THE RESEARCH PROCESS FOR ZIGO- BEGAN WITH AN OBSERVATION ON HOW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS ARE COMMONLY DEVELOPED: THEIR DESIGN OFTEN DOES NOT SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE AS THE HUMAN BODY, AND IT IS USUALLY OUR DUTY TO ADAPT TO THE DEVICE’S SHAPE. THIS GAP LEADS TO DIFFICULTIES BOTH IN TERMS OF ERGONOMICS AND EMPATHY WITH THE DEVICE.

THE ANALYSIS THEN FOCUSED ON AN AREA WHERE TRUST IN AN OBJECT AND ITS ADAPTABILITY TO THE BODY ARE ESSENTIAL: REHABILITATION, ESPECIALLY FOR THE ORGAN THAT ENABLES US TO INTERACT WITH THE SURROUNDING WORLD - THE HAND.

ZIGO- IS A REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR HAND INJURIES PRESCRIBED DIRECTLY BY THE PHYSIOTHERAPIST. THE CORE OF ZIGO- IS THE HOMONYMOUS CONTROLLER, WHICH, THANKS TO THE ADAPTIVE TRIGGER TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWS THE CONTRACTION OF THE FINGERS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF RESISTANCE, BASED ON THE PATIENT’S CONDITIONS.

A VIDEOGAME EXPERIENCE ACCOMPANIES THE USER FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE THERAPY, STIMULATING CONSISTENCY IN EXERCISE AND ALLOWING THE DOCTOR TO VISUALIZE REHABILITATION PROGRESS.

ADAPTIVE TRIGGER TECHNOLOGY ORIGINATES FROM ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED CONTROLLERS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET: THE DUALSENSE OF PLAYSTATION 5.
THIS TECHNOLOGY GENERATES VARIABLE RESISTANCE FROM SOFTWARE INPUTS, RECREATING THE REALISM OF PRESSURE FORCE.

THANKS TO THIS COMPONENT, ZIGO- PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE USER DURING THE REHABILITATION PROCESS. TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS, THE DIFFICULTY IS ADJUSTED BASED ON THE REHABILITATION STATUS.

TOGETHER WITH THE CONTROLLER, THE PATIENT RECEIVES A SOFTWARE THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED ONTO ITS COMPUTER. THE PATIENT IS STIMULATED TO EXERCISE THROUGH A "SERIOUS GAME" BASED ON A NARRATIVE ARC THAT SPANS THE DURATION OF THE THERAPY.
THESE VIDEOGAMES COULD BE CHOICE-BASED, ALLOWING THE USER TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT INFLUENCE THE STORY AND ITS DURATION.

THIS STORY-DRIVEN SYSTEM WOULD ENCOURAGE THE USER TO PROGRESS IN BOTH STORY AND DAILY EXERCISE.
THE SOFTWARE CONTROLLING THE RESISTANCE OF THE KEYS ALSO CAPTURES DATA ON THE FORCE APPLIED TO THEM.
THIS DATA, ALONG WITH USAGE TIME AND TREND GRAPHS, IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE DOCTOR, WHO CAN MONITOR THE PATIENT'S REHABILITATION PROGRESS.

DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ZIGO-, PROTOTYPING HAS BEEN A FUNDAMENTAL TOOL THAT ALLOWED TO REFINE THE PRODUCT DESIGN AND FUNCTIONALITY. THROUGH MULTIPLE ITERATIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE OPTIMAL SHAPE FOR THE CONTROLLER, WHICH WAS BASED

ON HAND GRIP AND TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THE RESPECTIVE PERCENTILES. THE SHAPE WAS ALSO DESIGNED TO BE SYMMETRICAL, ALLOWING FOR COMFORTABLE USAGE WITH BOTH HANDS.