After the last coaching session, it was clear that our ideas are bad or not good enough to support the script of the project or fulfil the requirements for Module II. Today we tried to sketch out few quick ideas and make quick prototypes of them.
The project I was working on was inspired by giving out information when a person arrives at certain destination when taking the bus. For a lot of people long commute is an everyday thing. They take the bus or train to get to work, school and many more places that are far away from their homes. Since it is long period of time while travelling we might lose track of it and miss the station we are supposed to get off.
According to my personal experience with taking the bus is that is an activity I can do other things while waiting to arrive at my destination. Sometimes I lose track of time and forget to check if the bus is arriving close to the station.
The idea was to create a bracelet with the servo that will create vibrations that will notify you when you arrive there.
To test out how one bracelet might look, I worked on a quick prototype that explored the material and the feeling of it.
It was made out of simple white material filled with fluffy strings that surrounded the motor. The fluffy strings were used to make it more comfortable to be worn without hurting the wrist or being uncomfortable.
We did no proceed with this idea, since we wanted to get feedback first from the next coaching session before exploring the idea and experiment with the problem more in depth.
Pink Prototyping 