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Jennifer Dopazo | Soft Circuits Workshop | Summer 2008
Soft huggable pet for preschoolers that provides different types of interaction and feedback when the child interacts with it.
Dramatic Play
Toys and Games
Art
Library
Discovery
Sand and Water
Sound and Movement
Cooking
Computers
Indoor interest areas in most classrooms
Social/emotional Physical
Cognitive Language
Areas of development of a child
Social/emotional Physical
Cognitive Language
Gross & Fine Motor Control
Interactive toy that stimulates child curiosity and helps the development of !ne motor skills
• Social interaction• Sensorial Experience• Learning• Awareness• Knowledge
Design
Society
Technology
• Interface• Physical Computing
• Sensorial Design• Interactivity
AnimalandAlexis Lloyd, Ana Velez, and Dave Pasquel
Bunny Christmas ShowJenny Wu & Rafael Mejia
Related Work
battery holder(2 AA Battery)
LEDs Circuit1
Sound/Motion Circuit2
motor
Materials
Fake fur FabricPolar FabricConductive FabricConductive Thread2 LEDsRadioShack Digital Voice Recorder Module3VDC Micro-Vibration Motor3 Volt Battery2 AAs BatteriesAA Battery Holder
Successes
Challenges
• Making a Fabric PBC• Creating a motion/sound circuit as one• Interaction worked as intended
• Joining components on the soft circuit• Extending parts of the components• Debugging
• Include more member to the family
• Use micro controllers
• Make it a wireless device
• Make it communicate with others
• Make it more robust
Jennifer Dopazo | Soft Circuits Workshop | Summer 2008
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