2025 | Student

MUSE Design Awards Silver Winner

Fingertopia

Entrant Company

Kai Zhang, Wenxin Zhu, Liyouyu He, Yeqi Zhu, Xinruyi Cheng, Chunhao Cen, YiShu Shen

Category

Product Design - Baby, Kids & Children Products

Client's Name

Shanghai Children's Medical Center (SCMC)

Country / Region

China

Fingertopia is an innovative rehabilitation solution tailored for cerebral palsy children during fine motor skill training, integrating medical science, gamification and IoT technologies. Targeting 5-9-year-olds with basic mobility, it addresses their psychological traits like attention dispersion and environmental sensitivity through a tripartite system combining hardware toys, software games, and a data platform.
The hardware employs modular components simulating real-life scenarios (seeds, mushrooms, saplings), using force feedback sensors and MediaPipe image recognition to track 21 motor parameters. The Unity-powered "Fingertip Forest" narrative game transforms children into forest guardians, completing rehabilitation actions through level-based missions (planting, mushroom harvesting, tree nurturing), with dynamic difficulty algorithms ensuring ability-adapted training intensity. Multimodal interaction combines therapeutic art styles, real-time growth animations, and positive audio feedback to sustain engagement.
The family-hospital synergy system features a parent APP with training guides and personalized logs, while clinicians access 3D assessment reports via Python analytics integrating grip curves, task duration and emotional data. A patented "stealth monitoring" mechanism embeds data collection into gameplay to avoid resistance. Social elements like DIY badge creation and future collaborative levels enhance therapeutic connections.
By combining gamified motivation, medical-grade data loops, and home-environment adaptability, Fingertopia transcends traditional rehabilitation constraints, delivering scientifically rigorous yet compassionate support aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals for health equity.

Credits

LiYouyu He
Wenxin Zhu
Kai Zhang
Yeqi Zhu
Xinruyi Cheng
Chunhao Cen
YiShu Shen
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