Plaything Process Sudoku

PLAYTHING PROCESS BOOK

1 CHAN HIU CHING CYNDI 16078028D LI SHUK WUN SHARON 16069811D

CONTENT

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INTRODUCTION

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RESEARCH

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IDEAS

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PROCESS

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PROMOTION

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REFLECTION

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INTRODUCTION

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Play is a spontaneous and active process. When we play, we are freed to be inventive and creative. “Play” should not be confined to children’s work.

We attach importance to disabled people’s right, especially the right to have fun without limitation. The aim of our project is to design a game for the visually impaired.

Our game may not be able to change their lifestyle, but helps to lighten their mood. We took our daily life as inspiration and analyzed the difficulties of blind person. It takes 3 months to bring the finishing product.

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RESEARCH

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BRAINSTORMING

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RESEARCH ON BLIND PEOPLE

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Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, uses humor to answer the most popular questions about living without sight, takes on more challenges which test his other senses, and goes on adventures that allow him to experience things for the first time.

This channel is so unique and provides the true experience that blind people suffered. We are astonished by his ability to navigate & to read tiny dots fast and efficiently just by touch.

Better understanding on their real life helps us to develop our product.

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Challenges That Blind People Face Physical movement (unknown environment) Large obstacles may cause injury Low self esteem Technology development

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Aim of Our Games Improve physical coordination Show the abilities of blind person Fun

Our Target Players Sighted people Blind people

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PRESENTATION

We presented our findings and both of us have 2 differents ideas about the plaything.

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HEARING 7

Sharon's idea is inspired by how the blind people can define the sound of the button of different 9 phone numbers. Came up an idea using this to develop a game.

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BRAILLE SUDOKU

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Cyndi's idea is about sudoku, which is really common and popular game that mostly appear in the form of paper. Which is hard for blind people to play with without braille.

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IDEAS

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DECISION MAKING After receiving comments from our tutor, we decided to develop the idea from Cyndi. Based on education aspect, SUDOKU develops some logical thinking and patterns. As the rules are simple enough that blind people can focus on the game play, but game play can be quite challenging. It helps relieve stress.

We believe that a 3D Sudoku calm people down. It gives them break from the daily chores and eliminates the inconvenience of using newspaper.

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We would like to make it access to both blind people and normal people with proper eyesight. For the normal group they can learn about the braille through this game and have more interaction with the blind people surrounding them. While for the blind people, reversely they can also learn about the usual numbers.

This SUDOKU can be played like the traditional one, with smallest scale in 3x3 or the biggest in 9x9 grids. As the smallest one can be picked up easily for them to play anytime and anywhere.

We have few options on the game we can play on this, like the Circle-Cross game, to have a richer combination and utilization.

More, we have quite a few suggestions on how the braille can be made, such as using bubble paper rather than the normal braille.

But this is only available for once so we have to dive into other

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PROCESS

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THE FONT I Am Sherlocked by SpideRaYsfoNtS Chose the font “ I AM SHERLOCK” for digit ✓ the holes on digit echoes braille X No differences between 6 and 9

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LASER CUTTING

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1st experience A high-quality surface finish Detailed with clear dots inside the numbers

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REFINEMENT

Using cutting machine to separate the digit blocks

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“ After cutting of blocks, the cut is not on the exact edges and need to have further wood grinding.

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Hesitation on Square corner & Round corner In order to have a better feeling when playing the game.

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LASER CUTTING

After the cutting of digit blocks, we then start to think about the design of the base. Which can be both sepreated and gathered together.

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We have several layer to create the base.

This step is not hard to do but we still laser cutting twice because the cutting is not accurate and is challenging to ensure the blocks can be placed and taken easily, since the size of the blocks and the round corner are not all the same.

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THINK MORE...

We have a question during we finished our case’s laser cut, is that how can the blocks can be placed properly when they are not in used? So we made this 9 “holes” to hold the 81 digit blocks. Making it more user-friendly.

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BRAILLE

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We can see BRAILLE everywhere in our daily life, the most usual one is those on the lift button, signs, etc. And it also in different materials like paper and steel.

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LASER CUT?

It takes too much time and we cannot do it in the laser cut workshop. We tried the laser cutting available at the Industrial Centre, it was faster but the quality is not in standard and much more rough.

STICKERS?

Stickers are usually too big compare to the standard Braille, and it can easily peeled off too.

PRINTING?

Printing is not open for non member according the response from the Hong Kong Society for the Blind. And mostly these kind of printing are rare.

BEADS?

This may be the best option for us though it may takes a lot of time. We can try use stronger glue like UHU to stick the beads more tight.

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STICK STICK STICK

We sprayed the beads all into black and follow the standard of Braille to stick the beads on and we were doing as accurate as we can.

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MAKING OF PACKAGE

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MAKING OF PACKAGE

The package is simple, with the name of the game on the top with Braille. A handle on the left to able players to pull it out and identify whether the plate had reversed or not.

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PROMOTION

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ANIMATION

We made a story about a blind person and a person with normal eyesight. From they find out SUDOKU is hard to explain to the blind then he got the idea to make the SUDOKU with Braille.

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EXPLAINATION

We also made some scences to show how the numbers and braille can play together by both blind people and people with proper eye sight.

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REFLECTION

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SHARON

During the project of plaything, it enhanced my understanding of the visual impaired. Due to the research, I had the intensive to work with them and surprised that they have passion in life.

They work for a better society as we do, and pursuit a greater living as you and I. The 3D sudoku wasn't a smooth sailing project, especially adding on the topings(braille). Thankfully, our tutor inspired me during the tutorial, with hardwork and patience of me and my groupmate, we finally finished our design.

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CYNDI

We went through lots of difficulties during the making of this SUDOKU. From how to do laser cut files, finding solutions to make the Braille, to finally have the finished work. Though is very challenging, I still enjoy it because I learn lots of skills out of class and know more about how the workshop works. This may not be a very special or fun product, but I think this may help the blind people to play this kind of game someday. Also know more about what the disables need and get into their role to think of their situations. Grouping with others need many corporation and communication, it takes time for both of our partners to know each other, but this is mind-blowing to exchange various ideas with the person next to you. This product still have improvements and we did not finish it real fine, but enjoying the process is the most important.

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