Good Fortune Comes | 时来运转
Keywords: Interactive Design, Board Game, Research-based Project
Hong Kong, 2024
“How can one have a good day”? In modern society, young people experience mounting pressures in several areas of life. To cope with these pressures, young people are taking various measures. Some have realised that developing effective plans is crucial for their lives. In a 412-day observational study of 68 people, Eerde(2020) demonstrated that time management tension benefits daily creativity at work. This indicates that good time management skills and the ability to make plans are essential to improve creativity at work in contemporary society. But for some young people, overemphasising daily plans can lead to excessive anxiety and stress. They may overly focus on the plan's details and achieving goals, neglecting their physical and mental health and flexibility.
To deal with the life pressure, I do like having well-organized days, but sometimes it can feel like I‘m just a machine completing tasks. However, I've found that writing down my thoughts and adding stickers and doodles have helped me feel more motivated. Reflecting on various experiences and ideas has made my busy days more interesting. Another method I often use is to enhance my love for life based on daily fortune. In the Chinese almanac, every day is marked with suitable and unsuitable things to do, similar to the Western constellation system. The principle behind this approach is based on the stimulation brought about by the uncertainty and unknownness of events.
So, I drew inspiration from interesting and random items such as the lottery and blind boxes and ultimately came up with the idea of incorporating a calendar into the game mechanism of Monopoly. The goal is to design a work that retains the calendar for planning purposes while also bringing joy and excitement to entertainment, to enhance people’s love for life. By combining the Monopoly game mechanism with the calendar, users can enjoy the fun of managing and planning on each date, similar to strategically managing resources, investing, and achieving success in the board game.
The Design of the Calendar :
The Design of the Game Items :
The Calendar Mechanism:
This is a calendar provided for single-player players to find fun in their daily life plans. When you ask questions, it will give you advice and make your life more planned.
- At the beginning of each month:
Extract a monthly surprise challenge
Strive to complete it and set rewards for yourself.
- At the beginning of each day: Place the character on the corresponding date (magnets). Think about a question and draw lots as an answer .Write today's plan in the planner.
- At the end of each day: Check if the plan is completed And if so, place an encouragement sticker on the corresponding date. Retrieve corresponding game funds based on the completion of the plan.
An instruction in video form