UI Design

Writing Manor is an educational application on iPad combining with a smart pen that we designed for user needs of Chinese dysgraphia children who needs to practice writing while having fun in game. As writing tasks are interluded in the farming game,   kids get to practice writings through entertainments. With smart pen, kids can build with a pressure sensor which tracks the stress of pen-holding. The guiding holding area of the pen can also guide kids saving effort and avoids stiffness of finger muscle.

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Our target user is Chinese dysgraphia children from 6 to 8 ages. As Chinese character is logographic languages formed by strokes and sub-components and demands strict spatial arrangement, it is complex to write. Different from English, writing in Chinese demands more on the direct visual matching route. For these users, we did much user researches to find their issues and know about their needs. User needs:Chinese dysgraphia children want to enjoy writing, and they need to be in touched and be cared by parents to overcome their psychological issues. They also need to improve writing efficiently.

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书写庄园（Writing Manor）是iPad上的教育与游戏结合的应用程序，结合了我们设计的智能笔，专门针对需要在游戏中玩乐的同时练习书写的中国儿童。写作任务穿插进农场游戏中，使平时的练习不但有针对性也能获得乐趣。结合智能笔，孩子们就可以用一个压力传感器来追踪笔握的压力。笔的引导握持区域还可以使孩子有正确的写字姿势，并避免手指肌肉僵硬。

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我们为中国的有书写问题/书写障碍的儿童（6-8岁）做了这个设计。由于汉字是由笔画和偏胖成分组成的逻辑语言，并且要求严格的空间排列，因此书写难度比英语高出很多。与英语不同，中文写作对视觉匹配的要求更高。对于写中文字的这些儿童，我们进行了大量用户研究，并发现了他们的问题和需求。用户需求：中国儿童希望在练习写字的时候又愉快的心情而不枯燥，提高练习的效率。此外，他们需要得到父母的关怀，以克服他们对于写字难的抵触心理问题和不自信。