Wobbleshroom Galuega Autu: Meafaigaluega mo le Toe Faaleleia o le Tapuvae by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Galuega Autu: Meafaigaluega mo le Toe Faaleleia o le Tapuvae by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Uʻamea in Oloa Ta'aloga Competition Category.

UʻameaOloa Ta'aloga· 2022

Wobbleshroom Galuega Autu: Meafaigaluega mo le Toe Faaleleia o le Tapuvae

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

A' Design Award Uʻamea Winner in Oloa Ta'aloga Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Galuega Autu: Meafaigaluega mo le Toe Faaleleia o le Tapuvae

Tusitusiga o le Tusi: O le Wobbleshroom o se meafaigaluega mo aoaoga paleni na faia e faamalosia ai tapuvae ma fesoasoani e puipuia ai manu'a. O le foliga ua musuia mai le laupapa gaoioi (wobble board) ma e faamanatu mai ai se pulou. O le laa'i i luga o le pupuni pito i luga e faagaoioi ai le meafaigaluega, lea e taalo ai leo musika ma gatete i pito ua filifilia e taitai ai le tagata faaaoga e fa'api'ipi'i i lena itu. E umi le tasi seti mo le tolu minute. O le pito i luga e faia i le polyurethane foam malulu mo le u'u lelei ma le faamalie, ae o le tino e faia i le acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. O le meafaigaluega e 55 i le 38 senitimita le tele ma e 5 kilokalama le mamafa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai Wobbleshroom Galuega Autu: Meafaigaluega mo le Toe Faaleleia o le Tapuvae, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina Wobbleshroom Galuega Autu: Meafaigaluega mo le Toe Faaleleia o le Tapuvae e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai Wobbleshroom Galuega Autu: Meafaigaluega mo le Toe Faaleleia o le Tapuvae ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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