Context

The core of my idea came to me after reading about a new area of research within HCI known as “More-than-human-centered design”. “More-than-human-centered design” takes into account the perspective and possible needs of other actors in our environments such as plants, animals, objects, and notably other technologies. In this article, they talk about how simple observation can allow us to uncover needs from the perspective of objects other than ourselves. When thinking about the needs of a fan, I noticed that fans tend to be placed in environments that are hot and humid. This got me thinking that while we are very hot and sweaty in these environments, a fan might be as well. In the same way that we need a break to “cool down”, a fan in the same environment might want to “cool down” too.

http://www.ijdesign.org/index.php/IJDesign/article/view/4402/1004