Module 3 Activity Research

Lucy Warren

Project 3

Module 3

In these last couple of weeks of Physical Computing. Our team's main goal was to 1. Have a solid working sensor 2. Create wireframe prototypes and put them into Protopie and 3. Have a definitive way for the user's temperature/heart rate to be read. Once again, my job was to focus on more of the physical portions of the project. Though, this time I did go back and fourth between physical and digital since there was less work to be done on the physical side of the project.

I was not in class during week 11, I had gotten really sick and couldn't attend. To be honest I didn't do anything of note because the supplies I needed were at school. So in this website I don't have a week 11 section. To make up for missing week 11 I did extra work in week 13 based on what still needed to be done.

Activity 1: Week 12

This week, Nicole and I focused on creating a patch to house the temperature sensor on Miffy. We decided this because from the feedback we got, this would make Miffy more relatable to the children. Both of us took time to sketch out our designs and iterate on them. My inspiration came from the hospital bands that store paitient information. I thought it would be a good idea to test and see if the wire would wrap around the wrist.

These are the sketches I made for the hospital band. There are lots of variations of the wristband, so trying to find one that would allow me to feed through the sensor was difficult.

Both Nicole and I cut out our designs from paper as a base for cutting fabric. Our approaches were both very different, Nicole went for an IV bandage and I went for a hospital wristband. I think this was a great idea so we could both explore together what works and what didn't. I'm very proud of Nicole because it was her first time creating a stencil for fabric cutting and she did spectacular.

Emily advised me to use light material for the band because of the sensor, so I used a light canvas. I was worried about the density of the fabric at first, even though it is thinner than the other fabrics we have, it still is pretty thick in terms of weave.

These are the pieces cut. At this point I was worried that the band would be too small to flip inside out I continued anyway because I wasn't definitively sure if it was going to work.

After sewing around the edges, I noticed that the strap was indeed too small to turn inside out all the way. After discussing with Nicole, we decided to pursue her design as it allowed more space than the wristband.

Activity 2: Week 13

This week we didn't have a lot of physical things to do just yet. Nicole finished her prototype of the badge and I didn't have the right materials to create the 2nd variation of the badge. So we switched gears and worked on digital wireframes for the app. Nicole was doing most of the wireframe colour design where I created the illustration of Miffy.

This is Nicole's badge prototype. She did a fantastic job considering it was her first time sewing. We used scrap fabric for the tester then planned to use coloured fabric for the final.

This is the badge on Miffy, threee things we needed to do was fix the entrance hole for the sensor, figure out a band to keep the patch on. Then discuss the appropriate fabric for the sensor. This was my job to determine and create what was needed (Wk 13 part 2)

These are the illustrations I created for our wireframes. The idea was to create a indicator of the child's health based on the emotion of the sprite. This gives the doctor, or parent an idea of the general health of their child.

These wireframes were made in Figma by Emily, Nicole and I. Nicole did most of the heavy lifting with the wireframes. But we all ideated together on the type of frames we wanted.

These are the finished wireframes created by Nicole. We all pondered about the colours, I made some suggestions here and there and we all discussed the functions of the app.

Activity 3: Week 13 Part 2

This is the makeup for my missing Week 11 Entry. For this section I created our final patch for Miffy's sensor to go in. I recreated Nicole's prototype with some minor adjustments. The fabric I used was: Heavy Jean for the backing and the strap, red felt for the border, and a very light mesh for the sensor pocket. Using Nicole's template and original prototype was extremely useful, it made adjusting easier on me and made a better secondary prototype for our final.

The fabric I used was: Heavy jean for the backing and the strap,red/blue felt for the border, and a very light mesh for the sensor pocket. I ended up using red felt instead of blue, I thought it would give a more medical vibe rather than the blue.

I sewed the light lining of the patch first, attaching it to the red felt border. I then cut a hole where the little bump is to make room for the sensor.

These are the three main parts of the patch. The backing with two buttons for fastening. The front for the sensor, and the band to keep it on Miffy's arm.

This is the arm test fit. I was worried that the patch was too big for Miffy. But then I remembered that the sensor itself is long and needs the room. It still does look big though.

This is the final product on Miffy, it fit her better than I thought. The band is not too tight so it can be slipped on and off. But it's not too lose that, if thrown, it will slip off.

Miffy, Medical Assistant and Friend

Project 3 Final Prototype

This is the final prototype of Miffy (this is without the sensor attached). I think the badge is a great way to display the fact that Miffy is supposed to be a medical bunny. Having the red, white, and black colours brings it in together. She is cute, friendly, and fluffy for the kids. While being functional for the adults taking care of the kids. For future iterations, I think that hiding the wires away inside the animal would be better and make the kid more comfortable. But for the time being I feel like the project went very well. I was lucky to have such amazing team to help.

Miffy, the kid friendly medical monitor. This monitor focuses on keeping sick children happy and comfortable. Miffy monitor's the child's temperature as well as other things. This allows monitoring without hook ups with too many wires and sensors that might make their visit uncomfortable/scary. Miffy is a comfort to all children and helps them with their recovery journey.