Design

Play Octagon

Play Octagon is an interactive design product. It makes visitors come closer and play music together. With the interesting interaction…

13: Science Fair (In-class user testing) Documentation

Concept statement

14. Midterm presentation

Concept

15. Write-Up Prototypes

1. Memory Box (A prototype based on the initial concept)

9. Motivation and concept brief

I am studying how people look back on their valuable memories stored in digital media in order to understand how the technology and time affects our yesterdays and relationships by making an interactive environment. It is a digital photo frame/memory box that imports photos…

10. First semester final presentation and feedback

1. First semester summary:

11. Final Design Process

12. User Testing Documentation

Concept statement

I am creating a couple of daily asynchronous communication devices that improve the connection between parents and children who live far apart. This device encourages users to get in touch with their loved ones and to…

8. Bibliography/Works Consulted

• Burns, David D. Feeling Good Together: the Secret to Making Troubled Relationships Work. Vermilion, 2009.
• Csikszentmihalyi, Mihalyi. “Why We Need Things.” History from Things: Essays on Material Culture, Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000, pp…

7. Mid-term feedback and next step

I. Mid-term feedback

This project began with the difficulty of my relationship with my father. My father always wanted to share his life with me, but I was unwilling to talk with him since my adolescence because he was strict and…