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Poly Beat ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ຂອງຫຼິ້ນອອກກຳລັງກາຍຈັງຫວະ by Haoye Dong, Kecheng Jin and Xueyan Cai

Poly Beat ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ຂອງຫຼິ້ນອອກກຳລັງກາຍຈັງຫວະ by Haoye Dong, Kecheng Jin and Xueyan Cai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award ລະດັບເຫຼັກ in ການອອກແບບຂອງຫຼິ້ນ, ເກມ ແລະ ຜະລິດຕະພັນງານອະດິເລກ Competition Category.


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Poly Beat ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ຂອງຫຼິ້ນອອກກຳລັງກາຍຈັງຫວະ

by Haoye Dong, Kecheng Jin and Xueyan Cai

Client: Zhejiang University

A' Design Award ລະດັບເຫຼັກ Winner in ຂອງຫຼິ້ນ Category

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The Design

About Poly Beat ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ຂອງຫຼິ້ນອອກກຳລັງກາຍຈັງຫວະ

ຂໍ້ຄວາມປຶ້ມ: Poly Beat ແມ່ນຂອງຫຼິ້ນອອກກຳລັງກາຍຈັງຫວະທີ່ອອກແບບມາສຳລັບເດັກນ້ອຍ. ຮູບຫຼາຍແຈຂອງເລຂາຄະນິດຖືກນຳໃຊ້ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ຈັງຫວະດົນຕີສາມາດເບິ່ງເຫັນໄດ້ ຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ເດັກນ້ອຍເຂົ້າໃຈໂນດແລະຮູບແບບຈັງຫວະຕ່າງໆ. ຂອງຫຼິ້ນຊິ້ນນີ້ຜະລິດຈາກພລາສຕິກຂຶ້ນຮູບແບບສີດ (injection-moulded). ເດັກນ້ອຍຈະໃສ່ບລັອກໂນດເຂົ້າໄປໃນແຜ່ນວົງ ແລະ ວາງແຜ່ນວົງທັງສີ່ອັນລົງໃນຖານແກນທໍ່. ກ້ອງຖ່າຍຮູບທີ່ຢູ່ດ້ານເທິງຈະອ່ານສີຂອງບລັອກ ແລະ ປຸ່ມໜຶ່ງຈະສົ່ງສຽງຈັງຫວະທີ່ກົງກັນອອກມາ. ປຸ່ມທີສອງໃຊ້ສະຫຼັບສຽງໄປເປັນກອງ, ມາລິມບາ, ຫຼືກີຕ້າ. ການປະກອບບລັອກຢ່າງອິດສະຫຼະຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ເດັກນ້ອຍສາມາດສ້າງຈັງຫວະຂອງຕົນເອງໄດ້.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award ລະດັບເຫຼັກ

Poly Beat ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ຂອງຫຼິ້ນອອກກຳລັງກາຍຈັງຫວະ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊະນະ A' Design Award ລະດັບເຫຼັກ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການຍອມຮັບທີ່ມີກຽດສຳລັບການອອກແບບທີ່ດີ ທີ່ຕອບສະໜອງຄວາມຕ້ອງການທາງວິຊາຊີບ ແລະ ອຸດສາຫະກຳທີ່ຄາດຫວັງຈາກຜົນງານທີ່ອອກແບບມາຢ່າງດີ. ຜູ້ຊະນະລະດັບເຫຼັກສະແດງເຖິງທັກສະອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ຄວາມຊຳນານສະເພາະສູງ ຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈຂອງຜູ້ຊ່ຽວຊານ ແລະ ຄວາມສາມາດໃນການສ້າງສັນຂອງຜູ້ສ້າງ. Poly Beat ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ຂອງຫຼິ້ນອອກກຳລັງກາຍຈັງຫວະ ຖືກຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນຜົນງານທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຍົກຍ້ອງສູງ ໜ້າຊົມເຊີຍ ແລະ ເປັນທີ່ຮັກແພງ ທີ່ໃຊ້ງານໄດ້ຈິງ ແລະ ມີນະວັດຕະກຳ. ການອອກແບບທີ່ຊະນະລະດັບເຫຼັກນີ້ລວມວິທີປະຕິບັດທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດຂອງອຸດສາຫະກຳ ແລະ ມີຄຸນລັກສະນະທາງເຕັກນິກທີ່ມີຄວາມສາມາດ ເຊື່ອມໂຍງກັບຄວາມຮູ້ ແລະ ພອນສະຫວັນ. Poly Beat ໜ້າທີ່ຫຼັກ: ຂອງຫຼິ້ນອອກກຳລັງກາຍຈັງຫວະ ໄດ້ຮັບການເຄົາລົບສຳລັບຄວາມລະອຽດຮອບຄອບ ແລະ ຖືກອອກແບບເພື່ອປັບປຸງຄຸນນະພາບຊີວິດ ຊ່ວຍເຮັດໃຫ້ໂລກເປັນບ່ອນທີ່ດີຂຶ້ນ.

Behind the Design

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

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.
Team Members
Leijing Zhou
Haoye Dong
Kecheng Jin
Xueyan Cai
Shichao Huang
Zhengke Li
Xin An
Shang Shi
Xiaolong Li
Yuqi Hu
Cheng Yao
Image Credits
Haoye Dong
Kecheng Jin

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