Ruth kikin-Gil:// ruth@ruthkikin.com
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The Secret Life of Common Objects: A two part course, exploring qualities of interaction design
The process started with investigation of abstract quality (pain), continued in concept development and ended as a product.

STEP 1: PERSISTENCE OF PAIN
An abstract exploration




STEP2: FURNITURE / FRIENDS
Taking the object's point of view



STEP 3:   FUZZY LOGIC
Exploration of sound and touch relationship
in a playful environment for kids.

 

FACULTY::
Walter Aprile, Massimo Banzi, Britta Boland, Crispin Jones, Stefano Mirti, Jan-Christoph zoels

Team:
Ruth kikin-Gil, Erez kikin-Gil, Ethan Lowry

Pain: Bernd Hitzelroth, Matty sallin
Touchy couch: Matty sallin


fuzzy Logic
Fuzzy Logic is what happened when we took the tactile sounds and reactive objects to the kids playroom.
It is a big, round, hairy cushion that enables children to explore sounds and textures while playing.




 

The cushion reacts to different types of touch stimuli by making sounds.
Textured patches have associated sounds: Animals sounds, Human sounds, musical instruments and more. You can play with the patches below for some sound samples

 

  



 
Children can move and replace the patches to change the couch's sounds. The particular set of patches and their placement determines Fuzzy's "mood".

  

 
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