Suvien

Suvien helps you remember, connect and converse

Suvien is a free application for the iPad which allows friends and family to upload and customize photos, videos, and music to create an album of memories. This allows those with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia to remember, connect and converse about these memories to feel more engaged.

How to use Suvien

How to setup, use and manage Suvien on your iPad for the best interactive experience:

1. Download

Download Suvien on the iTunes store.

2. Register

Create a new account at Suvien.

3. Login

Login with the account information you created from step 1. If you were invited by someone to Suvien you can skip step 3

4. Add a profile Add a profile per intended user.

Enter their first name, last name, date of birth, and photo of the person with dementia.

5. Add media and content

Click on the profile of the person you wish to manage then click add pictures, add videos, or add songs/voice messages*. A display will appear labeled “Drag files here or click to Upload”. Once you drag/find your file each upload will require you to fill out the caption field that other users will see. *Ensure that all voice messages and songs are in the MP3 format.

6. Changing and deleting content

Content can be modified or removed by navigating to the Manage Content page and simply select the content you wish to edit. An overlay will appear allowing you to change captions, crop, rotate, and delete of the content.

Alzheimer Society Partnership

With the assistance of the Alzheimer Society of Peel and the Alzheimer Society of Ontario Suvien has been able to test and polish the design of the application to ensure it is effective, easy to use and engaging for anyone who uses it.

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The Team

The Suvien team is comprised of eight highly skilled and experienced volunteer developers who, in some way, have been affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Together they have a dream of creating and sharing an application that allows friends, family, cargivers and those with dementia a means to remember, connect and converse about their lives. After two years of work they are ready to share their creation and help communities everywhere!