My time as a MFA candidate in the
Design and Technology program at
Parsons The New School for Design.

The latest Shadow En(Counter) prototype… This prototype responds to the feedback that I received about dynamically aligning the shadows to the objects on the countertop. It consists of a “countertop” and an administrative interface. The admin interface displays a live video feed of the countertop. On top of this video feed are colored shapes, the [...]

I have received some great feedback on the Shadow En(Counter) prototype. The most important question so far is: how will these “shadow” images be received by individuals with dementia? That is a great question and the answer won’t be known until testing is conducted. I, however, think that conducting testing such as this is a [...]

I want to make sure one thing is clear about my Shadow En(Counter) prototype. This is more of a “look and feel” prototype rather than a technical one. The video was actually taken from above the activity and then doctored to achieve the “shadow” effect. The props used were spray painted black to achieve a [...]

I am looking at creating an interface that would be incorporated into a “smart home” environment like Ambient Kitchen and leverage the tracking model in a project like COACH. The COACH project is a prompting system that helps people with dementia accomplish activities of daily living. Here is a User Persona of someone who might [...]