Tactilelink Taktilās grafikas izglītības sistēma — Nuoran Chen, Yilin Niu and Siming Jin

Darbs Tactilelink Taktilās grafikas izglītības sistēma, kura autors ir Nuoran Chen, Yilin Niu and Siming Jin, ir augsti novērtēts un ļoti prestižās 2026 Bronzas balva A' Design Award ieguvējs kategorijā Izglītības, mācību līdzekļu un apmācību satura dizains.

BronzasIzglītība· 2026

Tactilelink Taktilās grafikas izglītības sistēma

Autors: Nuoran Chen, Yilin Niu and Siming Jin

Klients: Nuoran Chen

Bronzas balva A' Design Award ieguvējs kategorijā Izglītība

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Tactilelink ir taktilās grafikas izglītības sistēma neredzīgiem un vājredzīgiem skolēniem. Tradicionālā apmācība "roka virs rokas" ierobežo skolēnu patstāvību un ir atkarīga no nelielā speciālistu skolotāju skaita. Tactilelink apvieno 3D drukātu planšetdatora rāmi, elektrisko shēmu reljefo līniju grafikas un starpplatformu programmatūru. Sonifikācija vada katru skolēnu līdz mērķa komponentam, jo skaņas augstums un intensitāte mainās atkarībā no pirksta attāluma. Pasniedzēji var vienlaikus sekot vairākiem skolēniem un sagatavot audio anotācijas patstāvīgai pārskatīšanai pēc nodarbības.

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Tactilelink Taktilās grafikas izglītības sistēma ir Bronzas balvas A' Design Award ieguvējs, ļoti prestiža atzinība, ko piešķir izciliem dizainiem, kas izceļas ar radošumu, atjautību un viedumu. Bronzas ieguvēji ir pietiekami prasmīgi un pārsteidzoši radoši darbi, kas apliecina to dizaineru plašo pieredzi, iztēli un izdarību. Sagaidāms, ka Tactilelink Taktilās grafikas izglītības sistēma būs augsti vērtēts, apbrīnots un cienīts priekšmets, ievērojami profesionāls un inovatīvs. Šis ar Bronzas balvu apbalvotais dizains iekļauj labāko praksi mākslā, zinātnē, dizainā un tehnoloģijās un izceļas ar uzmanību detaļām. Tactilelink Taktilās grafikas izglītības sistēma lieliski apmierina vajadzības, skar vēlmes, valdzina jūtas un piesaista zinātkāri.

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Unikālās īpašības: Tactilelink is an affordable tactile graphic education system for blind and visually impaired students. Traditional hand-over-hand instruction limits students' independence and strains an already scarce specialist workforce. SoundPath lets a single instructor guide multiple students at once through sonification and voiceover annotations, making tactile graphic learning accessible, scalable, and independent.
Izmēri un iepakojums: The physical components include a 3D-printed tablet frame (290 × 226 × 7 mm) and several tactile graphics of Arduino diagrams (279.4 × 215.9 mm). The digital component is cross-platform software that works as both a tablet app and a desktop web app, creating a flexible teaching system.
Birkas: Accessibility, Tactile graphic, Education system, Inclusive education, Blind Arduino
Ražošanas tehnoloģija: Tactilelink is built with simplicity, affordability, and accessibility in mind. For student’s system, it combines 3D-printed tablet frames with software optimized for common educational tablets, ensuring easy setup and scalability. It uses sonification to guide students in exploring and learning raised-line graphics. For instructor’s system, it’s an one-step, AI empowered software help they instruct multiple students easily, reducing their workload, expanding the educational capacity to more underserved blind students.
Dizaina izaicinājums: The hardest part was shifting from designer to facilitator. Co-design challenged us to suspend our assumptions, especially as sighted designers. We wrongly assumed blind users would prefer vibration cues over sound. In reality, sonification was less fatiguing and more effective. This required overcoming internal bias, embracing user knowledge, and adapting to insights often overlooked due to our own perspective.
Pētījums: This research is user-centered design. Our goal was to create an affordable system for teaching tactile graphics to visually impaired students. We observed Blind Arduino sessions and collaborated with the East Bay Center for the Blind, then used co-design workshops, Wizard of Oz prototyping, and usability testing with teachers and students. Results showed sonification on existing hardware best supported group learning, offering insights that impact education, accessibility, and inclusive design.
Iedvesma: The idea came from observing an Arduino class at the East Bay Center for the Blind, where one instructor had to physically guide each student's hands through circuit diagrams one by one. With nearly 5,000 specialist teachers short across the U.S., this one-on-one model is unsustainable. Inspired by sonification, we use continuous pitch changes to guide students to target components independently, enabling one teacher to instruct multiple students simultaneously, in person or remotely.
Projekta ilgums: This project started in August 2024 and finished in December 2024.
Darbības plūsma: During class, the instructor taps a selected component on the tactile graphic for students to explore. Students navigate to the component following sonification guidance: the pitch and intensity of the sound shift based on how close their finger is to the target. Teacher can observes their progress on their interface to provide real-time support. After class, teachers could use the software to create detailed audio annotation and design the component-learning sequence, publishing it to student’s device. Students could review the knowledge independently without teacher’s presence by following the sonification guidance.
Komandas dalībnieki: Nuoran Chen
Yilin Niu
Siming (Susie) Jin