Project Abstract
To design a tabletop game for special needs children who suffer from speech impairment, that can help in developing speech through play.
Primary Research to understand the user
This research was conducted in B.M. Institute, Ahmedabad, India.
This research was conducted in B.M. Institute, Ahmedabad, India.
Target group- Prayaas- speech impaired children who have difficulty in speaking
● Duration: classes conducted 3 days in 1 week, i.e.3 hours in 7 days
● Activities: Activities done in class are common for all the students
● Aim of Prayaas: to develop student's activities, early learning skill,
cognitive skill to promote them to higher class
● Attention: Each student needs to be individually attended because of
different disabilities
● Learning : Students learn numerals 1 to 4 and alphabets - a and b in 4
months with such an approach
● likes/ dislikes: students like shape and colours, lights, sound , music,
attention.
● Doesn’t like: slow paced works and activities , commands , forceful
orders.
● Activities: Activities done in class are common for all the students
● Aim of Prayaas: to develop student's activities, early learning skill,
cognitive skill to promote them to higher class
● Attention: Each student needs to be individually attended because of
different disabilities
● Learning : Students learn numerals 1 to 4 and alphabets - a and b in 4
months with such an approach
● likes/ dislikes: students like shape and colours, lights, sound , music,
attention.
● Doesn’t like: slow paced works and activities , commands , forceful
orders.
Causes of Speech Impairment
Speech disorders affect the vocal cords, muscles, nerves, and other structures
within the throat.
● vocal cord damage
● brain damage
● muscle weakness
● respiratory weakness
● strokes
● polyps or nodules on the vocal cords
● vocal cord paralysis
within the throat.
● vocal cord damage
● brain damage
● muscle weakness
● respiratory weakness
● strokes
● polyps or nodules on the vocal cords
● vocal cord paralysis
Prototype 1,2 (Improved on the right)
Problems Identified
● Inefficient concentration on children because of less working hours.
● Lack of practice at home
● Lack of parent intervention
● Need for speech is lacking
● Need and requirements of different children are different
● Inefficient concentration on children because of less working hours.
● Lack of practice at home
● Lack of parent intervention
● Need for speech is lacking
● Need and requirements of different children are different
● Missguided motivation
● Need of increase in exercises to strengthen cheek and throat
muscles
● Learning aid needs to be enhanced
● Present toys gives an insight to speak but does not tend to
develop speech
● Need of increase in exercises to strengthen cheek and throat
muscles
● Learning aid needs to be enhanced
● Present toys gives an insight to speak but does not tend to
develop speech
Design Interventions
● To develop concepts that helps child to exercise regularly in a funway
● Parent and child bonding is to be focused for encouragement and
healthy relation building
● To instil the interesting ways of learning a to z and numerals
● To help child develop vocabulary of daily life objects
● To provoke child to speak and understand the need for speech
through ADL recognition, conversation, story telling activities etc.
● To develop concepts that helps child to exercise regularly in a funway
● Parent and child bonding is to be focused for encouragement and
healthy relation building
● To instil the interesting ways of learning a to z and numerals
● To help child develop vocabulary of daily life objects
● To provoke child to speak and understand the need for speech
through ADL recognition, conversation, story telling activities etc.
User Testing at Prayaas
Final Prototyping's making process
Form Explorations
Character Explorations
