{"id":1201,"date":"2014-02-11T11:20:59","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T01:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/encounter\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2014-02-11T11:20:59","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T01:50:59","slug":"smart-design-benefits-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/encounter\/2014\/02\/11\/smart-design-benefits-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart design benefits children"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1232\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1232\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2014\/02\/Orbys-resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1232\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2014\/02\/Orbys-resized-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2014\/02\/Orbys-resized-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/encounter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2014\/02\/Orbys-resized.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Hobbs and Max Hughes with Orbys<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Flinders staff member and alumnus has played a leading role in developing \u2018Orby\u2019 \u2013 a novel computer game controller that enables children with disabilities to play computer games.\u00a0 The invention has won a prestigious state prize from the Design Institute of Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The concept of an easy-to-use, accessible controller was the brainchild of Flinders University lecturer David Hobbs, who initiated a collaborative project between Flinders University and the University of South Australia to create a working prototype. \u00a0Mr Hobbs holds a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical) from Flinders, and has won several awards for his haptic gaming technologies for children with disabilities.\u00a0 Also key to the project was industrial design graduate Max Hughes, who initiated the project as a student before being employed by Flinders University.<\/p>\n<p>Under the supervision of Mr Hobbs, the aim of the project was to design a computer game controller that children with limited hand function could use, meaning they could participate in a mainstream, \u2018normal\u2019 and socially-binding activity.<\/p>\n<p>The controller won a silver award in the object category of the 2013 Design Institute of Australia SA Awards, announced in late 2013.\u00a0 \u2018Orby\u2019 is currently part of a clinical trial targeted specifically at children with cerebral palsy, with the results yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>The controller was 3D printed and manufactured locally by advanced manufacturing company Ellex Precise, who specialise in assisting clients to commercialise their medical device intellectual property.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Orby\u2019 controller was developed through a collaborative project between Flinders University, the University of South Australia and the Women\u2019s and Children\u2019s Health Network, and funded by the Channel 7 Children\u2019s Research Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Flinders staff member and alumnus has played a leading role in developing \u2018Orby\u2019 \u2013 a novel computer game controller that enables children with disabilities to 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