Dudo 模組化合成器玩具 by Hsin Chen Lin and Zi Yun Hsu

Dudo 模組化合成器玩具 by Hsin Chen Lin and Zi Yun Hsu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 玩具、遊戲及消閒產品設計 Competition Category.

銀玩具· 2023

Dudo 模組化合成器玩具

by Hsin Chen Lin and Zi Yun Hsu

Client: Dudo

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 玩具 Category

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The Design

About Dudo 模組化合成器玩具

Dudo係一款專為四至十二歲小朋友設計嘅模組化合成器玩具。Dudo結合聲音同光效,令小朋友可以喺遊戲之中學習基礎樂理。五個簡單嘅模組涵蓋咗音序、波形變化、濾波、節奏同放大功能,而九種連接方式可以擴展功能同支援多人一齊玩。難度可以隨住小朋友年齡增長而提升。輕拍鼓模組時,電容感應會觸發鼓聲。產品採用無毒塑膠,尺寸亦跟從兒童人體工學設計。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Dudo 模組化合成器玩具是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Dudo 模組化合成器玩具將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Dudo 模組化合成器玩具是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Dudo is an auditory and visual synthesizer designed for children aged 4-12 to learn music through playful, hands-on experience. Its difficulty level can increase with age, while its different connection methods allow for expanded functions and multiplayer mode. Dudo teaches basic music theory and synthesizer knowledge to stimulate children's creativity and imagination.
Dimensions & Packaging: Sequencer:176x266x54
Wave change:67x154x82
Filter:82x93x142
Hub:58x188x32
Drum:91x91x81
Amplifier:95x112x94
Tags: music, toy, education, synth, kids
Production Technology: In terms of product size, it refers to children's human factors engineering and adjusts it to a size suitable for children's operation.
In the way of using drums, we choose to use capacitive sensing to trigger drum sounds through beating.
In terms of material, non-toxic plastic suitable for children is used.
Design Challenge: During the design process, we not only spent a lot of effort on making the function, language, and music theory of Eurorack Modular Synthesizer into a range that children can understand but also thought about making it easier for children to operate and more tempting to them. As age grows, the difficulty level can be increased. The purpose is to make this combination of synthesizer toys accompany the children in their growth, so that synthesized music can be widely used for children to operate and play.
Research: This project conducts field research to examine children's exposure to music and proposes a new interactive model centered on "playing" to create a new way of musical enlightenment for children. We combines music learning experiences with today's children's needs for sound and light effects to create musical toy products that are novel and sensory-stimulating.We simplified the module interface into five basic modules. The project has a MIDI output for more advanced editing in the future.
Inspiration: Synthetic music has flourished in recent years. We found out that there is a lack of entry-level synthetic music tools on the market, so we want to design a toy that can be used as an enlightenment for children to synthesize music and can accompany children to grow up.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2022 and is still ongoing today. It is expected to be exhibited at the Young Designers' Exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan in May 2023.
Operation Flow: We have taken advantage of the free assembly of Eurorack Modular Synthesizer, allowing children to connect 9 different connection methods.
First, connect sequencer to hub and then to amplifier to create a melody with the sine wave.
Secondly, connect wave change and filter to switch between three different wave timbres and adjust the frequency of the cutoff to create your exclusive timbre.
Thirdly, connect drum to add rhythm to the melody that had been created.
Finally, you can choose to connect to MIDI output port of hub and input into the music editing software, so that the music you create can be upgraded and more advanced.
Team Members: HSIN CHEN LIN
ZI YUN HSU