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.

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Arduino Furniture Ideation // Nick Ricci & Naoki Hisamoto

INSTALAMP

The lamp detects when food is served at a table and captures a well-lit picture of it for those looking to post food pictures on their social media.

The lamp provides tables at food establishments a lit environment appropriate for the type of restaurant it is. When food is presented at the table, the lamp senses it and increases the brightness so that a well-lit picture can be captured.

The lamp then sends the picture to the cloud or social media for the customer to access and post to their social media.

The lamp requires what is required for the dining experience and hangs above the table.




REFILL WATER SENSOR

The table detects whether a customer needs a water refill or not so that the customer does not need to flag a waiter or waitress for more water.

The table detects the weight of water or drink a cup has. When the cup is placed on the sensor (which looks like a coaster or area meant for a cup), the weight is taken. When the liquid weight drops below a quarter of the total weight, the waiter/waitress is informed and they come by with a refill.

A regular restaurant environment is required and possibly a modification to a table or a completely new product piece.




FORECAST LAMP

The light detects the weather forecast and depicts it in the form of lights.

The cube shaped lamp receives information on the weather forecast and takes colors associated with each forecast. Then the lamp triggers different LEDs to emit different colors of lights that were taken from the forecast. For example, a dim white/gray light would emit for overcast or a sunny hot day would emit a bright orange light.

The lamp would only require a stand or could potentially be hanging.


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