new media design assignment 3

Hologram Pet Robin Deering

FA102a, Research, Product Proposal, and TransMedia Explorations


Assignment Two, Research

“BOOK REVIEW | Almost Human: Making Robots Think” http://www.kurzweilai.net/almost-human-by-lee-gutkind-scientists-pursue-the-goal-of-robots-that-think

“Android Dreams” http://articles.latimes.com/2007/mar/18/books/bk-lord18



Machines made to mimic human attitudes and personalities

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Pets are intricately woven into humans’ daily lives, therefore will transition with humans and technology http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4672182/

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“Engineers are designing robots whose movements closely mimic those of real animals” http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/01/the-future-of-pets/419133/

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Assignment Two, Future Product or Service

Hologram Your Pet via Collar & Smartphone -Mimics movement in real time -Plays accompanying sounds -Reacts to human presence -May mate with your neighbor’s hologram pet


Assignment Three, Source for Brand Character Words

“Honey Come Home”, “Cats & Dogs”, and “Another Story” by The Head and The Heart

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Assignment Three, Naming Process

Found Words: Pets, Technology, Personality, Mimic Name: Mimic + Pets + Personality = Mimety


Assignment Three, Brand Character Diagram

new media design assignment 3

Design