Case Study of Education Toys’ Design - Combination Toys

• Main Authors: Jin-Chwan Wang, 王金傳
• Other Authors: 賴瓊琦
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/61351053704693447639

碩士 === 大葉大學 === 設計研究所碩士在職專班 === 93 === Children grows with toy, toy is important for promote on study and education for children. Giving good enlightenment when they were in infant stage improves development of brain. Gears are often-used mechanical parts, and are extensively used in transmission. It is one of the common sense in our daily life. This study focuses on combination toys, its human interface and children recognition. Base on existing gear toys and geometric combine toys’ parts, this study uses experiment to observe children’s behaviors and favorites. Participates used toy parts to construct a specific object during the investigation. The result shows that although children are interested in gear toys, they do not prefer its interface, manipulation. The degree of difficulty of gear toy affects their usability. Through individual observation and the questionnaires, this study utilized innovation techniques to redesign toy by transfer and combine. The new interface design combines the advantage from both blocks and gear toys. At last, we compare original design and redesign. It indicated there is significant improvement for children satisfaction. The development of toys should considering children’s requirements to reduce children’s problem result from products usage.