I’m all for brain teasing toys but I never had a knack for them. I blame my parents. Don’t make the same mistake and get your kids an OBLO - a 3D didactic puzzle sure to gift them with powers in spacial geometry. Designer Marko Pavlovic believes it engages children on an emotional level and encourages growth thru the development of investigative and problem solving skills. Intrigued?
OBLO is a 3D puzzle made of differently sized, shaped and colored spherical elements that need to be twisted against the central axis in order to disassemble and fully reassemble the toy. It consists of an outer round layer (the container), a lid and 10 removable pieces. OBLO is colored with three primary colors and one secondary color to appeal to its audience, children between the ages of two and five. Color is also used to emphasize the different layers lodged inside the toy.
In order to successfully progress from one level to the next, the child needs to find the correct orientation for each piece that will enable their smooth passage through the fixed opening in the outer layer. Using this method, the spherical elements work as part of a bigger unity. The link that connects all the pieces is their shape, which matches the opening in the outer layer.
The degree of difficulty can be modified for different age groups. To make OBLO easier, the open space in the outer layer can be enlarged. On the contrary, the difficulty level can be increased by using a larger variety of shape types. Also, the number of layers can be increased by reducing the thickness of each layer or by modifying of the diameter of the outer layer itself. Colors can also influence the degree of difficulty.
By playing with OBLO, children are encouraged to discover new possibilities, new ways of disassembling and reassembling the pieces. Through interaction, the toy’s didactic features are emphasized in an imperceptible way to the child. However, for parents, the secondary target audience, this will be an important marketable element.
Designer: Marko Pavlovic
Marko Pavlovic
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一款让我头大的教学玩具【奇客】
我非常赞成用玩具来开发智力，可惜我自己从来没有在玩智力玩具方面找到窍门，为此我还责怪过我的父母呢！请大家不要再犯同样的错误了，让你的孩子拥有一个OBLO吧，这是一款有助于发展孩子的空间几何能力的三维教学玩具。设计师马克.巴甫洛夫认为这款玩具可以让孩子提高研究问题、解决问题的能力，同时提高孩子的情商，并且让他能在鼓励中成长。这个东西真的能激起孩子的兴趣吗？
OBLO 是一款由彩色的大小形状不一的球形体组件构成的三维玩具，围绕球体的中心轴逆时针扭动这些组件即可对其进行拆装。它由一个球形外壳（类似于容器）、一个盖子以及10块可自由移动的块组成。为了吸引二到五岁的孩子，OBLO被着上了三种主要颜色和一种次要颜色。颜色是用来强调存放在玩具内部不同的层次。
为了从一个级别成功地进入到下一个级别，孩子们需要为每一块组件找到正确的组装位置，使组件的平滑部分能够穿过外表层的固定缺口。使用这种方法，球形组件就像是一个更大的联合体其中的组成部分。块的形状与外表层的缺口完全匹配，这是将所有块组合在一起的关键。
通过改变OBLO的难度级别，就可以适应不同年龄层的人群。外表层打开的空间越大，那么OBLO的难度就越容易；相反地，使用大量形状不同的组件可以增加难度标准。而且，减少每一层的厚度或者改变外层自身的直径，可以增加层面的数量。颜色也是影响难度级别的一个因素。
OBLO能够让孩子们在玩的过程中鼓励他们去发现新的可能发生的事物，寻找拆分和组装组件的新方法。通过玩与学之间的相互作用，玩具教学潜移默化地对孩子们进行了教育，这也是它所强调的方法。然而，对于父母而言，这将会是一个非常有市场前景的益智玩具。
设计师：马克.巴甫洛
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