Wobbleshroom Ngwa Nrụzigharị Nkwonkwo Ụkwụ by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Ngwa Nrụzigharị Nkwonkwo Ụkwụ by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ngwaahịa Egwuregwu, Ahụ Ike na Ngwá Ezumike Competition Category.

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Wobbleshroom Ngwa Nrụzigharị Nkwonkwo Ụkwụ

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ngwaahịa Egwuregwu Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Ngwa Nrụzigharị Nkwonkwo Ụkwụ

Wobbleshroom bụ ngwa ọzụzụ nguzozi e mere iji wusie nkwonkwo ụkwụ ike ma nyere aka igbochi mmerụahụ. Ụdịdị ya sitere na "wobble board" wee na-echetara mmadụ ero. Ịzọ ụkwụ na epekele elu na-agba ngwa ahụ ọkụ, nke na-akpọ egwu ma na-ama jijiji na nkuku ahọpụtara iji duo onye na-eji ya ọrụ ka o gbadaa n'ebe ahụ. Otu usoro na-ewe nkeji atọ. E ji polyurethane foam dị nro na-eme akụkụ elu ya maka njide na nkasi obi, e jikwa acrylonitrile butadiene styrene mee ahụ ngwa ahụ. Ngwa a dị sentimita iri ise na ise site na iri atọ na asatọ n'obosara, ma ihe ọtụtụ ya bụ kilogram ise.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Wobbleshroom Ngwa Nrụzigharị Nkwonkwo Ụkwụ meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na Wobbleshroom Ngwa Nrụzigharị Nkwonkwo Ụkwụ ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ Wobbleshroom Ngwa Nrụzigharị Nkwonkwo Ụkwụ maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

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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