Reflection and Critique:

What could/will go wrong

• Electronic parts could cast shadow

• How to troubleshoot without tearing apart the lamp

• Inappropriate flashing due to inaccurate sensors

Solutions

• Remember the inspiration: do one thing really well

• Fail gracefully - what becomes of the item if it fails?

• Ambient notification of failure

Summarizing the various feedback received during the final presentation, the simplicity we reached in the interaction mode and appearance design was a success. We need to reflect on the need for more research and understanding of social interaction patterns, as well as the need for more simplicity in the design and assembly of physical prototypes to make precision easier to achieve.

In terms of understanding social interaction, firstly in terms of design, more time should be set aside after the lights are built to test how people create their own unique ways of communicating, especially when the two lights are in two separate spaces. Such testing will help us to summarize how unexpected situations will arise during the interaction. And on this basis, we will further test how the lamp can be used as an ambient device in a complex home environment to meet people's living habits. The technical aspects can also be improved based on a deeper understanding of social interaction patterns, such as the possibility of interaction between multiple etc., so that the lamp can be used in large families with many members without confusing the messaging. In order to achieve more complex functionality, can other parameters introduced, such as the change of light color, make the light still simple and easy to use?

There is also considerable detail in the assembly of the physical prototype that could be optimized. Because the first time we assembled the lamp we divided the individual parts into numerous pieces, the gluing process resulted in many errors, and we needed to pre-design the assembly pattern between the parts in detail and then work on it.