Wobble - through your trouble!
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2024
Submitted on
2024-05-29
Pages
163
Abstract
This project is a master’s thesis about the development of a new training toy, Wobble, for children with motor skills issues. These children need a helping hand, as a lack of motor skills often leads to low self-esteem and affects their ability to participate in social groups, making it even harder for them to improve. Motor skills issues are a serious problem and can have significant repercussions for children growing up leaving permanent marks. Currently, there is a limited selection of solutions for these children. They mostly include professional help from physiotherapists, emphasising consistent training of the primary senses and postural control. While the training is made to help the children, it is often neglected due to a lack of both motivation from children and time from the parents' side to help them. Wobble has been developed to mitigate children’s motor skills issues by providing playful training games with a rewarding progression system that will help motivate them to improve, with less dependency on their parents’ time. Wobble is a system consisting of three elements: a Wobble App, four Wobble Pads, and a Wobble Dock. The Wobble App provides a guide for playing the games, while the Wobble Pads are the main physical training pads that register input for the game. Lastly, the Wobble Dock provides a home for the Wobble Pads, giving them a place for storage, charging, and transportation.
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