P R OTOT Y P I N G N E W W E A R A B L E
E X P E R I E N C E S W IT H S O F T
E L E CT R O N I C S A N D A R D U I N O S
W E A R A B L E S D E V C O N 2 0 1 4
TWITTER: @PearlChen
GOOGLE+: klab.ca/+
P E A R L C H E N
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A G E N DA
PA RT 1 :
I NT R O
( 2 0 M I N )
PA RT 3 :
R E C A P
( 2 0 M I N )
PA RT 2 :
H A N D S O N S TAT I O N S
( 8 0 M I N )
11:05 am
10:45 am 12:25 pm
11:45 am
10 minute regroup
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PA RT 1 :
W HY A M I H E R E ?
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I ’m a t e c h n o l o g i s t …
A B O U T M E
various projects worked on while working at CFC Media Lab and beyond
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a n d a n e d u c a t o r
A B O U T M E
Karma Laboratory
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P a s t , p r e s e n t … & f u t u r e ?
W E A R A B L E S :
Project by Someone ⇪
A-Nerve by Cute Circuit ⇪
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P a s t , p r e s e n t … & f u t u r e ?
W E A R A B L E S :
CO2RSET by Kristin OFriel ⇪
LUMOback ⇪
V S
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… w i t h a p r o t o t y p e
W H E R E T O S TA R T ?
Early Pebble Prototype by Eric Migicovsky (image credit: Slashgear) ⇪
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… w i t h a p r o t o t y p e
W H E R E T O S TA R T ?
Early Google Glass Prototype by Google (image credit: The Verge) ⇪
How long do you think it took to prototype Glass?
One day.
Tom Chi @ TED Ed ⇪
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G o a l s
W H Y P R O T O T Y P E ?
• R&D for user experience (not just technology)
• Put a potential product in front of someone ASAP.
• Validate ideas through real experiences.
• Iterate. Iterate. Iterate.
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PA RT 2 :
L E T ’ S P L AY
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M a Ke y M a Ke y
S TA T I O N 1
Not PacMan Shirt by Dan Epstein ⇪
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M a t e r i a l s & C o n s t r u c t i o n
S TA T I O N 2
Hoodie Play by CFC Media Lab, Angella MacKey, David, Kate Hartman ⇪
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A r d u i n o L i l y P a d
S TA T I O N 3
LilyPad ProtoSnap by Sparkfun ⇪ (photo)
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A d a f r u i t G E M M A
S TA T I O N 4
GEMMA hoop earrings by Becky Stern ⇪
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A d a f r u i t F LO R A
S TA T I O N 5
Firewalker LED Sneakers by Adafruit ⇪
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L e t ’s r e g r o u p a t :
1 1 : 4 5 A M
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
Visit any 3 stations, spend 20 minutes at each.
OR FOLLOW ONE OF THESE TOURS:
N E W TO
E L E CT R O N I C S ?
1. M a Ke y M a Ke y ( # 1 )
- 2 0 m i n
2. M a t e r i a l s ( # 2 )
- 1 5 m i n
3. L i l y P a d ( # 3 )
- 2 5 m i n
A L R E A DY FA M I L I A R
W IT H A R D U I N O ?
1. M a t e r i a l s ( # 2 )
- 1 5 m i n
2. G E M M A ( # 4 )
- 2 5 m i n
3. F LO R A ( # 5 )
- 2 0 m i n
1. G E M M A ( # 4 )
o r F LO R A ( # 5 )
- 3 0 m i n
2. L i l y P a d ( # 3 )
- 3 0 m i n
I J U S T WA NT
TO C O D E !
1. M a Ke y ( # 1 )
- 6 0 m i n
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PA RT 3 :
L E T ’ S TA L K
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F i l l i n t h e b l a n k
G R O U P E X E R C I S E
For the next generation of wearables:
I would like less ____________________ ,
and more _____________________ .
go.klab.ca/wearableswish
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A d d i t i o n a l r e s o u r c e s
E X P L O R I N G F U R T H E R
go.klab.ca/wearablesresources
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T H A N K YO U !
!
Q U E S T I O N S ?
TWITTER: @PearlChen
GOOGLE+: klab.ca/+
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