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hard and software done

I’ve spend two days working on the @cocoon application. I got a lot of help from Rob, Eric and also from Wim. Despite all our hard work we didn’t manage to get the integrated piece to work. It’s interesting how I had to scale down the functionality as development progressed. From the interactive prototype that […]

Posted byDanielle23/10/2013Posted inworkshopTags: @cocoon, hardware, softwareLeave a comment on hard and software done

hardware finished

The hardware finished just in time for the catalogue picture. Thanks again to Hans, my lovely model. So this is one of the five breathCatchers to be used in the performance.  

Posted byDanielle24/04/2012Posted inbreathing_timeTags: hardware, prototypeLeave a comment on hardware finished

hardware progress

I’ve been working with plastic and paper to create different device prototypes. I was very happy with look of the plastic prototype. I want the design to be light: The part I like most is where I stitched the plastic together with nylon thread: But when I did 30 minutes of meditation wearing the device […]

Posted byDanielle11/04/2012Posted inbreathing_timeTags: design, hardware, paper, plastic, prototype, testingLeave a comment on hardware progress

hardware progress

I’ve made some progress with the breathing_time hardware. Together with Richard (I was his ‘lovely assistant’) we soldered all the parts on a compact board. It will be much easier and more wearable to work with.

Posted byDanielle03/08/2011Posted inbreathing_time, TIKTags: hardware, sensor, TIK, wearableLeave a comment on hardware progress

super accelerometer

  Pete Hartwell shows how HP’s ultra sensitive accelerometer can be used to detect heart disease by measuring the phase between a patients breath and pulse.

Posted byDanielle03/06/2010Posted ininspiration, toolsTags: hardware, inspiration, toolsLeave a comment on super accelerometer

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This blog describes the design research practice of Danielle Roberts MA, founder of Awareness Lab. Danielle is interaction designer and works with embodied and somaesthetic design methods. Their designs aim to make everyday activities more meaningful by offering new ways to reconnect to the body, activities and the world.

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