When three-year-old Sofia began coughing at night, her parents suspected asthma. But every spirometry test ended in tears — she simply couldn’t understand what to do.
Then they discovered Sparky – The
breathing-powered interactive
tablet game with a spirometer controller.
Through fun mini-games like
watering the garden,
blowing shampoo bubbles in the bath, and
playing a bedtime flute, Sofia learned naturally how to breathe in and out correctly.
- In the
garden mini-game, she helped Sparky “suck up” water and “blow out” the fire — perfect practice for inhalation and exhalation.
- In the
bath mini-game, she blew bubbles off Sparky, and the mirror fogged up as she blew on it — practicing for the real test.
- During
bedtime, she blew the flute to make music — learning control
After just a few days, Sofia performed a full
lung function test at the clinic. The doctor used the information with the recorded data to support diagnosing early-stage asthma and personalized her treatment plan.
“She doesn’t see it as therapy,” her father said. “She just loves playing with Sparky.”
