As computing becomes more ubiquitous in our objects, designers need to be more aware of how to design meaningful interactions into electronically enhanced objects. At the University of Washington, a class of junior Interaction Design majors is exploring this question. These pages chronicle their efforts.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Jenn + Emma | Function Diagram


Do you ever make coffee or tea, and find yourself not being able to finish it all before it gets cold? Well here is your solution! The heat sensor in the tabletop works in conjunction with LED lights to visibly inform you when your drink is getting cold. Red lights indicate a hot drink, then as the drink begins the cool down the lights start to fade to purple then to blue. To complete this project we'll need heat sensors, as well as LED lights that change colors. 


Optometrists recommend that you look away from your screen every twenty minutes, and exercise your eyes by focusing on something close and something far away to prevent eye strain and dry eye. 

computer screen system built into an office desk
1. detects that there is a laptop present 
2. begins a timer for 20 minutes
3. at the end of the timer, a motor pushes the front of the laptop down 
4. two LEDs light up that are built into the desk
5. the user turns the light off by covering it with his or her hand
6. when both lights have been covered, the motor reverses
7. the timer begins again

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