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Qube

Qube is a set of puzzle blocks and is friendly to play for visually impaired kids.

Xiaojie Gu

https://wp.nyu.edu/pennygu/2020/05/14/project-4-qube/

Description

The blocks are consist of 7 different pieces made with 7 different material, including four kinds of fabric, metal, wood, plastic. Each of the blocks will be in a unique shape, thus easier for blind kids to feel, touch, recognize, and move. Also, the material will help them in building their blocks as well. The goal is to train the space perception of blind kids and to teach them to tell different materials.

However, during my design process, I decided to make Qube available for normal kids as well. I added braille on each block so that normal kids can learn and build more empathy with blind kids. To play with Qube, there should be at least two normal kids and two sets of blocks. One covers his/her eyes with the eye mask and create different figures with the blocks. The other, also wearing the mask, will try to mimic the shape with the help of material and braille.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
Toy Design and Prototyping
Health
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King Arthur and His Son Mordred

The IF Story of King Arthur and Mordred suppose the battle of Camlann never happened

Xiaojie Gu

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fYb2Pg6uk7RMnm56lvuE85mT3LkfeOpd

Description

The two characters are from the Tale of King Arthur. The character in the front is King Arthur, while the character in the back is Mordred. In the original legend, Mordred was the son and nephew of Arthur and was born by Morgause, Arthur’s sister. Knowing that he was the bastard of the King, Mordred is always trying to crusade against Arthur. He managed to make himself King of Britain when Arthur was in France, and their armies fought each other at Camlann, which is known as the battle of Camlann. In the end, Mordred is dead, and he severely injured Arthur, which proclaimed the end of a dynasty.

In my automata, I create an if-story for Arthur and Mordred. If Mordred did not hate Arthur so much, one day they could sit down together, shake their hands, and defuse the hatred. So this is the scene that shows their charging posture in a battle, where they fight together against the enemy.

IMA/IMB Shanghai
INTM-SHU.238.1
Toy Design and Prototyping
Culture,Product Design