New app distracts sick children at Royal Children's Hospital Tatum Knox shows off the new Royal Children's Hospital app. KEEPING sick children distracted in hospital could be as easy as A-P-P. For the first time children, families and teachers will be able to experience the Royal Children's Hospital's artwork and animals on a new iPad app. It will allow children to meet the meerkats and their keepers, see the fish being fed and explore the art work adorning the hospital without leaving their bedside. The app, with the giant sculpture in its main foyer, was launched this week. It's creators, Australian artists Alexander Knox and Jade Oakley, made the Create Explore Learn app to help distract children during the hospital stay. It could also become a useful educational tool, with its interviews with artists, videos and activities. "Art is also a useful distraction for patients," RCH Education Institute executive director Glenda Strong said. This app inspires children to explore the vibrant spaces of the RCH and learn about the artists, designers, zookeepers and divers who all contribute to making the RCH an uplifting place for children and families.