Update

Today was an excellent day for our group... talking about project two in further detail. We are continuing with the library device idea. Tim brought in a touch light so that we could decide what exactly our form would look like and how big it would have to be. We are thinking we will have to design our own form for the circuits to go in but Tim has been fantastic at designing with rhino. Our current dilemma is that we might have to make the bottom of the form and use the top plastic dome part of the touch light in order to have a material that will allow light to pass through. If we are allowed to buy our own ABS plastic, and if clear ABS is available, then it shouldn't be a problem and we can just design both parts.

Noah has been really great in trying to see what we can do with the arduino. I think that we will be able to create something that will be extremely usable in real situations.

This week we are focusing on figuring out what exactly we can do with our arduinos and the area that we will need to make the circuits so that we can have exact measurements for our form.

We are also really trying to develop all aspects of our concept, thinking about how this will get people to be conscious about their actions and how it can change the dynamic of the library.

This project has been very challenging (in a good way). I haven't had to consider concept as deeply since foundation classes in freshman year. It has been very mind-opening to not only participate in designing a form but think about the possible "consequences" of each decision (good or bad). I like that this idea is simple, a small way to make potentially positive change. It will be interesting to test it out and see how people actually react to this device in real-life situations.