Original Concept

The core idea for this cabinet was a way to figure out who had what tools within the studio, rather than having to constantly search and ask where tools are. The concept was that the tool cabinet would be unlocked using a finger print scanner and then the tools could be tracked using Bluetooth beacons, so the system would know when they were removed and could help locate them within the studio space. The system also displays who has checked out a particular type of tool. There was also further discussion that perhaps some ambient display could be created to help students track down tools in the studio space if they needed something that was checked out. 

Process

The team started with idea of some sort of check out system for tools that are often used, but not always needed by all individuals (hence not all students by their own). Then we developed a storyboard of use case scenario to understand the type of interactions that the system would need to provide and this can be seen below.