Yoyo Fonksyon Prensipal: Aparèy Kominikasyon, Aplikasyon Mobil by Junru Xu, Zhongqi Fu and Zixi Liu

Yoyo Fonksyon Prensipal: Aparèy Kominikasyon, Aplikasyon Mobil by Junru Xu, Zhongqi Fu and Zixi Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Fè in Mobil Competition Category.

FèMobil· 2024

Yoyo Fonksyon Prensipal: Aparèy Kominikasyon, Aplikasyon Mobil

by Junru Xu, Zhongqi Fu and Zixi Liu

Client: DirecTV

A' Design Award Fè Winner in Mobil Category

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The Design

About Yoyo Fonksyon Prensipal: Aparèy Kominikasyon, Aplikasyon Mobil

Tèks Liv: Yoyo se yon aparèy kominikasyon ak yon aplikasyon mobil ki fèt pou timoun ak paran ki ap viv separe. Aparèy Yoyo a se yon boul yoyo reyèl ki gen mezi 10 pa 10 pa 4.5 santimèt, e li fèt ak plastik, metal ak koton. Mesajri vokal an tan reyèl pèmèt timoun yo ak paran yo pale youn ak lòt malgre distans. Yon kaptè tèt (sensor) sou do aparèy la kolekte done sou sante tankou ritm kadyak ak nivo estrès. Aparèy la sèvi tou kòm yon soutyen tab. Aplikasyon paran an prezante enfòmasyon sou sante ak sipò ki baze sou entèlijans atifisyèl.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fè

Yoyo Fonksyon Prensipal: Aparèy Kominikasyon, Aplikasyon Mobil se yon ganyan A' Design Award Fè, yon rekonesans ki gen prestij yo bay bon design ki satisfè egzijans pwofesyonèl ak endistriyèl yo atann de kreyasyon ki byen fèt. Ganyan Fè yo montre gwo konpetans, espesyalizasyon wo, konpreyansyon ekspè ak kapasite kreyatif kreyatè yo. Yo atann Yoyo Fonksyon Prensipal: Aparèy Kominikasyon, Aplikasyon Mobil pou se yon kreyasyon anpil moun estime, admire e renmen ki pratik e inovatè. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Fè entegre pi bon pratik sektè a e li gen karakteristik teknik konpetan ki lye ak konnesans pratik ak talan. Yo respekte Yoyo Fonksyon Prensipal: Aparèy Kominikasyon, Aplikasyon Mobil pou jèntan li e li fèt pou bay amelyorasyon kalite lavi ki ede fè mond lan vin yon pi bon kote.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Yoyo targets challenges in environments with time-strapped parents, mitigating potential mental health issues in children. We aim to support parents, nurture relationships, and ensure optimal care for each child's well-being.
Primary users include "left-behind" children and their parents in China, while secondary users encompass families needing child interaction support.
Dimensions & Packaging: Yoyo Ball dimensions: 10cm*10cm*4.5cm
Yoyo Ball materials: plastic, metal, and cotton
AI-based and data-based technology
Touch sensor to track the health.
Tags: AI assistance, The "left-behind" children, Health status monitor, Health tracking, support parents, nurture relationships, child's well-being.
Production Technology: Yoyo product meets left-behind children's unique needs, fostering mental health and enhancing parent-child bonds. It offers instant communication, personalized health insights, and AI-driven support through features like real-time voice messaging, health sensors, and an AI assistant. Yoyo includes a kid's product and a parent app, serving as a communication tool and a joyous plaything with a real Yoyo ball. Compared to existing solutions, Yoyo's approach integrates advanced AI, voice technology, health sensors, and children's preferences for comprehensive, personalized support, enhancing the well-being of left-behind children.
Design Challenge: Handling Ambiguity: Language is inherently ambiguous, and understanding context accurately can be challenging. Resolving ambiguity accurately is key to providing relevant and useful responses.

Ethical Considerations: Ensuring that the responses generated are ethical and aligned with societal norms is essential. This involves continually refining and updating the model to mitigate potential biases and promote responsible usage.

Continual Improvement: Striving for continual improvement is integral to enhancing the model's capabilities. This involves analyzing user interactions, feedback, and emerging trends to refine the model's performance.

Resource Management: Optimizing resource usage, such as memory and processing power, is crucial for scalability and efficiency.
Research: Primary users include "left-behind" children and their parents while secondary users encompass families needing child interaction support. Left-behind children aged 0-17 experience prolonged parent absence due to work-related travel, leading to challenges in integration, mental health, and strained family relationships.

In 2020, China had 71.09 million migrant children and 66.93 million left-behind children, affecting 138 million children (46.4% of the total child population) due to population migration. The lack of accompanying, support, and communication from parents makes them feel abandoned by the parents, and they have difficulty integrating into society, bringing severe mental health.
Inspiration: In 2020, China had 71.09 million migrant children and 66.93 million left-behind children, affecting 138 million children (46.4% of the total child population) due to population migration. The lack of accompanying, support, and communication from parents makes them feel abandoned by the parents, and they have difficulty integrating into society, bringing severe mental health.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2023 in the United States and finished in late 2023.
Operation Flow: Yoyo targets challenges in environments with time-strapped parents, mitigating potential mental health issues in children. Yoyo aims to support parents, nurture relationships, and ensure optimal care for each child's well-being.
Yoyo device: Beyond communication, the Yoyo device is an absolute Yoyo ball, sparking joy and sustained interest for 0-17 left-behind children. It functions as a table stand, doubling as a time machine. A health sensor on the back of Yoyo collects diverse metrics like heart rate and stress level.
Yoyo’s mobile APP: Compared to existing solutions, our approach integrates advanced AI, voice technology, health sensors, and children's preferences for comprehensive, personalized support, enhancing the well-being of left-behind children.
Team Members: Design Lead: Junru Xu
Zhongqi Fu
Zixi Liu
Yiwen Chen
Image Credits: [ Image #1: HMW Design Studio, HEAR ME theme Photo, 2024.]
[ Image #2: TA Design Studio, Yoyo mobile UI 1, 2024.]
[ Image #3:TA Design Studio, Yoyo image UI 2, 2024.]
[ Image #4: TA Design Studio, Yoyo image UI 3, 2024.]
[ Image #5: TA Design Studio Yoyo image UI 4, 2024.]