Mobile Embodiments 2
Brief: _Mobile Embodiments 2
Project Leader: Giulio Ceppi
Project Assistants: Erina Ikeda
Project: My name is MOBILE
Group members:Rico Nieto Alfonso (MD), Szlachcic Zuzanna Magdalena (MD), Moon Jee Youn (MID) & Pansolli Roberto (MID)
After several iterations, the group chose to develop three products, each targeting different user situations. The concepts are: Privacy Scarf, Diary and Gradient of Happiness.
Privacy Scarf is used to enhance the need for either intimacy or exhibitionism in public settings. The mobile is seen as a communication/entertainment unit, for conversations, SMS, listening to music.
Diary allows accessing the information stored in the mobile in a visual manner, in order to enhance an ambient setting. The product, therefore, becomes a charger placed in the house, which organizes daily user/mobile interactions. The information collected is then projected onto a surface (wall or ceiling), in a poetic way, thus enhancing the ambience of the space.
The interaction with the mobile often reflects the user’s state of mind. The mobile can detect and interpret the user’s mood. This information can then be reflected on three different household objects: a pillow, a placemat and a mirror.
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Project: i-GrandCare
Group Members: Lim Kiah-Yeow (MD), Jung Jaekyung (MD),Kwan-Hyun Ryu (MD) & Kang So Young (MID)
In a three generations family most grandparents would want to remain active and to contribute to their family daily life organization. i-GrandCare is a set of interactive communication devices for the family, that are simple to operate and designed to be intuitive for their target users (grandparents and grandchildren). i-GrandCare enables grandparents and their grandchildren to connect with each other through the use of simple icons/graphics (emoticon), light and sound.
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Project: Foresight
Group Members: Ayala Camilo (MD), Chang Hui Pin (MD), Shadi Lahham (MID) & Ankit Shekhawat (MID)
The Foresight project is a bike navigation system that is specifically designed to act as a trusted guide and friend for cyclists. The Foresight Bike Navigation System helps cyclists in finding their way in a city or in parks and other outdoor settings. It allows cyclists to choose and plan their route and to find the quickest way to reach a destination.
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Project: Undiluted Emotion
Group Members: Sanglertsawai Jirapa (MD), Barman Hawra (MD), Taylor Alastair (MD) & Lee Sang Yeun (MID)
Our products explore the relationship between emotions and technology. Our products wish to bridge the gap between human instincts and high technology. We feel that, in order to advance mobile technologies, this goal must be achieved. So whether it’s exchanging details through a handshake, or stroking a loved one on the phone, Undiluted_Emotion wishes to provide new visions for the future of mobile communications.
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Project: Dejà Vu
Group Members: Iodice Antonio (MD), Lundgren Cecilia (MD), Dammous Vanessa (MD), Yang Weije (MD) & Boardman David (MID)
Dejà-Vu is a collection of products consisting of several embodiments of mobile telephony functionalities that gain a corporeality through fashion accessories characterized by a strong iconic appearance.
The process followed to re-design these objects started by defining several mindset being involved by these objects’ usage.
