{"id":7619,"date":"2023-01-31T11:23:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/?p=7619"},"modified":"2023-01-31T11:23:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:23:29","slug":"parasite-checkpoint-1-ziyu-li","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/7619\/parasite-checkpoint-1-ziyu-li\/","title":{"rendered":"Parasite Checkpoint 1 &#8211; Ziyu Li"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a fairly introvert person, and it takes approximately three months for me to get acquainted with a new group of people enough to <strong>not<\/strong> <strong>tremble<\/strong> a little when speaking to them. I try to hide it as much as I can though, and most of the time no one will notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Parasite Concept<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The theme that inspired me to make this design is: what if there exist a parasite that, instead of harming the host physically, makes the host suffer emotionally by exposing their social awkwardness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking direct inspiration from one of my last prototype, the little cardboard &#8220;suspending&#8221; in mid air, and professor Olivia Robinson&#8217;s comment on how the cardboard magnifies my trembling even when I try my best to hold it still, I created this parasite that will inflate itself whenever it senses its host is feeling nervous but is playing cool, and uses several suspension unit that will vibrate involuntarily to the host&#8217;s will. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3348.mov\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A simple unit that magnifies the body&#8217;s vibration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea is how do I visualize the nervousness that originates from social awkwardness as a form of &#8220;parasite&#8221; that is constantly trying to drag me down whenever I want to make meaningful connections with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>The Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The current design features four of these suspension units, two on the shoulder,  two on the hand.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2011675181798_.pic_hd-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7621\" width=\"181\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2011675181798_.pic_hd-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2011675181798_.pic_hd-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2011675181798_.pic_hd-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2011675181798_.pic_hd-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2011675181798_.pic_hd-973x1297.jpg 973w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2011675181798_.pic_hd-508x677.jpg 508w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2011675181798_.pic_hd-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pardon my drawing here&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The two units on the shoulder have an additional chamber underneath it that will also inflate when activated. The idea is I want to life the two shoulder units closer to the host&#8217;s face so that people will pay more attention to the parasite and less attention to the host.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2021675181846_.pic_hd-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7626\" width=\"327\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2021675181846_.pic_hd-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2021675181846_.pic_hd-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2021675181846_.pic_hd-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2021675181846_.pic_hd-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2021675181846_.pic_hd-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2021675181846_.pic_hd-973x730.jpg 973w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2021675181846_.pic_hd-508x381.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The shoulder design and its prototype<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Finally, the shoulder unit and the hand unit are connected using an additional tube.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2031675182106_.pic_hd-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7629\" width=\"349\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2031675182106_.pic_hd-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2031675182106_.pic_hd-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2031675182106_.pic_hd-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2031675182106_.pic_hd-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2031675182106_.pic_hd-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2031675182106_.pic_hd-973x730.jpg 973w, https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2031675182106_.pic_hd-508x381.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background I am a fairly introvert person, and it takes approximately three months for me to get acquainted with a new group of people enough to not tremble&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7619"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7631,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7619\/revisions\/7631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/16-376\/s2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}