Yesterday, we went to Target to look around for material and system ideas. We took pictures of 15 items that might be used in the design of our project. We also concentrated on context shifting, hybridization, and other design strategies.
Ice packs were context shifting; our idea was to find a material that was liguid at a temperature above room temperature and became solid at body temperature.
Bop-it was context shifting: It's a toy that would be used as a control mechanism. The "spin-it" has an oblong groove around which the bop-it can sense its placement because of the change in diameter.
The Lego Alien Conquest is hybridization; the plastic shell could be combined with a elastic (silicon) shell and used as the case, or housing for the other components.
The Doodle Pro is also context shifting; the Doodle Pro uses magnetics to darken areas, and this same property could be used to mark knees or other bones on the negative and positive molds.
-Megan
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