Health Interaction.
Health Interaction is a concept that indicates the physical condition of a patient through the colour of a lamp.
How does this concept work?
The patient is connected to the lamp by means of a heartbeat sensor attached to the body. The heartbeat is translated into a colour. The expression of your body (your heartbeat) is then displayed in a subtle way in the lamp.
The patient is shown soothing colours when his body is not doing well. But the partner of the person in need of help gets to see the worrying colours, after which social interaction can take place or care can be offered.
Proces & prototyping.
The design of the lamp should blend into the space because it should not attract too much attention. It could have the design of a candle.
The 3D printed casing did not give the result I was hoping for because of the 'flame effect' in the casing over the lamps. The prototype does show the imagination of how the design could develop in the future in the healthcare sector.
A visualisation of what the prototype could look like if you could incorporate everything into the round housing.
Areas of learning to improve the design.
What is the impact of the design in the space?
What does the design take away?
What are the positive and negative effects of the design?
Measure the person's data throughout the day so that you have more reference.
What is the behavioural perspective of the design?
The device should help rather than create more stress.
Does it have to give light all the time or only when it is really needed?
Think of a design form that is less obtrusive or literally.
How do you ensure a sustained affection?
The smaller the design and the more specific the better.
If you see the colour of the lamp all the time, it increases your stress. Maybe it should only light up when it's really important.?