides a secure, play-based digital environment designed for mental and behavioral health practitioners working with young people.
Together, the platforms give clinicians additional opportunities to incorporate movement-based play alongside the broader care experience.
Supporting the Whole Child
Children’s physical, emotional, behavioral, and developmental needs do not exist separately.
Yet different members of a care team may address different parts of a child’s health.
The Augment Therapy and PlaySpace partnership creates another opportunity for mental health clinicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other professionals involved in a young person’s care to use engaging digital tools that support their work.
The collaboration is designed to extend across care settings, including in-person sessions, telehealth, and home programs.
As Lindsay Watson, Co-Founder and CEO of Augment Therapy, explained:
“As a physical therapist, I’ve seen firsthand the power that movement games can have on overall engagement in therapy sessions, especially for kids. We built Augment Therapy’s ARWell PRO around the belief that movement technology can make therapy fun, accessible, and inclusive of different abilities. PlaySpace shares that commitment to meeting kids where they are, while combining that with better support tools for the clinicians. This partnership will finally close the gaps in addressing the whole child, both physically and emotionally.”
Designed for Different Ways of Moving
Accessibility has been central to Augment Therapy’s approach to movement technology.
ARWell PRO includes more than 60 movement and cognitive activities, multilingual options, sensory-friendly features, and settings designed to support people with different physical and cognitive abilities.
The platform can also be used across hospital, clinic, school, telehealth, and home environments, allowing clinicians to incorporate movement-based activities into different models of care.
Most importantly, the experience is body-powered. There is nothing special to wear or hold. A user's movement becomes the controller.
Expanding What's Possible Through Partnership
For Augment Therapy, this partnership represents another step toward connecting engaging movement experiences with the broader healthcare ecosystem.
PlaySpace brings expertise in digital tools specifically designed to help clinicians engage children, teens, and neurodivergent youth. Augment Therapy brings movement-based experiences designed to make therapeutic exercise more engaging and accessible.
Together, we're exploring what becomes possible when movement and play are considered part of a more connected approach to supporting the whole child.
Read the full partnership announcement:
https://www.playspace.health/blog/press-release-playspace-partners-with-augment-therapy