Assignment: Midterm Project 1: Group project proposal
Collaborators:
Collaborators: Annette Greiner, Sarah Van Wart
Memory Metre
The Problem: Though measuring instruments such as rulers and tape measures are a convenient and familiar way to obtain object dimensions, they can be bulky, difficult to manipulate, and often require the measurer to have “more than two hands.” For example, it is difficult to both measure and record; it is easy to lose the piece of paper on which measurements have been documented; it is nearly impossible for people with poor vision to take measurements using a meter stick; and depending on where an object is positioned, it can be difficult to read a measurement.
A New Concept: The Memory Metre enhances a familiar tool – the meter stick – by adding digital and computational capabilities. By assisting users in recording and reading measurements through audio, visual, and tactile clues, the Memory Metre embodies measurements in the device itself.
A Embodied Measuring Process:
Conclusion: Memory Metre enhances the familiar metre stick by embodying the results of its function, measurements, into the device itself. Measurements can be easily recalled later both visually and audibly.