We shared the idea of working with implementing a face to the interaction which was deemed to be too direct by Roel. We started thinking towards something that moves away from the computer and have a thing we can experience differently through moving it to other places. So we started thinking towards having a ball that signifies plant like behaviours through the light sequences communicates with the user on what the next step should be. So we started working on different states. Pick me up state, Asking for light, if it’s shadow vs in the shadow for a long period of time, calm state and put me down state , just to list a few. Unfortunately we that idea of a ball didn’t work to represent it. We are planning on having six different sensors as we can use the direction as one, which could be the agitated state.
I believe there’s something here with the plant idea with light being used as an affordance especially that the object communicates with you rather than it being based on the user communicating with the object. By being able to move it away from the computer to other places could be really valuable on the experience of the object. My team mate said he will try working on having the sensors within the ball tomorrow as I will be unable to attend but will work on sequences and alternatives of sequences. We will present our idea during the next coaching session and see what we can do from there.
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