Wednesday 8 December 2010

'Product Spec - Domestic Sensory System'


Domestic Sensory system Product Spec:
Necessary:
  • ·         Be affordable (£150-£300)
  • ·         Provide multi sensory engagement (Primarily sight, sound and touch)
  • ·         Be relatively compact  
  • ·         Be impact and tension resistant
  • ·         Be intuitive and easy to interact with
  • ·         Suitable for use by a range of less able people
  • ·         Product must be water/moisture resistant
  • ·         All electronics must be heat shielded or low heat output.
Desirable:
  • ·         Engaging for all users. Able bodied and less able.
  • ·         Able to be permanently installed and fit in to environment of use.
  • ·         Have additional modules for extra sensory stimulation
o   Fibre optics
o   Vibration
o   Extra lighting
o   Alternative surface finish (tactile)
  • ·         Encourage interaction between multiple users
  • ·         Provides educational stimuli
  • ·         Themed
  • ·         Each sensory element able to be turned on/off individually.

Brief:
                To design a product or service to allow a range of able bodied and less able users to recieve multi sensory stimulation to soothe and calm the users in a domestic environment, whilst promoting interacton between users.

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