On Tuesday it was time to apply our design knowledge to a concept bomb exercise. This involved exploring several short design briefs related to interaction design. The first task: was to design a product that would shorten the geographical distances between close friends through a tangible interactive device. The second task: was to design a product to connect couples that are not able to be in contact with each other. And the third task: was to design a product to allow friends to have a sense of what each other is doing eg. physical exercise, work etc.
This exercise allowed us to think more towards a direction needed to move forward in the project. Given the specific tasks also made it easier to narrow in on a particular user group and product specification. For example, for the first task of designing a product to shorten geographical distances, my idea was to have the ability to "leave your impression" on the other person. And I mean a literal "impression"..
The idea started as a physical way of sending a message through button elevations and symbols - but this idea moved to creating any symbol the user wanted to through the use of thousands of "buttons". By utilizing the current pin impression board technology - physical impressions could be sent through the internet channels to a partnered device to create a physical 3D communication between two parties.
The actual manufacture of the communicative side of the device may prove to be difficult though as such movement tools as solenoids aren't yet small enough to group in such a way to move individual pins. Hence an exploration into magnetic power boards will follow if this concept is to be explored.
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