Ditto: A Social Emotional Learning Toy for Children

By Hanlu Sheng

Ditto is a social emotional learning toy who can use different actions, sounds and visual representations to express feelings and emotions. Players can interact with Ditto by putting puzzle pieces into Ditto’s pockets. When players choose the puzzles that belong to the same emotion category, Ditto will respond by performing actions to express that emotion. The puzzle pieces, their emotion category and the actions of Ditto can be manipulated and redesigned by players based on their own emotional experiences. Ditto aims to address the need of young children to develop social and emotional intelligence and increase the ability to understand their own and others' feelings. It is designed to be a simple toy that can help children express their personal emotional experiences in a fun and creative way