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Macard

MACARD

MACARD

BOARD GAME FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Spring 2024 / 3 Credits Course 
INDD 3150 Design Thinking: Products

Macard is a mahjong-type board game for all ages, especially the visually impaired. The design concept revolves around portability, touch enhancement, cultural inheritance, and attraction. The oval design is easier to hold. Compared to traditional card games, the Macard has a reduced size, and the oval can easily fit into tight spaces, making it more portable. Simplified visualization of conventional patterns, frosted front and smooth back, and raised braille help visually impaired persons to recognize cards and provide equal communication opportunities for different groups, eliminating discrimination and misunderstanding of visual barriers. By simplifying the rules of traditional mahjong and cooperating with well-known anime, young people can be exposed to conventional culture and inheritance, and the value of Macard's collection can be increased.

BARRIER-FREE CASE DESIGN

Macard top

Exterior

Sunken Words - Identify content
Sunken Arrow - Remove the direction of the card
Elliptic Design - Easy to hold

Macard side

Top And Bottom Design

Magnetic Top - Can be opened with one hand

Macard

Interior

Geometric Opening - Eergonomic

Macard

Card Buckle Design


Open the box horizontally according to the arrow on the cap top to prevent the cards from falling out.

CASE HOLDING BEHAVIOR
ACCESSIBLE TOUCH AND OPEN PORTABILITY

Macard design
Macard
Macard

OBSERVATION OF CARD HOLDING BEHAVIOR
SINGLE FINGER APPLICATION POINT
 

Macard
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