Tactile Enrichment Izinto zokudlala ezisebenzisa iminwe ngu-Ruoyou Zhou

Uyilo olubizwa ngokuba yi-Tactile Enrichment Izinto zokudlala ezisebenzisa iminwe olwenziwe ngu-Ruoyou Zhou ngumwini obekekileyo webhaso elinobukhazikhazi le-2026 Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Kudidi Lokhuphiswano lwe-Uyilo lwamaThoyizi, iMidlalo kunye neeMveliso zokuZonwabisa.

IntsimbiIthoyizi· 2026

Tactile Enrichment Izinto zokudlala ezisebenzisa iminwe

ngu Ruoyou Zhou

Umxhasi: Ruoyou Zhou

Umwini we-Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Kudidi Lwe-Ithoyizi

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Malunga ne-Tactile Enrichment Izinto zokudlala ezisebenzisa iminwe

I-Tactile Enrichment luluhlu lwezinto zokudlala ezisebenzisa iminwe ezigxile kwimvakalelo yokuchukumisa. Olu luhlu lunekhiyubhu ezintlanu, nganye ilinganiselwa kwii-milimitha ezingama-50 ngama-50 ngama-50. Ikhiyubhu nganye yenziwe ngesixhobo esinye kuphela: udongwe, isikhumba, isinyithi, umthi okanye ilaphu. Ipateni enye enemilinganiselo emithathu isetyenziswa kuzo zontlanu iikhiyubhu, ukuze umahluko phakathi kwezixhobo uvakale ngesandla. Isixhobo ngasinye sinobunzima, ubushushu kunye nevumba elahlukileyo. Iikhiyubhu zingabanjwa zidlalwa ngoxa amehlo exakekile kwaye izandla zikhululekile. Injongo kukunciphisa ukuxhomekeka kumbono nokunika ukuchukumisa indima enkulu kumava emihla ngemihla.

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Malunga ne-Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award

Tactile Enrichment Izinto zokudlala ezisebenzisa iminwe ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo okunikwa imiyilo elungileyo eyanelisa iimfuno zobungcali neemveliso ezilindelekileyo kwimveliso ezicwangciswe kakuhle. Abaphumeleleyo beNtsimbi babonisa ubuchule obukhulu, ubuchule obuphezulu, ukuqonda kwengcali namandla okuyila abayili babo. Tactile Enrichment Izinto zokudlala ezisebenzisa iminwe iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo neyinto entsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award udibanisa iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu zemboleko kwaye unezimpawu zobuchwephesha ezifanelekileyo ezidityaniswe nolwazi netalente. Tactile Enrichment Izinto zokudlala ezisebenzisa iminwe iyahlonelwa ngenxa yenkcukacha yayo kwaye yacwangciselwa ukunika uphuculo lomgangatho wobomi olunceda ukwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono.

Emva Koyilo

Ikhithi Yeendaba

Iziqinisekiso, amalungu eqela kunye neenkcukacha zobugcisa ezinikezelwe ngumyili.

Iimpawu Ezizodwa: We understand the world through our five senses, receiving emotions and information every day. This project is a series of fidget toys that rethink our sensory habits, which often rely too much on vision. It shifts the focus to touch. The same pattern is made from different materials, allowing users to feel variations in texture and resistance with their hands. By reducing visual input, the work highlights how touch and other senses can become the main source of experience and emotion.
Imilinganiselo nePakishini: 50 × 50 × 50 mm .five pieces.
Iithegi: Fidget toy, Without Visual Dependence, Touch, Smell, Series, Mixed materials, Toy, Playful
Ubuchwepheshe Bokuvelisa: Five materials were used, clay, leather, metal, wood, and fabric. Three dimensional textures were shaped into each material. Then the materials were cut into small pieces and attached to the cube. This required constant checking to ensure every piece fit perfectly after assembly. Each cube has six sides, and I made five cubes in total, like completing a 120 piece collage puzzle in different materials.
Umngeni Woyilo: The biggest challenge was repetitive work and making sure every piece fit perfectly. To avoid gaps after assembly, each material piece had to be sanded by hand. For the metal cube, thin and hard stainless steel was used. After many trials, I chose laser cutting to shape the pieces, then filled the gaps with putty and finished with spray paint. The most enjoyable process was sewing the leather cube, marking, punching holes, stitching, and tying the thread. I truly enjoyed each step.
Uphando: This project explores tactile experience without relying on sight. About 83 percent of the information we receive comes from vision. When reliance on vision is reduced, the other senses become stronger and more memorable. At the exhibition, visitors could freely touch and play with the objects and write down their thoughts on each material. The interactive display received positive feedback, as interaction is part of the research and the work serves as a bridge between me and the audience.
Inkuthazo: In daily life, we often play with small objects to ease anxiety or boredom, clicking a pen or turning keys in our hands. Fidget toys were created from this behavior. Based on this and my research on the five senses, I designed this series using different materials to explore new possibilities. Enrichment in animal care means providing toys or spaces to reduce stress and improve well being. As humans living in concrete cities, we also face stress. This design asks whether we also need enrichment.
Ubude Beprojekthi: In April 2023, I began researching the five senses, touch, sight, hearing, taste, and smell. In July 2024, I focused on the relationship between objects, people, and interaction. By July 2025, I was testing materials and making prototypes, selecting five for further development. Fabrication began in November 2025. The work was completed in February 2026 and presented at the 2026 graduation exhibition of Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.
Ukuhamba Komsebenzi: These objects can be held and played with while watching TV, talking, or even during meetings under the table, any moment when the eyes are busy but the hands are free. The key idea is to enrich touch without relying on vision. Each material has a different weight, temperature, and even smell. Even with the same pattern, different materials create completely different tactile experiences.