Period.
Interactive Design
Description
Design an expressive wearable that communicates the wearer's emotions through the integration of Arduino products.
Period is a wearable expressive device for users who experience periods. Using the natural body language of cramp pains, the device relays the wearer's pains with different phrases.
This project was individually completed for Georgia Tech's Interactive Design Studio taught by Noah Posner.
Duration
4 weeks
August - September 2023
Tools
Arduino, Fabrication, Soldering
Research
I explored the different ways in which you can express pain and the various sensors to express this emotion
Sketches
While sketching, I developed and tested various forms that would provide an optimized experience without annoying the user. This continued into the front concave shape to allow comfort while hunching and triggering the interaction.
Testing
The main portion of iteration was through containing air within the balloons as deflation impacted the code. This testing resulted in the use of long balloons and a custom-made air-sealing plug.
using a standard balloon
testing a long balloon
final integrated mode
Final model
A wearable belt that emphasizes the user's pains that occur from period cramps through the use of body language activated pressure sensors and speakers.
State 0: no hunch
State 1: medium hunch
State 2: full hunch
Component Specification
Parts Used: Qwiic Redboard, Stemma speaker, BME680 pressure sensor, button, handmade air plug and balloon
Video Demo
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