{"id":5330,"date":"2021-05-06T00:58:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T04:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/?p=5330"},"modified":"2021-05-06T11:16:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T15:16:43","slug":"project-2-desk-pets-kanvi-and-yael","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2021\/5330\/project-2-desk-pets-kanvi-and-yael\/","title":{"rendered":"Project 2: Desk Pets – Kanvi and Yael"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Concept<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The two of us were interested in exploring a rivalry between two devices that respond to very deliberate stimulus and communicate that stimulus between each other. We were drawn to the idea of creating small expressive creatures that beg for the users attention and compete with each other almost as siblings do. We were also interested in creating a sort of ‘counter’ that is communicated back and forth through the MQTT connection in order to keep track of which Desk Pet is in the lead and which is losing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We see the narrative as two connected desk pets that both seek to gain more attention from their users than the other. They communicate to the user and to each other through idle movement, boasting when they receive more attention, and begging when they are receiving less than their other pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Process <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our initial ideas for how to express a rivalry between two Desk Pets was through the stretching and folding of fabric. In order to determine the best type of fabric to use and the best type of connection to the servos, we did a few material studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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