Technology
Experiential Prototyping Case Study: A Mobile Music System

This Experiential Prototype is a touchable story-driven design experience driven by sensors, microprocessors and an interactive animation. The technology that I used was a combination of microprocessors, one that controls the touchscreen and one that controls the device, and various sensors integrated into the touchscreen and directly embedded into the microprocessor used for the spherical device. All of them combined allow you to interact with both the screen and the device simultaneously. The result is an interactive touchscreen that allows you to select a character, watch how they use the system based on their personalities, and then use the physical device to experience it yourself to help test and improve features and how they relate to the overall experience of the multi-layered system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Case Study: Mobile Music
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jennifer [at] teeji .com

© 2006. Jennifer Darmour, MFA. Media & Experiential Prototype Design.  

 

NEWS

April 2006
"Experiential Prototyping" Wins bronze at the 5th Annual Horizon Interactive Awards
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April 2006
"Experiential Prototyping" featured on Netdiver.net
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March 9 , 2006
"Experiential Prototyping" is selected and published in the Media Design gallery.

Feb 8, 2006
Selected to participate in the Openroom at the Post-Digital Creation Conference (OFFF).

Jan 19, 2006
Presented "Experiential Prototyping" to the research labs at Sun Microsystems in Silicon Valley.

Jan 11, 2006
BusinessWeek Online: Design Gets Its Due in Davos

Feb/Mar 2006
Article in Dwell Magazine titled "Thinking Design" regarding an interview with IDEO's David Kelley and his ideas on methodologies leading to innovation. "From aesthetics to economics to education, says David Kelley of Stanford University’s d.school, it’s time for each of us to think like a designer."

Dec 15, 2006
Public presentation of Experiential Prototyping in Art Center College of Design's LAT auditorium.