FYP Product Design 2016-17

http://www.marama.org.uk/taichi/files/listyanghand_final.html

Yang Style Hand Form

Chinese Pinyin English 1 預備 yù bèi Preparation 2 起式 qǐ shì Beginning style 3 攔雀尾 lán què wěi Block sparrow tail 4 單鞭 dān biān Single whip 5 提手上勢 tí shǒu shàng shì Raise hands, upwards power 6 白鶴涼翅 bái hè liáng chì White crane, cold wings 7 左摟膝拗步 zuǒ lǒu xī ǎo bù Left embrace knee, twist step 8 手揮琵琶 shǒu huī pí pá Hands play Pipa 9 左摟膝拗步 zuǒ lǒu xī ǎo bù Left embrace knee, twist step 10 右摟膝拗步 yòu lǒu xī ǎo bù Right embrace knee, twist step 11 左摟膝拗步 zuǒ lǒu xī ǎo bù Left embrace knee, Read more →

Conducted a generic survey on Normal people’s perception of People with Disabilities(PWD), how open they are towards PWDs and what are the issues they face in order to communicate with PWDs.

Key Responses:

Normal people believe that PWDs are people who have difficulties living a normal life.

More than 90% are open and approachable towards PWDs.

71% are worried of offending PWDs because of their insensitivity.

95% Read more →

Feedback from the panel:

Cryptic communication may include making it more approachable for others to communicate with you.

Focus on what the users need and want Read more →

1. Article: What are Biosensors?

http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-are-Biosensors.aspx

Biological sensor is made up of a transducer and a biological element that may be an enzyme, an antibody or a nucleic acid. The bioelement interacts with the analyte being tested and the biological response is converted into an electrical signal by the transducer. Depending on their particular application, biosensors are also known as immunosensors, Read more →

With VR or AR (Virtual reality or Augmented reality) we are able to set the game space anywhere and anytime. All we need is the sensors to be able to detect the game space. This virtual space will be viewable with the VR goggles or Ar goggles. The game play for such an arena would be simple, as suggested from the Read more →

Arena is designed based on the concept of Modifiable Terrain and Machine Learning where the terrain “learns” the behaviour of the User and modify it’s surrounding to suit the scenario.

Reference Link: 3D printed flexible surface

Gameplay in these Arenas Include:

Capture the flag Tag Obstacle race / collecting points

From last week’s consultation:

Singapore’s smart city project Connecting the Cake (needs) and Icing (wants) Reward points for different groups of people Common points for different issues Connect to create a story and reward system Pasar Malam Association JACKSON TAN Many stakeholders > Similarities > One concept to apply How to make an impact with the spirit of the environment? See NFL Youtube and its external activities Link to other big Read more →

From the previous week

Objective:

To bring adults (age 20-39) outdoors.

The greatest thing that designing a product can do for me to create an attractive experience of being in the outdoors is – the ability to mass produce and customize a product to bring out a sense of novelty.

An incremental design on a product that is already available in the market will entice Read more →

Interest is a psychological state of engagement, experienced in the moment, and also a predisposition to engage repeatedly with particular ideas, events, or objects over time.

In recent years researchers have begun to build a science of interest, investigating what interest is, how interest develops, what makes things interesting, and how we can cultivate interest in ourselves and others. They are Read more →