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Willie the Wolf
Willie the Wolf is a children's pop-up book featuring interactive paper circuits with a story that aims to connect with children on the...
Alexandra Charland
Apr 13, 20221 min read
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Week 12 Progress
Our goals for this week were: Fabrication Put together final book based on prototyped pages User Testing Can show final book to the same...
Alexandra Charland
Mar 29, 20221 min read
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Alexandra Charland
Mar 29, 20220 min read
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Mentor Review with Ruhan and Tina
For our second round of mentor reviews, we talked with our sponsor Ruhan and an elementary school teacher named Tina. Ruhan As we have...
Alexandra Charland
Mar 16, 20221 min read
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Week 10 Progress
Our goals for this week were: User Testing Look into Playposit survey methods Can test with the same children for the next round...
Alexandra Charland
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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Week 9 Progress
These were our goals for this week: Continue Fabrication Add more circuit and paper-based interactions to current pages Find more users...
Alexandra Charland
Mar 8, 20222 min read
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HX Testing Round 2
For this round of user testing we showed children aged 8-10 our popups and circuit designs. We also continued our testing of the story to...
Alexandra Charland
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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Week 8 Progress
These were our goals for this week: Conduct more user tests - ask about interest in circuits after trying them out Look into video...
Alexandra Charland
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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Week 7 Progress
The goals for this week were: Continue fabricating pages and circuits Try to make an external narrator as a power source for the circuits...
Alexandra Charland
Feb 23, 20223 min read
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Mentor Check-In: Ruhan Yang
Our sponsor and one of our mentors for our project is Ruhan Yang. She is a graduate student who works on projects centered around...
Alexandra Charland
Feb 22, 20222 min read
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Week 6 Progress
These were our goals for this week: Continue making illustrations, pop-ups, and circuits Schedule user testing with contacts Meet with...
Alexandra Charland
Feb 15, 20222 min read
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Mentor Check-in: Chris Hill
We talked to Chris Hill for advice on our project. He's a graduate student who works with circuits in his human augmentation projects....
Alexandra Charland
Feb 15, 20222 min read
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Week 5 Progress
Goals for this week: Continue prototyping Illustrate more 2D scenes Experiment with different styles of pop-ups Experiment with paper...
Alexandra Charland
Feb 8, 20222 min read
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Week 4 Progress
Our goals for week 4 were: Find other children to test on besides family Start scheduling user testing with Ruhan Rewrite interview...
Alexandra Charland
Feb 2, 20221 min read
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Week 3 Progress
These were our goals for this week: Start fabrication process Meet this week to build simple circuits Revise materials list Research how...
Alexandra Charland
Jan 25, 20223 min read
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HX Testing Round 1 (Preparation)
For the first round of HX testing, we want to test out our current story and illustrations to determine whether they are appropriate for...
Alexandra Charland
Jan 19, 20221 min read
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Week 2 Progress
Goals for the week Finish story Ideate on possible interactions (tactile, sensors) based on story Think about testing Test as things get...
Alexandra Charland
Jan 19, 20225 min read
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