Smart Special Olympics Training
Group Work
2020 Spring
Role
Ideation, 3D Visualization, UI/UX Design
Advisor
Lucy Jones
Tools
CLO, Adobe XD
Recognition:
Special Olympics Featured News, 2022
Special Training
Independence. Technology. Interaction
Since its founding in 1968, the Special Olympics has grown from a competition based on only around 1,000 athletes to a worldwide movement with more than five million athletes. Powerlifting, a popular sport in the Special Olympics, welcomes athletes starting at 14. Reimagine Special Olympics Training is a project dedicated to a smart wearable that cooperates with a technology enhanced training system that encourages more independent and personalized methods. The outcome of the Training System is E-textile and UIUX as sensation-triggered interactions.
An average Special Olympics team's size and structure of teams offer insight into athletes’ participation experiences. The Special Olympics team has 21 athletes and often has mixed age groups, that could lead to difficulty in coaching with shortage of coaches for individual attention.
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I have asked about the beginners' training poses. All of the poses in the pictures are exemplary of the training that the beginners might do.
The most important issue is to have the correct pose and routine at the first place, otherwise it could be hard to correct later on.
Constantly correcting the pose should be the major part of the training system. In the Special Olympic competition, the pose is also point relevant. If the position is not accurate, no matter how much weight, there will be penalty.
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When doing any exercise, it is easy for people to get hurt even for the professional athletes. Therefore, the design of the sports wear is important as the compressive garment has the benefit to helps avoid Deep Vein Thrombosis which is clot in the veins, and a good wearable will also stabilize the muscle prevent muscle strain and any unnecessary muscle movement.
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