Baƙin Ƙarfe Kayan Wasa · 2024
Poly Beat Aikin Motsa Jiki na Kari
by Haoye Dong, Kecheng Jin and Xueyan Cai
- Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe 2024 in Kayan Wasa
- CLIENT: Zhejiang University
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 38,979
- Verification code 94DC366621 · Verify this award
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About Poly Beat Aikin Motsa Jiki na Kari
Poly Beat abin wasa ne na motsa jiki na kari wanda aka tsara don yara. Ana amfani da siffofin geometric masu kusurwa da yawa don sanya karin waƙa ya bayyana ga ido, wanda ke taimaka wa yara su fahimci sautuka da tsarin kari. An yi abin wasan da robar da aka zuba a cikin ƙirar injin (injection-moulded plastic). Yara suna saka tubalan sauti a cikin faranti, sannan su sanya faranti guda huɗu a cikin tushen ginshiƙi. Wata kyamara a saman na'urar tana karanta launukan tubalan, kuma latsa maɓalli guda ɗaya yakan kunna sautin kari da ya dace. Maɓalli na biyu yana canja sautin zuwa ganga, marimba, piano, ko gitar. 'Yancin haɗa tubalan yadda ake so yana ba yara damar ƙirƙirar nasu kari na musamman.
About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe
Zanen Poly Beat Aikin Motsa Jiki na Kari ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe, wata karramawa mai daraja da ake bai wa kyawawan zane-zane waɗanda ke cika buƙatun ƙwararru da masana'antu da ake tsammani daga ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire da aka tsara da kyau. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Baƙin Ƙarfe suna nuna babban ƙwarewa, ƙwarewa ta musamman, fahimtar ƙwararru da ikon ƙirƙira na masu ƙirƙirar su. Ana sa ran zanen Poly Beat Aikin Motsa Jiki na Kari ya zama ƙirƙira da ake girmamawa sosai, ake sha'awa da ƙauna wacce ke da amfani kuma mai sababbin abubuwa. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Baƙin Ƙarfe yana haɗa mafi kyawun ayyukan fannin kuma yana da halayen fasaha masu cancanta da ke da alaƙa da sanin yadda da baiwa. Ana girmama zanen Poly Beat Aikin Motsa Jiki na Kari saboda cikakkiyar kulawarsa kuma an tsara shi don ba da ingantuwar rayuwa da ke taimakawa wajen mai da duniya wuri mafi kyau.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- PolyBeat is designed for children, aiming to help them learn music theory through a fun and interactive way. Geometric polygons have a strong correlation with music rhythm, which can visualize the sound of rhythm, help children understand the relationship between music genres and drum rhythm patterns, and figure out the rhythm pattern.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The dimension of the product is 140mm*140mm*280mm, and the dimensions of each disc are 130mm*130mm*18mm
- Tags
- Music Interaction Tool, Multi-sensory, Children, Visualization, Rhythm Learning
- Production Technology
- The product is made of injection-moulded plastic and uses a camera on the top to identify the colour of the blocks that the child is building, so that the corresponding music can be played.
- Design Challenge
- PolyBeat offers children with a new multi-sensory way to learn rhythm and provides an easy-to-use tool for children to create music . However, the musical score also includes pitches and more complex advanced beats. We did not evaluate whether PolyBeat can have a long-term impact on children’s learning and interests. We will conduct a long-term follow-up study to further evaluate the practical effects of PolyBeat in music education. In the future, we could consider how to better integrate PolyBeat into real-world scenarios, such as home and school, to expand the possibilities of multi-player collaboration.
- Research
- Orff Schulwerk teaching method encourages that children should feel and express music with whole heart and improvisation. But understanding the abstract concept of musical notes is still very difficult. We propose PolyBeat, a toy that provides interactive rhythm practice and creation for children. The tool visualizes the abstract notes in a multi-sensory way to develop children’s musicality with a more interesting, gamified learning procedure. We designed 8 types of tangible blocks which can be stacked like a rainbow tower to represent basic notes, distinguished with different colors and block sizes. Children can play in two modes: a) learning mode and b) creation mode. We conducted a user study to evaluate children’s rhythmic control. The results show that PolyBeat significantly stimulated children’s interest in playing music, thus improving the efficiency of children’s rhythmic education and creativity in music.
- Inspiration
- For preschool children, they can try simple clapping and tapping exercises based on music. However, the current music education system requires learners to repeat the exercises many times, which is boring and tedious for them. Building blocks are always a favourite type of toy for children, so we wanted children to be able to learn and create music through the use of building blocks.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2023 in Zhejiang, China and finished in August 2023 in Zhejiang, China
- Operation Flow
- Children can assemble the blocks freely to create their own rhythms. The child inserts each music note block into the disc, and then puts the disc into the column base. After 4 discs are put into the column base, the child can press the "Play Music" button to play the corresponding rhythmic sound. When the child presses the "Switch Instrument" button, the rhythmic sound can be switched to different instruments, including drums, marimba, piano, guitar, and so on.
- Image Credits
- Haoye Dong
Kecheng Jin
