creat-e | 2006
Microsoft Research Design Expo
Presented at the Faculty Summit
Microsoft's headquarters | Redmond, WA
Team
Márcio Racca
Miguel Nóbrega
Pedro Thiago Silva
Supervisors
Elianne Jobim
Noni Geiger
Andy Cargile (Microsoft liaison)
My contributions
Ideation
User Research
Interaction Design
Product Design
Presentation
Concept design project developed during a partnership between ESDI and Microsoft. The project was selected to represent ESDI and be presented at the Microsoft Faculty Summit 2007 (Seattle, USA).
We developed the concept of a digital play dough and pen to stimulate children's creativity.
The shapes and movements are transmitted to the screen. The child can create shapes, drawings and animations.
Research results
In urban Brazil, most schools work in a part-time schedule, leaving kids with a lot of unsupervised free time and not many places where they can go to enjoy it, due to the high crime rates.
Most kids end up spending most of their time cooped up at home with TV sets, video games and computers.
We wanted to give them the opportunity to work on their creativity and motor skills in an unstructured environment, also allowing them to connect with friends through our platform, creating new worlds together.
Animation
The digital play dough captures the shapes and movements in real time.
The platform also captures sounds and has a recording function, so they can tell and replay their stories anytime.
Drawing
With the digital pen, the child can draw on any surface, creating a background for their imagination.
Interaction
In the same room or remotely, children can come together to play, share and create new stories.
Demo fest
Project being presented at the Demo fest, as part of the Design Expo, along with Microsoft's new products and technologies.
Presentation
Project presentation during the Microsoft Faculty Summit 2007.
The original video can be seen at Microsoft's website.
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