Wobbleshroom Hana Nui: Mea Hoʻōla Kuʻekuʻe Wāwae by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Hana Nui: Mea Hoʻōla Kuʻekuʻe Wāwae by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Lako Haʻuki, Hoʻoikaika Kino a me Lako Leʻaleʻa Competition Category.

HaoLako Haʻuki· 2022

Wobbleshroom Hana Nui: Mea Hoʻōla Kuʻekuʻe Wāwae

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Lako Haʻuki Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Hana Nui: Mea Hoʻōla Kuʻekuʻe Wāwae

Kikokikona Puke: ʻO Wobbleshroom kahi mea hoʻomāʻamaʻa kaulike i hana ʻia e hoʻoikaika i nā kuʻekuʻe wāwae a kōkua e pale aku i nā ʻeha. Ua hoʻoulu ʻia ke ʻano mai ka papa hoʻoluliluli mai a hoʻomanaʻo i ka hāʻulaʻula. ʻO ka kuʻi ʻana ma luna o ka papa luna e hoʻāla i ka mea hana, e hoʻokani ana i nā leo mele a e haʻalulu ana i nā kihi i koho ʻia e alakaʻi i ka mea hoʻohana e kāʻalo i kēlā ʻaoʻao. Hoʻokahi hōʻike e mau ana i ʻekolu minuke. Ua hana ʻia ka piko me ka huna polyurethane palupalu no ka paʻa ʻana a me ka ʻoluʻolu, a ua hana ʻia ke kino me ka acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. He 55 i ka 38 kenimika ke ana o ka mea hana a 5 kilokalama ke kaumaha.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Wobbleshroom Hana Nui: Mea Hoʻōla Kuʻekuʻe Wāwae i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Wobbleshroom Hana Nui: Mea Hoʻōla Kuʻekuʻe Wāwae he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Wobbleshroom Hana Nui: Mea Hoʻōla Kuʻekuʻe Wāwae no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Wobbleshroom is a prehabilitative device designed to prevent future ankle injuries by bringing Neuromuscular Training and Whole Body Vibration into our everyday life. The device utilizes sound and vibration to guide the user in which direction to move – always ensuring a safe, fun, and effective exercise routine that does not feel burdensome.
Dimensions & Packaging: 55cm x 38cm, 5kg
Tags: Healthcare, Recreation, Gamification, Exercise, Fun
Production Technology: To improve grips to prevent a user from falling off while being on top of the device, the top of the Wobbleshroom is designed with soft PU foam. It is soft, cushiony, and provides enough rigidity, serving as a perfect material to address my need. The rest of the body is mostly designed with Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene.
Design Challenge: Challenge was to lower the bar of rehabilitative exercise so that it is readily accessible for all users in a safe, joyful way, ultimately with a goal of the product blending into the user's daily life without feeling like a chore. To make the breakthrough, I have interviewed the users and the experts in the field - including doctors from John Hopkins University, based on data collected on various functional mockups.
Research: The research initially began with ankle injuries. Though some may view them as minor incidents, they are highly likely to develop into permanently unstable ankles if improperly treated. After finding out that the primary way to prevent ankle injuries is by improving peroneal muscles, I set out ways to discover possible fitting exercise routines used by professional athletes. It was there that I came across neuromuscular training and whole-body vibration. Prior is an exercise often used by athletes, and later is a technique developed by NASA for astronauts to stimulate leg muscles and improve balance.
Inspiration: The main inspiration came from the wobble board, a widely used tool to improve one's core strength during rehabilitative exercise.

Additional inspiration came from interviews with experts - including a doctor at Johns Hopkins University.
Project Duration: The project finished December of 2021 in California.
Operation Flow: The simple act of stepping on the Wobbleshroom activates the device. It would start to play music notes and vibrate specific corners of the upper plate (mushroom hat), guiding users to tilt their bodies accordingly. A single set completes after 3 minutes, which is just the safe amount of exercise one is expected to do a day.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Minkyu Seo
Team Members: Minkyu Seo
Image Credits: N/A