Hosnún
The educational game to learn the Misanteca language
Gameboard
Initial prototype of the game board
Printing on fabric because it is a washable material, easy to transport and safe for children (no sharp edges).
Printing on fabric because it is a washable material, easy to transport and safe for children (no sharp edges).
Open boxes in the game board prototype
The boxes in the game board
The boxes open like a flap, revealing phrases in the Misantec language with illustrations, as well as their literal and phonetic translation into Spanish.
The boxes open like a flap, revealing phrases in the Misantec language with illustrations, as well as their literal and phonetic translation into Spanish.
Children will need to read aloud to advance on the board.
There are five types of squares in the game:
Rojas-Vocabulary
Green-Interrogative Phrases
Blue-Affirmative Phrases
Orange-Negative Phrases
Purple-Challenges.
There are five types of squares in the game:
Rojas-Vocabulary
Green-Interrogative Phrases
Blue-Affirmative Phrases
Orange-Negative Phrases
Purple-Challenges.
Closed flap boxes (numbers)
Open flap boxes (phrases and illustrations)
Packaging
The game tokens and dice prototypes
Engraving and laser cutting on wood.
I used in the the game tokens the symbolic figure of the rabbit that "jumps" from one box to another on the game board. I designed a spinning dice in the manner of a "pirinola" which is a traditional Mexican toy.
Engraving and laser cutting on wood.
I used in the the game tokens the symbolic figure of the rabbit that "jumps" from one box to another on the game board. I designed a spinning dice in the manner of a "pirinola" which is a traditional Mexican toy.
