What it does
This is an emotional cognition toolkit designed for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The design introduces the concept of "emotional container". The little monster doll acts as an emotional receiver...
Your inspiration
The design of this emotional recognition toolkit is inspired by a deep understanding of the specific needs of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in emotional recognition and expression. Research has shown that children with ASD often face challenges in recognizing and expressing emotions, and haptic feedback is an effective form of sensory stimulation that can help them better understand and process emotions. The entire design aims to improve the emotional cognition of children with ASD in a gamified way, using haptic feedback and storytelling...
How it works
1. Story selection: The children first choose an emotional story through a story projector. Each story revolves around a specific emotion, such as happiness, sadness, anger, or surprise. The plot design of the story is simple and vivid, easy to understand, and contains rich emotional expression. 2. Story telling: Once the story is selected, the story opportunity presents the story content in the form of sound. During the telling process, the characters in the story will experience various emotions, and children can feel the changes and expressions of emotions by listening. During the narration, some interactive questions were designed to guide children to think and express their feelings. 3. Mood ball selection: Children choose emotional balls that match their emotions based on the stories they hear. E 4. Emotional feedback:
Design process
First, problem discovery Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have significant difficulties in emotional recognition and expression. Children with ASD often have difficulty recognizing, understanding, and expressing emotions, which not only affects their ability to interact socially, but can also lead to problems managing emotions. In addition, existing emotional education tools often lack multi-sensory stimulation to effectively help children with ASD improve their emotional cognition. Second, analysis and research In order to fully understand the emotional cognitive needs of children with ASD, extensive literature studies have been conducted, which show that multisensory stimuli, especially haptic feedback, can significantly enhance the emotional cognitive abilities of children with ASD. 3. Concept output Based on the research results, a preliminary conceptual design of emotion container is proposed. Core elements include little monster dolls, mood balls and story projectors. As an emotion receiver, the small monster doll is equipped with emotion balls of different touch and color to help children understand emotions through tactile stimulation. Story projectors tell emotional stories through sound, providing the basis for emotional education.
How it is different
1. Haptic feedback mechanism: With special emphasis on haptic feedback, emotional balls with different textures and colors are designed, each representing a specific emotion, providing an effective way of emotional learning. 2. Multi-sensory combination: In addition to touch, the kit also combines vision and hearing, enhancing the effect of emotional education. 3. Gamified interactive design: Small monster dolls act as emotional receivers, and children put balls representing different emotions into the belly of small monsters in interaction to enhance children's sense of participation and learning effect. 4. Parental participation and guidance: The design takes into special consideration the role of parents, through observation and participation to understand children's understanding and performance of different emotions, and provides positive feedback and appropriate help to enhance the effect of parent-child interaction and emotional education.
Future plans
Further user testing and feedback collection: Consider partnering with educational institutions, rehabilitation centers, and families to conduct more extensive user testing and feedback collection. Through observation and evaluation in real-world applications, the design and functionality of the toolkit are further optimized to ensure its practical effectiveness and sustainability in different environments.
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