Finger Game
- a shoulder ladder built of tiny houses.
Introduction
臺灣人口逐漸老化須留意保健長保健康。其中沾黏性肩關節囊炎好發於中年層而俗稱五十肩，據榮總詹瑞棋醫生(2012)估計每十位中老年人就兩位患有五十肩。曾罹患糖尿病、心血管等疾病，受車禍撞擊等族群發生率更高，雖多能痊癒但需耗費1~2年的時間且極易復發，更應注意平時保健。
現代人長時間用電腦與手機，工作壓力大且缺乏運動，以致罹患年齡層大幅下降，中山醫院潘健理醫師(2013)統計近年二、三十歲的病患比例爆增20%以上；若不分年齡則依流行病學之統計約2％~4％，換算臺灣就有46~92萬人受此病苦。此外，肌肉衰減症隨年齡增長比率升高，八十歲以上竟高達一半的比例。本設計正是以遊戲方式將肩關節保健融入各年齡層生活，透過娛樂保持健康也達到社交健康之效果。
Among common ailments, adhesive capsulitis often occurs among the middle-aged to earn the name fifty shoulder, which Veterans General Hospital Dr. Jan Ruei-chi estimates in 2012 that two out of every ten of the elderly suffer from the fifty shoulder. Those having contracted diabetes, cardiovascular, or car accident have a higher probability of occurrence, and although most of them are able to recover but it often takes 1 to 2 years’ time and the recurrence ratios are high. As the modern people spending extended time on computers and cellphones, with excessive work stress and also lacking exercise, the age groups of those contracting the diseases are significantly getting younger, which Chung Shan Hospital Dr. Pan Chian-li has statistically tallied in 2013 to find the disease-contracting rate among patents in their twenties and thirties has jumped suddenly by more than 20%; if not distinguishing by age, then the epidemiological statistics put it at approximately between 2% and 4%, which converts to some 460,000 to 920,000 people in Taiwan. The design has intended to utilize the game method to integrate healthcare into the lives of all age groups, through amusement to maintain one’s health and also achieve the effect of socializing health.
底部皆刻有中式文化圖案的小房子，以磁力垂直吸附於磁力牆，從一般平面式的遊戲轉至垂直牆上，手指能在房子上移動如有功夫般施展飛簷走壁追逐之快感，也如建築師堆置房子亦象徵內心向上的生命力，讓小房子藉由在垂直牆上移動的過程使手臂抬高。本設計可與家人、朋友、甚至年幼孫子共同遊樂，連接彼此關係，更達平時保健來預防凍肩的問題。
The design infuses the means of amusement by blending the shoulder joint healthcare habit into everyday life. The finger ladder components are shaped like buildings, which are attached perpendicularly onto the metal board, enabling the fingers to enjoy a Kung Fu-like gliding, chasing sensation, much like an architect erects a building, and which also signifies an inner-sanctum upward agility. Offering cross-generational stress-relieving function, it enriches the toddlers, adults and elderly’s spatial dexterity, something fun to share with friends, family or even young children, bridging the mutual bonds and further achieving a routine healthcare yield.
Introduction by Cards
1. Hi! My name is Lynn and I’m going to introduce the “Finger Game”. It is a shoulder ladder built of tiny houses.
2. Do you know what this is? This is a Finger Ladder, for patients who suffer from frozen shoulder.
3. The Finger Ladder is a physical therapy tool for patients to increase movement of the shoulder. Use fingers to climb the ladder.
4. Finger Ladders are constantly used in rehabilitation centers like this. Do you feel comfortable working with lots of rehabilitation patients? Probably not.
5. So the solution is a game!!!
6. This game consists of tiny houses attach onto a magnetic board.
7. This game can achieve elevated arm movement, as shown in this picture. It makes maintaining healthcare more enjoyable, by incorporating it into everyday life.
8. The Finger Game can be played at home or activity centers to maintain good health. It is also a fun bonding activity for family members, grandchildren, or friends to achieve social health.
10. Research shows that 20% of the elderly population suffers from frozen shoulder. But nowadays, frozen shoulder is no longer limited to the elderly.
11. Our current generation has spend more time on our computers and cellphones than ever, making the average age for frozen shoulder lower (and lower). The number of patients in their twenties and thirties with this condition has suddenly increased by more than 20% in recent years.
