Description

In our initial proposal, we considered designing a more playful fish tank that supported interactions with fake fish. For example, if someone tapped on this tank, the fish would hide underneath the large shell or if someone called the fish by its name, the fish would swim to the top of the tank. However, after initial feedback we realized that these interactions are not necessarily intuitive because people are not accustomed to playing with standard fish tanks or the fish inside them. In response our design encourages a new level of interaction with a fish tank. Instead of passively observing a fish tank, our design will allow people to have a much more rewarding interaction with their fish.

We have replaced the standard rectangle fish tank with a sphere that people can pick up and roll. We believe the spherical shape affords a natural interaction, people will want to pick it up and play with it like they would a ball. At the same time, the presence of actual fish and the heavy appearance of the tank would discourage rough interactions such as throwing or kicking. The fish tank can have a little flexible handle, that would also support rolling, which provide affordance to pick it up.

We thought of few ideas to make the interaction with this spherical fish tank more interactive. One is to play some music when the tank is lifted. The other idea is to incorporate ambient sound when the fish tank is being rolled around.

Tank in your houseMoving the tank

Picking up the tank

Musical Movement