Roadmap for future work

There are numerous pieces of implementation that could not be completed within the short 5-week time frame. A roadmap to a more complete prototype would include implementation that allows a wider range of devices to be plugged in and have the data read, i.e. iPods, old flip phones, hard drives, memory cards. This strengthens the concept to include all e-waste, and especially in an exhibition format, allows someone to plug in their own devices. Though the interface is rudimentary print() functions, the overall aesthetic fits the work as design fiction, so a second iteration on the interface implementation would follow this aesthetic but take a little more refinement in terms of interactivity. The flow is linear currently, running in an infinite loop, where the user doesn’t have any freedom within the program, so a second iteration would allow more flexibility and feel like a real application.

For the physical design of the device, I would spend the time to make refinement to the housing and casing, possibly to reduce the size and have a less ‘cobbled’ together feel. 3D modeling housing and 3D printing them would be ideal and reasonable in a 2-3 week frame.