ERGO-CARE
2020.9.12-2020.12.19
14 weeks project
Are you suffering from neck pain because of long-time on-screen work?
Do you want to have a painless working way?
Target User
Students and Office Workers
- Aged from 20 to 40 years
- Have neck problems
Trend
Inevitable long-time digital working
59 percent of cervical spondylosis in young and adults aged 20~40 years
95 persent of white-collar workers that have shoulder and neck problems, due to long-term desk work.
User Interviews
Trista Pei
(24, Film Student)
Kai Zhang
(30, Social Psychologist)
Lucy Wang
(20, Economic Student)
Working environment
Office, Home
Library, Home
Studio, Dormitory
Degree of Injury
Need Massage
1 time/week
Once lack oxygen
Only have acceptable pain now
Frequent exercise can release the pain
Cause of Neck Injury
Looking down at the cell phone for a long time
Using the same posture for a long time.
Looking at the screen with an unhealthy posture
Design Criteria
Portable
Light Weight
Suitable for long-time use
comfortable to wear
Automatically pop-up System, Easy to set up, Simple operation
Easy to use
Help users move heads
Expert Interview
Tips about Neck and Shoulder Problem Rehab:
Release pain temporarily
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Knead and press Fengchi point
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Slowly tilt the head back and forth
Name: Hua Zhu
Age: 36
Profession: Chinese traditional therapist
Recovery completely
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Change the living and working habit
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Doing exercise
Office VR Ideation
Why VR?
1. Use with different postures
2. Move neck frequently during the VR split-screen working
3. Cloud working development makes working with VR possible
Why Massage Pad?
The users have already had a neck problem, so they need a massage pad to release the pain as the auxiliary of changing the working habit.
Form Study
Mockup and User Feedback
Massage Pad Material
Wearing Method
Easy to mess up users‘ hair
Hard: uncomfortable when they lean back.
Soft: cannot effectively alleviate neck pain
Strap
Need an adjustable strap to fit users’ head size.
Final Product Sketch
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Wearing Method
overlap structure to make it easy to put on.
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Massage Pad Material
The hard plastic is used to contain the massager. And the lower part is a bendable heating sheet. This way, it can fit different neck sizes, and can also support users’ head motion. Furthermore, the entire sheet is surrounded by soft fabric to be comfortable for a long time wearing.
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Strap
The strap is a rubber band inside the soft fabric, so it can fit different head sizes.
Product Function Introduction
Interactive Function Introduction
Material and Colorways Mood Board
- Matt Plastic
- Fabric
Tech Drawing
CMF
6 Color Options
