My Final Project

This is where I will start defining my final project idea and start to get use to the documentation process.

Week 01 - Plan and sketch for a potential final project

At first I had a few ideas, among which i chose to focus two in particuliar.

Socialization acceptance device

This idea came to me thinking about people with autistic syndrom for whom socialization is a big difficulty just like the hability to express their mindset. A lot of them have the will to meet and bond with people but they don't always have the social skill to do so. At first, I thought on made it appear as a message on a t-shirt to be seen by everyone. A less difficult choice would be on a wearable small screen maybe on a bracer or as badges.

I imagined a fidget as an input device. Fidgets are often used with persons with autism for regulating themselves, through manipulating, massaging or chewing.

The person could use to express its mindset, through a mood gauge and socialbility acceptance. With a potentiometer, they could share their mood from angry, sad, neutral, good, or happy. With a bunch of switches, they could share their level of acceptance of socialization from "I need to be alone" to "I need support". Designing it made me re-think with a dual-scale "mood/interaction acceptance"

Interactive punching mat

For fun training, I imagined it made of fabrics who could pe attached to a punching bag or training dummy. The user should punch or kick the right illuminated input. Electronics on the back randomizes the illuminated input, and recording contact on input. The wiring to the electronics could be embroided for more flexibility and resistance. The type of input needs to be thinking further.