12. It not only takes 1 to 2 years’ time to recover from this condition but the recurrence rates are high.
13. We all have the possibility to suffer from this shoulder joint problem, so prevention is key…and this product is the answer!
14. This game makes us happy and prevents the frozen shoulder problem.
15. With this product, each block of house can also be stacked over on a flat surface to create freely artistic shapes to train eyesight and hand-feel stability.
16. Each roof of the house has a bright color and Chinese tiles pattern. And the patterns etched on the bottom combine a touch of the Chinese cultural art. Like Mahjong, Chinese traditional pattern.
17. Walking on the roof by fingers, it resembles a “finger” Chinese martial art master. like an architect erects a building, and which also signifies an Inner vitality.
18. This game usually hangs on the wall just like a decoration. We can cooperate with indoor furniture companies, decorative design companies to promote the product, making it mainstream and owned by every family.
19. We also can negotiate with government agencies to place it in various public activity centers to allow local residents to play together and maintain good health. For the elderly, it's fun to play the game by elevated hands and it's also can interact with young people.
20. Come and play together. Let's raise our arm, raise our life.
How does it work?
手臂隨著小房子高度攀高，使肩關節能進行垂直向上0~180度的伸展運動。
The building blocks attaching to a wall surface stacking vertically upward allow a vertical 0 to 180-degree stretching exercise upward and downward.
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手指攀爬於房子屋頂上玩樂時，就好像「指」上的中國功夫能飛簷走壁。
When we play this game with fingers, it resembles a “finger” Chinese martial art master for flying over the eaves and running on the walls.
底部依使用者喜好結合像麻將、窗花等文化藝術的紋路，滿足觸摸手感與刺激腦部的思考並增添趣味。
The patterns etched on the bottom combining a touch of the national cultural art like mahjong brings you an extra satisfying tactile touch and stimulating the thinking of the brain.
在家與家人、孫子或朋友等一起遊樂，能紓解壓力、連結情感且維持身體健康。
This design can play with family members, grandchildren or friends at home to relieve stress, maintain the relationship and also stay healthy.
需要的話，每個屋頂斜坡設有感測器與金屬底板相連，可隨時向專業治療師傳送患者的復健進度，以此檢視是否再增加治療階段。
If need be, each roof slope is equipped with a sensor connected to the metal floor, at any time to send the patient's progress to the professional therapist in order to see if the additional treatment stage.
How to play?
遊戲玩法包含：中式跳棋、圍棋、五子棋、配對圖案的記憶遊戲等，在亞洲國家是大多數人都會玩的遊戲，不用再重新學習的遊戲玩法，或者可由玩家們創造。影片將介紹其中三種玩法：
The game methods include the Chinese checkers, Go, Gobang, memory games such as pairing the patterns on the bottom, which are games that most Asian countries play without having to relearn it. The games also can create by themselves. The following of the video is going to introduce three of games in the video: Chinese Checkers, Super Memory, and Happy Stacking.
（影片製作使用軟體：Adobe Premiere Pro & Adobe After Effects）
放置平面也可堆疊創造個人想像的藝術造型，並也可訓練高齡者的視力與手部的穩定度。
The houses can be also stacked over on a flat surface according to each person’s own creative artistic style to train eyesight and hand-feel stability.
｜Design Process｜
Observing & Researching
積極參與各大銀髮器材的活動與蒐集相關的書籍來探討，研究後發現，產品即便功能設計優良卻還是生冷的復健器具，皆缺少 趣味的互動方式來達到維持健康的效果，讓復健的行為容易被看待為病人，即便宣導銀髮族應積極快樂使用輔具，然而卻改觀不了平常人對復健器材有隔閡的負面印象。
Concept Development - Ⅰ
Concept Development - Ⅱ
Prototyping & Actual Test - Ⅰ
Design Modification & Game Rules
經測試與溝通討論後，進行設計並進一步探討的遊戲細節。
3D Modeling
Prototyping - Ⅱ
Actual Test - Ⅱ
｜Design Competition｜
以個人參賽之姿入圍2017年史丹佛銀髮設計競賽亞洲區的八組隊伍之一。
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