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Target group feedback
We had a very interesting day talking to pupils and teachers about the wearable. The feedback was very valuable.
The boys found the clip very cool, but too attention creating for wearing on the street. They would rather have a wearable that resembles normal headphones. This a quick sketch to illustrate the possibilities.
The girls found the Earables fantastic. Through the discussion we realized that it would be great to have them complimented with an AR necklace.
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Wearable prototype with AR and video diary
This is working protype was made to test and communicate:
- How it feels to document your social struggles with a camera.
- How it feels to interact with an AR character.
- How it feels to wear the wearable
The blue light indicates that the camera is recording.
The AR pattern was cut out on the vinyl cutter. Click here for a video demonstrating the AR on the Wearable: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1XWG_g01XE
The USB connection for downloading the videos from the camera.
How it was made:
The shape was modelled in its streched out form. The wires, camera, AR pattern and pads was modelled as well in order to get the correct shaped profiles.
Then the contour tool in Rhino was used to generate the profiles.
The profiles were placed in the correct order and exported as an Adobe Illustrator file.
The profiles were laser cut from an acryilc sheet.
The final model was assembeled in the correct order on the wires.
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Heart rate reader
We have created a custom hart rate reader to be a part of the wearable prototype. It is meant meant to be clipped onto the lower part of your ear while you wear the head band. Unfortunately an ear lobe is not thick enough to get a stable reading, so this one only works on your finger tip.
A light sensor reads the light passing through the finger. As blood flows through, less light passes though the finger tip. This gives a varied signal that represents your heart beat. Also, the optical effect of illuminating a body part can become a nice feature on the Earables wearable.
The clip is designed to look like a natural part of the band shaped wearable.
A self made op-amp board amplifies the signal from the light sensor. The Arduino board converts the signal into serial signal. The plan is the to let the Arduino board trigger the a camera in the wearable when the users heart rate rises over a certain level. Then the user will have a ducumentation of his emotional highlights and downpoints through the day. Stressed, enthusiastic, angry and so on. This data could then be prossed by the pupil and a counselor together. The goal is to invite the pupils to reflect upon their own behaviour.
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AR character interaction
This is an experiment to see how interaction between two dæmons could work. The idea is that pupils can can play with each others dæmons.
This is an important part of the wearable. It increases the fun and play level, and reduces the serious and sad experience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-s2VN0JlZ4
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Wearble principle test
A prototype for how a working the wearble can be worn on the body
Ways of wearing
From first test of principle to refined prototype
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Dæmon personality overiew
We have created an overview of the personality and behaviour of the wearable :
We have defined three categories for the Dæmon, and linked our designs, prototypes, descriptions and questions to each relevant category. The categories are:
The Buddy:
Becomes a trusted friend
Engages at the right moment
Is playful and fun
The Listener:
Invites the pupils to define their struggles
Helps to map and organize their struggles
Is a outlet for frustrations and emotions
Becomes a mirror for the pupils self
The Activator:
Creates out of game assignments
Assignments are individual
Behaviour influences the game
Relies heavily on sensor/pupil input
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| SC dæmon tree.pdf | 1.06 MB |
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AR Embroidery
After noticing the large amount of youth wearing scarf's, I thought it would be nice to experiment with an Augmented Reality version. I embroidered an AR tag onto a long piece of cotton fabric with our new embroidery machine. I then sewed the fabric to a scarf and stuffed it with soft padding. The feel is great and it functions super with AR.
The making of:
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Eearables
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The Earables concept is the first idea to come out of the street research. The thought is that the threshold for using a SelfCity wearable will be much lower if it fits within a familiar archetype, but still functions as a beautiful identity statement
Big shiny earrings is one of the most common accessories I observed in the street research. An Earable is a wearable incorporated into a big shiny earring.
The Earables are made from a silver coated alloy. The touch sensor has a thin surface layer of brushed aluminium. The hollow shell features all the electronic components necessary in one of the interaction concepts we are currently developing.
Stay tuned for further details and more jewellery inspired wearables.
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GET DESIRED
On Friday the 10th of October I conducted a street research of ways that youth wear objects on their body. I walked through as varied parts of Amsterdam possible. Starting with Centrum and then through Jordan, P.C Hooftstraat, de Pijp and ending in de Bijlmer. I tried to to document the most interesting things I saw with my camera.
We are not going to publish the pictures here, because many of them were taken without asking for permission ( That is how you get the good ones). But here are some main conclusions from the research:
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Youth dress quite conservative in general. Most objects worn on their bodies fit within existing archetypes: bags, earrings, rings, necklace's, mp3 players etc..
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There is almost as many expensive fashion logos to see in the poor neighbourhoods as the rich ones.
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Out of 27 girls photographed, 10 were wearing big round earrings.
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Highlight of the day was the girl who was wearing pink hair clips on her jacket.
The research is called “Get Desired” after a giant billboard poster that was hanging in a side street to P.C Hooftstraat.
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Stretchable electric wire
This is a rubber wire that conducts electricity thanks to carbon. The longer you stretch it, the less conductive it becomes.
This is amazing stuff. It can be incorporated in all kinds of products, for example clothes and furniture. It can the provide very tangible analogue interface in endless ways.
Stay tuned for more experiments with this in the future.
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