• Our goal is to have the elderly reminisce about their youth. Thus we decided to design a simple game. We created familiar elements they might have encountered when they were younger, as well as materials that they have interacted with growing up.

• The player has to bring the marble through the maze without falling into any of the holes.

• To truly stimulate the elderly, the layout of the game is centered around a story relate to their youth. Like the Ahma when they were young, they had to travel a long way to water well to fetch water for the family. On the way home, they would encounter countless difficulties. Our game mimics this: The starting point- the Water Well, and the marble representing the Ahma. She will have to safely carry the water home while trying to overcome troubles (the holes in the maze)

• "Exploring the past"

• For our field trips, we went to Bei-Chi Temple(北極殿) and the Zuo Zhen Fossil Museum (左鎮化石博物館)

• The stories that we learned from the sites gave us an incredible insight into how the Formosans had lived. During our trip to the museum, we were introduced to many fossils, artifacts, and early architecture. The multitude of fossils showed us the animals that roamed around Formosa. These animals directly impacted early civilization. With a lack of natural predators, houses were not built for defense but for comfort and shelter. Softer materials like bamboo and straw are used. We hypothesized that the early civilization’s lifestyle necessities were born from convenience. After the settlement stabilized bamboo and straw is used in abundance. These materials were used because they were convenient and easily accessible. Eventually, these became core materials for all crafts

insight

Recreation of ancestral architecture

Shrine of the most senior forefather

Shrine for the deities

Items of offering