Lung Games™ was started in 2014 by Niel Vredeveldt, a game designer and cinematic artist. His daughter was born with Cystic Fibrosis, and she was attending the hospital for breathing exercises three times a week with her respiratory therapist. Niel wanted to design a game that would make her breathing exercises engaging and entertaining, while reducing the commuting and waiting time required for therapy.
Wind Tales™ was born. The game resulted in replacing her institutional appointments respiratory therapy that was fun. The game caught on with others in the parent/patient group and got the attention of the universities.
Soon after, development of Sparky™ began for children with Asthma; and development of RevalAir™ began for adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Wind Tales™ went on to win the Gold Medal in the International Serious Play Awards held in Montreal, Canada in 2019. Sparky™ won the IC University of Applied Sciences Audience Award in Amsterdam the same year.
When the Covid-19 pandemic devastated the world the following year, all development stopped due to high risk in patients with respiratory diseases, but not before Sparky™ was entered into the Dutch Applied Games Awards, which it won in 2021.
By the time the pandemic was declared over in May 2023, Lung Games™ had been dormant for over three-and-a-half years.
In 2024, the Lung Games™ revitalization began, and the decision was made to introduce the games, beginning with Sparky™, to the North American market.
Today, we remain dedicated to our goal of helping those living with respiratory diseases to achieve lung health that's accessible, affordable and fun!
