Creative Assignment #2- Ambient Affect

People have busy lives and oftentimes forget to stay hydrated sitting at their desks. Our project aims to remind the user via an ambient visual display to drink their water.

An ambient device that detects and tracks a room’s usage as well as visually displaying this information.

This lighting hoop is to be placed in public areas on campus and invite people to stop and walk in to meditate. Realm of Mind intents to give CMUers who hustle to get through work and life a breathing moment, where they are invited to meditate and restore energy. When a person walks in the hoop, the hoop will light up. The lighting pattern imitates the flow of breathing meditation. People are invited to follow the lighting pattern and adjust their breath.

The smart door knob is a personal ambient device that will allow you to see if you left any lights on in your rooms before leaving the house.