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Empathetic Toys

These toys are designed to help children process their emotions.

Sarah Armstrong

https://youtu.be/__EY6gyqYk4

Description

I created a series of soft toys that represent the six basic emotions: happiness, sadness, fear, disgust, anger, and surprise. I made each one a different color, face, and pose to represent this emotion. Doing this, I made sure that the emotions are very distinct from each other. For packaging, I included a simple explanation of each emotion, so children will get a better understanding of how to express what they’re feeling. My ideal user for this project is children between the ages of 3-7 because these ages are key in social development. With these toys, I want to make sure children are able to express themselves and understand how others are feeling because of their understanding of the emotion.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
INTM-SHU.238.1
Toy Design and Prototyping
Education,Product Design
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Piggy(Pearl) on Palm

A piggy-like tumbler toy that also is a little night lamp as well as a container.

Yunyu Zhang

https://youtu.be/fFqHWttX2Qs

Description

The name of my project is called Piggy(Pearl) on Palm. I got the inspiration of its name from a Chinese idiom, which means something or someone is very precious like a bright pearl on the palm. And the pronunciation of the word “pig” is the same as that of the word “pearl”, so this project is a round little pig with a round light ball inside it. I made this for my mom because she likes piggies very much and she has also bought several piggy decorations to put them at home. My mom also likes matryoshka dolls very much and we have several of them at home as well. This toy is round and can sway like a tumbler. Also, being similar to the matryoshka dolls, it can be opened. There is a light ball inside it, making it a little night lamp as well. And if the light bulb or LED is taken out of the toy, it can also be a container to put something, such as candies inside. Because my mother also likes to buy various containers to keep things in order, this toy can also provide such a function for her.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
INTM-SHU.238.1
Toy Design and Prototyping
Product Design
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Magic Shadow Puppet

To create more interactive experiences based on the preservation of traditional Chinese culture.

Jiyan Wang

https://wp.nyu.edu/jiyanwilliamwang/2020/05/10/virtual-show-video-documentation/

Description

Shadow Puppetry is one of the intangible cultural heritages that has history of over thousands of years. My project is based on the performance of shadow puppet but put it in a more interact way that audience can control the whole performance themselves, which is different from the traditional counterpart that the controller has to be behind the scene.

I use the Ultrasonic Ranger to detect the distance from audience to the sensor so that the servo motor will move the shadow puppet as well. In this way we can see the performance of the shadow puppet and performance along with it as well. As for the set up, my project will be put in a dark room with only light on the puppet. We are able to see audience's shadow as well. Moreover, there will also be a background music and it can change its volume due to the movement of the audience.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
INTM-SHU.101.5
Interaction Lab
Culture,Play/Games
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Gun Grave

A music box consists of 3d printed AK47 and knitted flowers. It interprets empathy, peace and love.

Muru Chen

https://youtu.be/S4bgo_as5b4

Description

Gun Grave is a music box. The song adapts Merry Christmas Mr. Larence. The music box consists of knitted flowers, 3D printed AK47 and hay powder. This project express the wish for peace and the emphathy for the children who suffered war. But this product is not only for those children, but also for those who live in peace.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
INTM-SHU.238.1
Toy Design and Prototyping
Sound,Art
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A Normal Spring

A laser cut mechanism automata toy

Muru Chen

https://youtu.be/IyxfPIduWqM

Description

This is a mechanical toy containing storytelling:
“In this special year, I wish I could have a normal spring.
Feel the breath of the nature and play on the grass.”
The mechanisms are gears and cranks

IMA/IMB Shanghai
INTM-SHU.238.1
Toy Design and Prototyping
Art
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"WINDSOUL" Balloonship

A 3d printed steampunk airship model.

Muru Chen

https://wp.nyu.edu/muruchen/toy-design-week-6-project-2/

Description

I made the ballon ship for my friend whose Overwatch ID is called “WiNDSOUL”. He loves movies with the pirate theme and the games that have Steampunk style. I 3d printed the ship model and used two color to paint it.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
INTM-SHU.238.1
Toy Design and Prototyping
Art,Product Design
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Sichuan Opera Face

An automata toy of Sichuan Opera Face Show

Yingzi Qu

https://youtu.be/oeSJO9Ms_Cs

Description

It is an amateurish Sichuan Opera Face Show. The performer is a beginner of this traditional Chinese acrobatics, so he can only switch four faces (two without pause). However, he really hopes that more people can learn about and appreciate this interesting and distinctive culture.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
INTM-SHU.238.1
Toy Design and Prototyping
Play/Games
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The Puppet, The Police, The Troll

A family game designed to make you talk at least twice more words to your family than you used to.

Jamie Wang

https://youtu.be/Nntt_CezjDo

Description

The Puppet, the police, the troll is a social board game designed for my family. It requires 3 or more people to participate in the game. For my family, we have four people in total. There will be one puppet, one police and two trolls in the game. The police will secretly guide the puppet to the destination whereas the trolls will try to mess up the plan. Details for rules can be read in the poster and the demonstration video.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
INTM-SHU.238.1
Toy Design and Prototyping
Play/Games