A. | Observe | Examine some existing situation for inspiration. Present photos, videos or sketches to support your analysis. Form some hypothesis or predictive model. | ||
B. | Build | A new input device or modify an existing one. Write the software for making it work. Explore the best match of device and application. | ||
C. | Test | Try it out on yourself and others. Compare performance across devices and/or tasks. Collect opinions as well as performance data. |
Projects will be done in groups of 2 or 3. Each student will be responsible for a 5 to 10 page report on your project. Here the emphasis should be on capturing the process from initial idea sketches to implementation details to results of testing. You might start now with collecting your thoughts about potential project ideas - keep a good record or "idea log".