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Build & Destroy
Build & Destroy
EVERYONE WAS ASSIGNED TO A BODY PART FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT AND WE HAD TO DESIGN AND CREATE A TOY THAT CAN BE PLAYED USING THE ASSIGNED BODY PART. THE BODY PART I WAS ASSIGNED TO WAS HEAD.
IDEAS AND NOTES
I JOTTED DOWN ON MY NOTES SOME ROUGH IDEAS OF DIFFERENT CONCEPTS FOR MY TOY BEFORE STARTING MY EMPATHY SO THAT I WOULD HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF THE WHOLE IDEA OF THE TOY.
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MY FINALIZED TOY IS A CONSTRUCTION THEMED TOY WITH A MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION. THIS IS MORE OF A GAME IN THE SENSE THAT I CREATED TWO TOYS (TWO CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS HEADWEARS) FOR CHARADE AND CONSTRUCTING. IN THIS GAME, THERE ARE FOUR STEPS: 1. CHARADES 2. CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING 3. DESTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING AND LASTLY TRUTH OR DARE AS A PUNISHMENT! P.S. BEFORE DESTROYING THE BUILDING, YOU CAN WRITE YOUR PROBLEMS AS A SIGN OF REMOVING NEGATIVITY FROM YOUR LIFE :D
INSPIRATION ♡
FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING, I GOT THAT IDEA FROM THESE TIKTOKS IN WHICH YOU WRITE YOUR PROBLEMS ON A PLATE AND SMASH IT AS A SIGN OF LETTING GO. THUS, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO WRITE YOUR PROBLEMS ON THE WOODEN BLOCKS BEFORE CONSTRUCTING THE BUILDING AND DESTROYING IT AT THE END AS A SIGN OF LETTING GO. THE CONCEPT IS THE SAME, BUT NO SMASHING REQUIRED XD
OVERALL
THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS DEFINITELY A BIT MORE CHALLENGING COMPARED TO THE OTHER 2 ASSIGNMENTS AS WE HAD TO PHYSICALLY CREATE THE TOYS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE I HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT TAUGHT ME NEW SKILLS AND PUSHED ME OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE. I ENJOYED CREATING THIS TOY AND AM VERY PLEASED WITH HOW IT TURNED OUT, ESPECIALLY BEING MENTAL HEALTH RELATED AND BEING A CONSTRUCTION THEMED TOY, WHICH ARE TWO OF MY PRIORITIES AT THE MOMENT. :))
THIS ASSIGNMENT HAS ABSOLUTELY ENHANCED MY THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AS IT MADE ME THINK OUT OF THE BOX; RATHER THAN CREATING A TOY THAT IS STRAIGHT FORWARD, I DECIDED TO MAKE IT MEANINGFUL AS WELL AS IDEAL FOR RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE STILL UNEDUCATED ON THE TOPIC. THUS, THIS ASSIGNMENT HAS EXPOSED ME TO PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AS I HAD TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT FUN YET IS VERY EDUCATIONAL.
Reflection
THIS ASSIGNMENT HAS ASSISTED ME IN BECOMING INTELLECTUALLY ENGAGING, AS CREATING A TOY MUST BE BENEFICIAL, NOT JUST FUN AND ALLURING. KIDS TODAY ARE OUR FUTURE. THUS, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO START CREATING EDUCATIONAL TOYS WITHOUT MAKING THEM BORING. PERSONALLY, I BELIEVE I'VE ACCOMPLISHED THAT OBJECTIVE WHILE LEARNING INDEPENDENTLY.
THIS ASSIGNMENT GIVES ME A TASTE OF A REAL LIFE TOY DESIGNING JOB WHICH I DISCOVERED TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. HOWEVER, I COULD DEFINITELY UTILIZE WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM THIS ASSIGNMENT INTO MY FUTURE CAREER AS THE CAREER IM STUDYING FOR IS DESIGNING AS WELL.
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