In this week, we are preparing for two ideas about project plan in our presentation. We offer the prototype of sketch and flash animation vision for these two ideas, which makes people fully understanding what we try to represent. Because we obtained more team project experience last semester in studio III, we have written done draft of the presentation, we are repeating them from our memories when we are representing. Despite sometimes we are too nervous to very fluent speech, but I believe we did our best to represent.
The two ideas of presentation I represent in last week journal. The E-business card and the interactive story book. This week we extend more thoughts in those two ideas. Such as how is that working? which technology we going to use?
We show two ideas in our presentation because we like both of them. it is difficult to make a decision to pick up one of them. So hopefully we can get feedback from lecturer, tutors and classmates. Finally, the interactive story book is the one that almost people like better. And lecturer and tutors help us to think more ideas to consummate the shortage of our project
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Week 4 Brainstoming
From this week, we start to work on the project in the group. The first thing, we had to decide what we going to do. So, in this week, we are beat our brain to brainstorming. We have three ideas about this project.
The first one is bus device, which helps blinding people catch the bus without someone’s help. When the bus close to the bus stop, the RFID is able to sense and control the voice device to announce the number of the bus. Thus, blinding people could catch the correct bus without helps.
The second idea is about the E-business card. Imaging how pollutions you had made if you use paper write down the personal detail and pass to the new friends. Imaging if you are business man, how many people you have met and how many paper you have to use. So in the Sustainability way, we have idea about we use E-business to transfer the ID between friends or businesses. It is easy and environmental way to exchange the ID.
The third idea is the Holographic story book. This book is basic on children preschool education. The physic book is pop-up book, but the most interesting thing is children can see the vividly animation in the book. When they turn over the page, the animation will be change.
The first one is bus device, which helps blinding people catch the bus without someone’s help. When the bus close to the bus stop, the RFID is able to sense and control the voice device to announce the number of the bus. Thus, blinding people could catch the correct bus without helps.
The second idea is about the E-business card. Imaging how pollutions you had made if you use paper write down the personal detail and pass to the new friends. Imaging if you are business man, how many people you have met and how many paper you have to use. So in the Sustainability way, we have idea about we use E-business to transfer the ID between friends or businesses. It is easy and environmental way to exchange the ID.
The third idea is the Holographic story book. This book is basic on children preschool education. The physic book is pop-up book, but the most interesting thing is children can see the vividly animation in the book. When they turn over the page, the animation will be change.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Week 3---Review：Physical computing---- DeLighTable
Introduction:
At the first glance, the DelighTable is just like a normal table setting in the store. When you touch it and feel it, you will discover that is high tech table. When you own it, you will light your life up. The DelighTable has a fantastic affect with drink, especially drink with the ice. It glows directly under the glass and shines up through the drink. If it has ice in it, the cube will reflect the light to the supernatural looking. The cool thing fo DelighTable is the prototype, wherever it is touched and remembers for a few seconds after you could write or draw right on that table.
At the first glance, the DelighTable is just like a normal table setting in the store. When you touch it and feel it, you will discover that is high tech table. When you own it, you will light your life up. The DelighTable has a fantastic affect with drink, especially drink with the ice. It glows directly under the glass and shines up through the drink. If it has ice in it, the cube will reflect the light to the supernatural looking. The cool thing fo DelighTable is the prototype, wherever it is touched and remembers for a few seconds after you could write or draw right on that table.
Technology:
The entirely surface is just 25 mm thick and it is water-proof, which is a touch-sensitive plane which glows in different color. The table inner working consists of an opaque liquid which is like sandwiches between a layer of transparent plastic film and a light source. When touched, the liquid disperses, allowing the light to shine through.
Project dissemination:
In recent year, the technology of DelighTable is popular by manufactories. They used this technology in many formats: coffee table, writing/drawing desk, Dinning table, ibar, shelf panel to light up the glasses etc. Especially it is most popular in the ibar and coffee table. Some theme clubs use this technology to provide fashion and mysterious feeling in order to attract more customers.
Relevant:
It is not going to say that DelighTable with high technology more expensive than normal table, so users are not willing to throw away after they just used for a short period. The surface adhibits a transparent plastic film which can protect the surface was scored. Users are able to change a new transparent plastic film to make the DelighTable looks like a new one.
