Furniture + Product
Tri-Slider (2019 Fall)
坐 "Sit" (2017 Fall)
Natural box (2019 Fall)
ReDial (2019 Fall)
Tri-Slider
(2019 Fall) Furniture
Tri-Slider is a multi-functional chair that supports different activities including sitting, sleeping, reading, and studying. Tri-Slider works for residential setting, workplace, or any indoor setting. The sliders connecting the stools allow each stool to slide around into different angles, giving users full flexibility and control over their furniture based on their sitting preference as well as activity level. It can also serve multiple users at the same time.
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坐 "Sit" Chair
(2017 Fall) Furniture
"坐", in Mandarin, literally means "sit". The design of the chair borrows the form of this character and, it looks like the character is "sitting" on the chair like human, which is a refer-back to the definition of it. Since the chair and the character are both symmetrical, the character is recognizable looking from the front as well as from the back. It delivers a message about inviting viewers from everywhere to sit on it.
Sketch + Physical model
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Natural Box:
An assistive meditation booth with EEG
(2019 Fall) Product
Collaborators: Yunlin Sun, Amil Vira
Using EEG driven ambient sound, lighting, and airflow in personal microenvironment, we will guide students in an augmented meditative session to help them relax.
The final paper has been submitted to conferences: ANFA2020, MoBI 2020
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Process work + renderings
Experiment + diagrams
Stroop test was more effective than stressful visualization in lowering the relaxation metric across all subjects. During meditation, a variety of results were experienced but not enough subjects were used to observe a meaningful difference between groups. After meditation and during the post session performance test, all participants exhibited a slightly higher relaxation metric than they did during the Stroop test. This may be a function of having a few minutes of rest, the efficacy of meditation, or the difference in stress inducing qualities of the two tests.
Visualization of Table 1
Table 2 shows the average correctness for the post meditation performance test in both groups. The experimental group performed slightly better than the control group. One control subject performed significantly better than any of the other participants, and thus without that subject’s result, the control average would have been 54.7. No strong conclusion can be drawn as to the benefit of our design for performance, although these results do appear promising.
The four figures show subjects’ metrics throughout their user study sessions. The y-axis shows metric values and the x-axis show time in ten second intervals (Emotiv’s metric refresh rate). The yellow section includes the study introduction and the visualization activity of a loved one’s illness. The red section is when subjects are taking the Stroop test. The blue section is the meditation phase of the experiment. The green section includes the performance test and any other incidental activity post-meditation.
The four figures show subjects’ metrics throughout their user study sessions. The y-axis shows metric values and the x-axis show time in ten second intervals (Emotiv’s metric refresh rate). The yellow section includes the study introduction and the visualization activity of a loved one’s illness. The red section is when subjects are taking the Stroop test. The blue section is the meditation phase of the experiment. The green section includes the performance test and any other incidental activity post-meditation.
The four figures show subjects’ metrics throughout their user study sessions. The y-axis shows metric values and the x-axis show time in ten second intervals (Emotiv’s metric refresh rate). The yellow section includes the study introduction and the visualization activity of a loved one’s illness. The red section is when subjects are taking the Stroop test. The blue section is the meditation phase of the experiment. The green section includes the performance test and any other incidental activity post-meditation.
The four figures show subjects’ metrics throughout their user study sessions. The y-axis shows metric values and the x-axis show time in ten second intervals (Emotiv’s metric refresh rate). The yellow section includes the study introduction and the visualization activity of a loved one’s illness. The red section is when subjects are taking the Stroop test. The blue section is the meditation phase of the experiment. The green section includes the performance test and any other incidental activity post-meditation.
EmotivBCI nodes, Arduino nodes, and Moment.JS were additional downloads. Conditional statements in the written functions allowed for control of Arduino output.
It shows a high-level system diagram of the prototype’s hardware. The items in the red dashed box were not included in the initial prototype due to difficulties managing the required current draw.
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ReDial
Start a Dialogue about Plastic Waste
(2019 Fall) Product
Collaborators: Claire Choi, Talia Fishman, Isha Pradhan
A user-friendly device with the goal of encouraging users to reflect on the impact plastic bottles have on climate change.
ReDIAL is a rotating dial with panels that turn to reveal images of piling water bottles based on how much the user fills their bottle. It is located above water fountains. We began our design process by reading a climate change article and brainstorming ideas for a device that could cultivate conversation on college campuses about climate change. We created a morphological chart, storyboard, personas, and scenarios to visualize possible designs and student usage of the design. This led to the topic of plastic impact and the water fountain location. In the future, we will link an application to the dial so that students can compete while tracking how much plastic they are saving by using the refillable water station instead of a plastic bottle. This will personalize the device. With ReDIAL, we can impact college campuses by encouraging students to use less plastic with the use of a simple dial, showing that as designers, it is possible to tackle the wicked problem of climate change.
Process work + prototype
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