In my second year of Communication and Multimedia Design (CMD), I worked in a team of four students to design and develop a physical interactive product. The challenge was to create something without a screen interface. Through research, interviews, and extensive idea generation, we created GlowTales.
GlowTales is a bookshelf that reads bedtime stories aloud and includes a built-in nightlight. It is designed for children aged 6-10 who are afraid of the dark and struggle to fall asleep. Parents can record personalized stories to comfort their child, helping them feel safe and fall asleep more easily.
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Working on GlowTales has been a great experience, especially with teamwork. We shared ideas and worked together to improve the design. Prototyping was important in bringing our ideas to life and testing them. I learned a lot about Arduino during this project, especially how to make the product multimodal by using different sensors. It was a valuable experience that helped me improve both my design and tech skills.