The high technological DelighTable is just consumes only 12 volts of energy. This product as save energy as possible. Sometimes, the DelighTable can instead of the paper, for example, order bill, draft paper etc. In this way, it can reduce pollution and protect the environment.
Reflection:
After researching of the review of the DelighTable, I realize that physical computing product can enrich our daily lives in many ways. A great design product will improve the quality of the human daily lives. A successful design had to consider not only cost, convenience and benefit, but also energy, environment and pollution. So in my opinion, the DelighTable is a successful example of physical computing influence on our daily life.
Reference:
Rollins, M, 2007, “Kloss DelighTable” available at: http://www.gadgets-weblog.com/50226711/kloss_delightable.php, view at 11st March 2009
Siach,T,2007,"Kloss DeLighTable Touch-Sensitive Coffee Table",available at:http://www.walyou.com/blog/2007/11/08/kloss-delightable-touch-sensitive-coffee-table/, view at 13rd March, 2009
Thenewmonk,2006, "DelighTable", available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGEEwLetRPY, view at 13rd March,2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
week 2
Key words: Sustainable Design,
This week, lecturer give us some good example of physical computing. especially, the memory chocolate video show the way to attract people to love the product. A sucessful design product is basic on the great function, pretty interface, usefulness,worth, and sustainability.
1.why is sustainability important?
2. Who does it affect?
3. How can we design thing to be more sustainable?
4.What could be design to improve sustainability?
This week, lecturer give us some good example of physical computing. especially, the memory chocolate video show the way to attract people to love the product. A sucessful design product is basic on the great function, pretty interface, usefulness,worth, and sustainability.
1.why is sustainability important?
2. Who does it affect?
3. How can we design thing to be more sustainable?
4.What could be design to improve sustainability?
Monday, March 2, 2009
WEEK 1
Key words: Physical computing, Sustainability
In this week lecture, it could make up of two parts, which are physical computing and sustainability. Lecturer told us the Physical Computing is about people interacts through computer via physical interaction. It makes the keyboard, mouse and display behind. For example, touch screen is kind of the physical computing.
I borrowed Physical Computing from library which is lecture recommended. In that book, I found a concept of physical computing. “Physical computing is about creating a conversation between the physical world and the virtual world of the computer” (Sullivan,D & Lgoe, T, pp. xix)
I have done some research about physical computing from internet. A good and clear concept is that “Physical computing is using our own physical inputs and using microcontollers or computers to control outputs.”(http://www.instructables.com/id/SPEI8XLF3ER7V2F/)
So in my word, physical computing is about the communications between physical energy and electrical energy. For easier understand, a vivid chat from Physical Computing is clearly describe how does physical computing work.
Another important word has been talked about is Sustainability in Design. What is sustainability? The guest lecture, Will Odom give some example is about the sustainable design. For example, the energy plugs, energy tree etc. he also show the issue about the old technical devices such as mobile, camera are discard anywhere, which is a serous pollution for the environment.
In this week lecture, it could make up of two parts, which are physical computing and sustainability. Lecturer told us the Physical Computing is about people interacts through computer via physical interaction. It makes the keyboard, mouse and display behind. For example, touch screen is kind of the physical computing.
I borrowed Physical Computing from library which is lecture recommended. In that book, I found a concept of physical computing. “Physical computing is about creating a conversation between the physical world and the virtual world of the computer” (Sullivan,D & Lgoe, T, pp. xix)
I have done some research about physical computing from internet. A good and clear concept is that “Physical computing is using our own physical inputs and using microcontollers or computers to control outputs.”(http://www.instructables.com/id/SPEI8XLF3ER7V2F/)
So in my word, physical computing is about the communications between physical energy and electrical energy. For easier understand, a vivid chat from Physical Computing is clearly describe how does physical computing work.
Another important word has been talked about is Sustainability in Design. What is sustainability? The guest lecture, Will Odom give some example is about the sustainable design. For example, the energy plugs, energy tree etc. he also show the issue about the old technical devices such as mobile, camera are discard anywhere, which is a serous pollution for the environment.
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