FYP Product Design 2016-17

Features needed in the Arena:

Player Control Station Arena Equipment Locker Viewing Gallery Team Area

            

1. How did Tai Chi begin?

There are two theories

Theory #1 Around the Yuan and Ming Dynasty – Chang Sanfeng – about 600-700 years ago lived in Shaolin Temple and went to WuDang Mountain and created Tai Chi. He saw a crane fighting with a snake. The crane was always hard. The snake would Read more →

Beijing Form

Chinese Pinyin English 1 起势 qǐ shì Beginning form 2 野马分鬃 yě mǎ fēn zōng Wild horse, part the mane 3 白鹤亮翅 bái hè liàng chì White crane, brilliant wings 4 搂膝拗步 lǒu xī ǎo bù Embrace knee, twist step 5 手挥琵琶 shǒu huī pí pá Hands play Pipa 6 倒撵猴 dǎo niǎn hóu Retreat, expel the monkey 7 左揽雀尾 zuǒ lǎn què wěi Left grasp the sparrow’s tail 8 右揽雀尾 yòu lǎn què wěi Right grasp the sparrow’s tail 9 单鞭 dān biān Single whip 10 云手 yún shǒu Cloud hands 11 单鞭 dān biān Single whip 12 高探马 gāo tàn mǎ High pat the horse 13 右蹬脚 yòu dèng jiǎo Right Read more →

http://www.marama.org.uk/taichi/files/listyanghand_final.html

Yang Style Hand Form

Chinese Pinyin English 1 預備 yù bèi Preparation 2 起式 qǐ shì Beginning style 3 攔雀尾 lán què wěi Block sparrow tail 4 單鞭 dān biān Single whip 5 提手上勢 tí shǒu shàng shì Raise hands, upwards power 6 白鶴涼翅 bái hè liáng chì White crane, cold wings 7 左摟膝拗步 zuǒ lǒu xī ǎo bù Left embrace knee, twist step 8 手揮琵琶 shǒu huī pí pá Hands play Pipa 9 左摟膝拗步 zuǒ lǒu xī ǎo bù Left embrace knee, twist step 10 右摟膝拗步 yòu lǒu xī ǎo bù Right embrace knee, twist step 11 左摟膝拗步 zuǒ lǒu xī ǎo bù Left embrace knee, Read more →

Conducted a generic survey on Normal people’s perception of People with Disabilities(PWD), how open they are towards PWDs and what are the issues they face in order to communicate with PWDs.

Key Responses:

Normal people believe that PWDs are people who have difficulties living a normal life.

More than 90% are open and approachable towards PWDs.

71% are worried of offending PWDs because of their insensitivity.

95% Read more →

Feedback from the panel:

Cryptic communication may include making it more approachable for others to communicate with you.

Focus on what the users need and want Read more →

Comments from lecturers

• Netflix might have copyright issues with me using their assets as part of my FYP, thus might be a problem when I put this project in my portfolio. Since there is a Singapore Netflix office he suggested for me to pitch it to Netflix. However, seems supportive of me combining two types of service – online shopping Read more →

My main feedback of third presentation:

1, Need to find stronger connection between the culture, story and the jewelry. Making people easier to see the story from the jewelry.

2, More original design is needed. For example, the auspicious motifs are directly taken from existing designs, there is little I did to make it MY design.

3. More mock-ups and test models for Read more →

1. Article: What are Biosensors?

http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-are-Biosensors.aspx

Biological sensor is made up of a transducer and a biological element that may be an enzyme, an antibody or a nucleic acid. The bioelement interacts with the analyte being tested and the biological response is converted into an electrical signal by the transducer. Depending on their particular application, biosensors are also known as immunosensors, Read more →

With VR or AR (Virtual reality or Augmented reality) we are able to set the game space anywhere and anytime. All we need is the sensors to be able to detect the game space. This virtual space will be viewable with the VR goggles or Ar goggles. The game play for such an arena would be simple, as suggested from the Read more →