{"id":16856,"date":"2022-12-12T04:05:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T09:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-223\/f2022\/work\/?p=16856"},"modified":"2022-12-20T18:43:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T23:43:19","slug":"emotional-display-by-team-vela-final-documentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-223\/f2022\/work\/emotional-display-by-team-vela-final-documentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional Display by Team Vela: Final Documentation"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this project, we as a team worked together to create a device to improve the life of a physically disabled person living in Pittsburgh. Crucially, the device is tailor made to our client, useful and relevant for them in particular, driven by their wants and needs, and nobody else\u2019s. Designing over the course of seven weeks with our client Dennis, we conducted a needfinding interview, distilling into a concept for his device. (The notes from that interview can be found here: https:\/\/courses.ideate.cmu.edu\/60-223\/f2022\/work\/team-vela\/)<\/span><\/p>\n

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What We Built<\/b><\/h1>\n

We created a light-up emotional display, allowing Dennis to show 5 different emotions ranging from happy to sad. These emotions correspond to five distinct light colors, from green (happy) to red (sad). These emotions and lights are controlled via a dial on an accessible control panel. Additionally, if Dennis has a question, he can press a button on his control panel, turning the lights purple. Finally, if Dennis has an emergency and needs to get someone\u2019s attention, he can flip a two-part switch to turn the lights red and play a noise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Final prototype with face display and control box.<\/p><\/div>\n

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