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Chien-Chen Lai Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for E Yes Amblyopia Trainer in Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
Chien-Chen Lai acknowledged for toys, games and hobby products design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that E Yes Amblyopia Trainer by Chien-Chen Lai, designed for E-Yes, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design category. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About E Yes Amblyopia Trainer
E Yes is a game-based training aid designed to help correct amblyopia in children. Modular combinations guide children through visual zoom exercises, eye muscle training and color discrimination. Lenses on both sides of the telescope module work with augmented reality transparencies, so children can explore the surrounding environment without electric power. Switching focus between near and far objects exercises the eye lens and the ciliary muscle. A vision test panel allows regular checks, so changes in sight can be tracked early. The body is made of polypropylene.
About Chien-Chen Lai
Chien-chen Lai is a fourth-year student at Ming Chi University of Technology (MCUT) and has been involved in the company's design internships for a year while at school,he starts from the core value of child-friendly medical care, and hopes to make children have a better medical experience through product design.
Award Record
This recognition makes Chien-Chen Lai a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design Award
The A' Toy Design Award is an international toy design competition recognizing good toy designs by best toy designers, manufacturers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to toy designers, game studios, industrial designers and hobby product manufacturers from all countries. Entries typically include dolls, action figures, board games, puzzles, plush toys and educational toys. Awarded toy designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/toy
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/122160
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/122160
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!122160
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/303048
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://reurl.cc/WEM42L
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- E Yes Amblyopia Trainer
- Function
- Amblyopia Trainer
- Category
- Toys, Games and Hobby Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Kids
- Colors
- Aqua, Deep Sky Blue, Dodger Blue, Dark Turquoise and Turquoise
- Images
- 5
- Client
- E-Yes
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Chien-Chen Lai
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #122160
Credits
- Team
- Fang-Ping Hsu and Prof.： Kai-Chu Li
- Image Credits
- Image#4：Licensor's Author Freepik - Freepik.com,Premium license (Unlimited use without attribution),Kid watching through binocular. Subscription ID:ag_f78f7869-e118-40fe-b0e6-e3d403e40d8f ** Item url:https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/kid-watching-through-binocular_8357041.htm
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- E yes is a game-based aid to correct children's amblyopia through exploration and training. Various modular combinations encourage amblyopic children to perform visual zoom, dedicated eye muscle exercise, and color discrimination. The lens on both sides of the telescope work with AR transparencies for children to imagine and explore. The lens in the eye and the ciliary muscle is exercised when the eye switches between near and far objects, also can take a vision test with a different lens.
- Inspiration
- Children's amblyopia is a growing problem, and due to the rise of electronics and technology, there are many children around us who need vision therapy from an earlier age. At least 12 million children suffer from amblyopia worldwide. Amblyopia is a problem caused by poorly developed visual areas of the brain, and the prime time for amblyopia treatment is before the age of eight.
- Research
- Training treatments to improve vision are selected according to the type of amblyopia in the child, such as eye patching, CAM vision stimulator, flip mirror, and dedicated eye exercise. These training treatments mainly address strabismic amblyopia and refractive amblyopia and are currently the most common treatments for amblyopic children. Existing amblyopia treatments are not child-friendly, prone to problems such as danger, inconvenience of going out, and the training process is unattractive to children.
- Challenge
- In order to make the product practical, we have made many experimental models,the experimental model is made by 3D printing, the children's ergonomics were considered, adjusted to fit the size of the child's hand and the distance between the eyes, and the planning of a children's play test was planned, and the details of the product's actual use were continuously improved.
- Realization and Technology
- E yes uses PP (Polypropylene) Plastic Injection Moulding as a means of production and is suitable for making children's toys due to its non-toxic and high temperature resistance properties.
- Operation and Interaction
- Mode A The small ball rolls in the maze, and the child's eyes will automatically follow and focus. It can also be combined with color training, zoom training and other modules. Mode B The AR transparencies do not require electric power and allow children to explore the environment while training their eyes to change the focal length. Mode C Parents can use the vision test panel and guide children to rotate the module. Regular testing tracks changes in children's vision and detects problems for early treatment.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project began construction in May 2020, completed product validation in December 2020, and received the International Design Award Silver Award in February 2021.
- Specifications
- Size: 180mm x 160mm x 100mm
- Keywords
- Amblyopia Trainer ， Eyes ， Amblyopia ， Trainer ， Child
