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Meeting with coach (Yuri)

Insights, new angles & questions after meeting with Yuri
In this week we discussed with Yuri what we had been researching for these past few weeks. After reflecting on the research, we didn't really know how to proceed. We collected a lot of various information, but what should we do now? Yuri advised us to combine the found insights of playfulness in existing toys. Start by making prototypes, which results in new ideas or new insights.

So we had gathered a lot of information on the subject over the past few weeks, which resulted in a number of requirements that the end product might have to meet. Because the number of points was quite large, Yuri advised us to include the most important points in the final product.

After all the research, it is time to start making different types of prototypes.

Prototyping

Twister

Dancing eggs

Fidget spinner

Rubik's cube

The original twister but instead of hands and feet, only the hands are used. The playing field is adapted to the range of your arm, so that you can reach everything with your hand. Various therapeutic exercises have been integrated into the spinner. When spinning the spinner a color and exercises will be assigned.

Used materials:
• MDF wood
• Screws
• Colored paper

Used machines:
• Laser cutter for cutting and engraving

The original dancing eggs game, only the placements of the rubber eggs are mainly on the hand. One of the dice determines who receives the egg, and the other dice determines how the egg should be held.

Used materials:
• MDF wood
• Old egg box
• Rubber eggs

Used machines:
• Laser cutter for cutting and engraving

The original fidget spinner with the aim of combining it with a daily object (in this case a mobile phone).

Used materials:
• MDF wood
• Screws

Used machines:
• Laser cutter for cutting

The original Rubik's cube only instead of sorting by colors, you have to sort it by the height of the wooden slats. The wooden slats can be seen as an obstacle. You have to use the Rubik's cubes in such a way that you have to move your fingers, hands and wrists more.

Used materials:
• Rubik's cube
• MDF wood
• Wood glue

Used machines:
• Laser cutter for cutting

Docter Bibber

The last idea was the original doctor bibber game where you have different pincers where the position of hand is similar to a therapeutic exercise.

Unfortunately, we have not been able to work out this idea.

Finger Whack-A-Mole

This is a mock-up that tries to portray how a finger whack-a-mole device would look and feel.

Used materials:
• MDF wood
• Spray paint
• Wood glue

Used machines:
• Laser cutter

Puzzle

I figured solving a puzzle is a good way to occupy your hands while having your thoughts somewhere else.

Used materials:
• MDF wood
• Spray paint
• Wood glue

Used machines:
• Laser cutter

This game is the first thing that came to mind when thinking about creating toys to excercise the hands. It's a simple toy that sounds a buzzer when the player allows the two steel wires to contact each other.

Used materials:
• MDF wood
• Spray paint
• Wood glue
• Steel wire
• Copper cables

Used machines:
• Laser cutter
• Soldering iron

Steady hand game