Change of Direction

After just a few interviews and an attempt of trying to write a scenario for the project I came to a sudden conclusion that a clasping, touch style mechansim is wrong. I think it is too mechanical, too short-lived (as in the action is over with instantly) and not personal enough. I also think it misses the main point of a device like this which is to provide a passive form of communication that can be interpretated in many differernt ways by the users and can also provide a possibility for playfulness but above all is for “reassurance”.

We were thinking that perhaps devices that incorporate colours or temperature could be more emotive, i think timescale is a big factor too.

We went back to one of our original idea’s of having a device that displayed colours dependent on how hard or how long you squeezed a corresponding bracelet…

Another idea would be to have the bracelet change colour continuously dependent on the heat (electrical conductivity) of the correseponding bracelet, the idea to give a constant yet passive feeling of presence with your partner. Though this then does leave out any form synchronous communication but this could be added…