A design of a soccer game for girls. In the course Design for interaction we were challenged to design a new game for girls, more specific a soccer game for girls. The ball is often a boys best friend, but how were we going to excite girls to join the game.
After some co-creation sessions with 8-10 year old girls we realized that we had to including the girls unstoppable imagination. Give them the tools to play out their own uncountable storylines, games and competitions and they will continue to play.
Plug contains only 8 poles placed in a circle. When a pole is touched, it will light up, when it is being touched a second time the light will turn off. All we had to do now was creating the prototype and watch what was happening and indeed, the girls played. Not just soccer using the poles as goals (Flessenvoetbal), but several other games as the Voice of Holland, Hide and Seek and Quiz-master games.
All we had to do was now is creating the prototype and watch what was happening and indeed, the girls played. Not just soccer using the poles as goals (Flessenvoetbal), but several other games as the Voice of Holland, Hide and Seek and
This game was designed together with Beatrijs Voorneman and in cooperation with TNO and the Johan Cruiff foundation