Tšepe Sebapadiswa · 2024
Poly Beat Mosebetsi wa Sethaleng: Sesebediswa sa Boithapiso sa Rethemi
by Haoye Dong, Kecheng Jin and Xueyan Cai
- Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award 2024 in Sebapadiswa
- CLIENT: Zhejiang University
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 38,979
- Verification code 94DC366621 · Verify this award
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About Poly Beat Mosebetsi wa Sethaleng: Sesebediswa sa Boithapiso sa Rethemi
Mongolo wa Buka: Poly Beat ke sesebediswa sa boithapiso sa rethemi se etselitsoeng bana. Li-polygon tsa geometry li sebelisoa ho etsa hore rethemi ya 'mino e bonahale, e thusa bana ho utlwisisa dinoto le mekgwa ya rethemi. Sesebediswa sena se entswe ka polasetiki e entsweng ka mokgwa wa injection-moulding. Bana ba kenya diblock tsa dinoto ka har'a li-disc, ebe ba beha li-disc tse nne ka har'a motheo wa kholomo. Khamera e kaholimo e bala mebala ya diblock, mme konopo e le nngwe e bapatsa modumo o tsamaellanang le rethemi eo. Konopo ya bobedi e fetola modumo hore e be wa meropa, marimba, piano, kapa katara. Kopanyo e lokolohileng ya diblock e dumella bana ho theha di-rhythm tsa bona ka bobona.
About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award
Poly Beat Mosebetsi wa Sethaleng: Sesebediswa sa Boithapiso sa Rethemi ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Poly Beat Mosebetsi wa Sethaleng: Sesebediswa sa Boithapiso sa Rethemi e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Poly Beat Mosebetsi wa Sethaleng: Sesebediswa sa Boithapiso sa Rethemi e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.
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
