A new family game, Don’t Forget Your Feet, was created at the University of Zlin
2. October 2024Adopting the right habits for foot health can be not only practical, but also fun, thanks to the new family game Don’t Forget Your Feet, loosely following the already published book of the same name. The game was created as part of the project Education game package with elements of podiatry, which was implemented by the Transfer Technology Center (TTC) in cooperation with the Faculty of Multimedia Communications (FMK) of the Tomas Bata University in Zlín. The Institute of Marketing Communications and the Animated Creation studio participated in the creation.
The game is based on a plentifully illustrated book that provides practical advice and examples of exercises focused on foot care. The tasks from the book have been converted into a board game with cards that contain exercises known from the book together with new activities. Players will meet the same characters and exercises, which can be tried not only at home, but also at journeys using the game and mobile application. Thus, the game is a great attachment to the original book. “The board game is intended for children of preschool and school-age, it continues in the book and increases chances of playful learning. Children will practice their knowledge and can look forward to familiar characters in the mobile application as well,” says one of the authors of the game, Radomila Soukalová from the Institute of Marketing Communications.
An insufficiently or unevenly developed muscular system, the cause of which can be a lack of movement, as well as overuse or unilateral load. Inappropriate movement patterns. Badly cut nails or improperly chosen shoes. All of this can lead to unpleasant problems from ingrown nails, hammer toes and bunions, over flat or too arched feet, to poor heel alignment that affects entire posture. Many problems can be avoided if parents take proper care of their children’s feet. And this game could help them. Don’t forget your feet offers five different game variations, which allows you to adapt it to the age and number of players. It is intended for children from four years of age and can be played by up to twenty players at the same time. This makes it ideal not only for home entertainment, but also for schools, nurseries and school groups.Theoretical questions and practical tasks await players on how to properly care for their feet, how they work and how to use them. The whole family will like exercise and physical activities, from the smallest to adults.
“The sub-project Educational game package with elements of podiatry was part of the comprehensive Commercialization program at Tomas Baťa University in Zlín II, financed by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic. The Czech brand Dino, which has more than 30 years of experience with board games, participated in the production and precise working out of the game. The Czech Podiatric Society provided an expert guarantee for the project. We are very happy that also this time we managed to transfer the results of development and research into practice,” says the director of the Transfer Technology Center of TBU, Ivana Bartoníková.
“The game is protected by Community design number 015005226-0001 in the EU,” added Přemysl Strážnický, TTC specialist.
The game Don’t Forget Your Feet is already available in all specialized game stores, toy stores, bookstores and e-shops. The book was published by the Host publishing house, regarding the project you can find more in the article Don’t forget your feet. An original book for children was created on the premises of FMK.