HugMatch Earth: A Digital Sensory Playground
HugMatch Earth: A Digital Sensory Playground
We are digital tech wizards, design fairies, tellers of tales, and creative healers. Our commitment to giving hope by delivering innovation to address early childhood challenges.
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What inspired you to make this project?
I (Chloe) grew up around an uncle who has a disability and have also volunteered to help disabled people throughout my life. My interactions with my uncle and others who I met while volunteering inspired me to create a project that could benefit them. When it came time to work on my thesis at the Parsons School of Design, I knew that I wanted to create an interactive product with both a hardware and software component that improved the lives of individuals living with disabilities.
What are some of the challenges you have encountered and how did you address them?
The biggest challenge part of this project was understanding the user and finding the right user. We wanted to create a toy and app that would focus on the things visually impaired children usually lack, such as the understanding of an object, communication skills, and social interaction with peers. we still keep pushing our limit to develop the prototype.