DECO2300 WEEK 8

This week we learnt about functionality and interactivity in regards to prototypes. We touched on experience prototyping and increasing the complexity of interactions. After watching a series of videos, where design teams done exactly this, we were tasked with creating 5 different physical interactions with the following applications. Email Twitter and Super Mario Brothers.

It was suggested that we focus on the elements of control for each application and explain how we would map the interactions into physical objects. My ideas for each are listed below

Mario

1. walk pad - users make contact with forwards and backwards pads for movement, if they jump/stop making contact with the pads, Mario jumps
2. play-dough pad - generic keys made out of play dough
3. action pictures - user touches pictures of various actions to have Mario reciprocate
4. scream tactics - users must scream actions such as 'forward' and 'jump' for Mario to do so
5. line movement - users must draw actions on a screen for Mario to do them

Twitter

1. Users must create the letter physically as a sports mascot would for every tweet
2. users must run to the nearest post office in order to send their tweet
3. users tweets are jumbled and they must re-write their tweet or their account is deleted
4. users are required to scream their tweets out aloud in the open before they're submitted
5. users must complete a level of scream tactics Mario in order to send their tweet

E-mail

1. users must write out their e-mails as if their very arms were giant pens, if they bend their elbows the entire e-mail is deleted
2. A crossword containing every word in the English language must be completed in the order of your desired e-mail to send it
3. letters are dragged and dropped onto the screen and can be moved around like physical objects
4. a sand blaster is used to draw the letters on the e-mail, we are not liable for damages
5. the user must pour lava on the screen to create certain levels, warning! death may ensue