Chitsulo Chosewerera · 2024
Poly Beat Ntchito Yaikulu: Chinthu Chosewerera cha Mayendedwe a Nyimbo
by Haoye Dong, Kecheng Jin and Xueyan Cai
- Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award 2024 in Chosewerera
- CLIENT: Zhejiang University
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 38,979
- Verification code 94DC366621 · Verify this award
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About Poly Beat Ntchito Yaikulu: Chinthu Chosewerera cha Mayendedwe a Nyimbo
Mawu a M'buku: Poly Beat ndi chinthu chosewerera choyendetsera nyimbo chopangidwira ana. Zithunzi za mbali zambiri (geometric polygons) zimagwiritsidwa ntchito kuonetsera mayendedwe a nyimbo mwa maso, kuthandiza ana kumvetsetsa nyimbo ndi njira zake za mayendedwe. Chinthucho chimapangidwa ndi pulasitiki wosungunulidwa mu njira ya injection-moulding. Ana amaika mabuloko a nyimbo mu mbale zozungulira, kenako n'kuika mbale zinayi mu maziko a mzati. Kamera yomwe ili pamwamba imawerenga mitundu ya mabulokowo, ndipo batani limodzi limasewera mawu oyenderana ndi mayendedwewo. Batani lachiwiri limasintha mawuwo kukhala ng'oma, marimba, piyano, kapena gitala. Kusonkhanitsa mabulokowo momasuka kumathandiza ana kupanga mayendedwe awo enieni a nyimbo.
About the Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award
Poly Beat Ntchito Yaikulu: Chinthu Chosewerera cha Mayendedwe a Nyimbo ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino omwe amakwaniritsa zofunika za akatswiri ndi za makampani zomwe zimayembekezeka kuchokera ku zolengedwa zopangidwa bwino. Opambana a Chitsulo amaonetsa luso lalikulu, ukatswiri wapamwamba, kumvetsetsa kwa akatswiri ndi mphamvu yolenga ya opanga awo. Poly Beat Ntchito Yaikulu: Chinthu Chosewerera cha Mayendedwe a Nyimbo akuyembekezeka kukhala cholengedwa choyamikiridwa kwambiri, chosirira ndi chokondedwa chomwe ndi chothandiza ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a makampani ndipo ali ndi makhalidwe a ukadaulo oyenerera olumikizidwa ndi chidziwitso ndi luso. Poly Beat Ntchito Yaikulu: Chinthu Chosewerera cha Mayendedwe a Nyimbo amalemekezedwa chifukwa cha kusamala kwake ndipo anapangidwa kuti apereke kukonza kwa moyo kumene kumathandiza kusandutsa dziko kukhala malo abwino.
Press Kit
- 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.
- Image Credits
- Haoye Dong
Kecheng Jin
