AIM
You are to research, design and make a functioning microprocessor
enabled Experience Prototype of an everyday product of your choosing.
For my project, I decided to focus on solving an issue. Many people with short-term memory issues struggle to remember to do all of their necessary daily routines. They have issues with not doing it at all or remember if they have already done something. People with short-term memory issues will use different methods to try and curb forgetfulness, usually sticky notes around the house or just leaving stuff out on the bench (because out of sight out of mind), both of which are messy options. So I decided I wanted to create a way to keep track of the use of items in a much more neat way—a magic mirror system.
Looking at magic mirrors there are lots of examples out there, but the commercial options are all very expensive- $1000+. However, there are many examples of people making their own magic mirrors with raspberry pi’s and a monitor using open-source software. These mirrors have a very similar display or function, with date, time, weather, news + others. I wanted to create something more useful and more interactive than just a screen but also not too overwhelming with information. I also wanted a way to track if an item has been used or not.
The final project was done by an RFID tag system. Each specially-designed tag would be attached to the corresponding item that it ticks off on the list and waved infount of the RFID scanner to tick the item of the list for a set amount of time. For example, the clip tag would be clipped onto toothpaste so it could be used to tick brushed teeth off the mirror list for 12 hours.
