Engage and Persist

empathize

Iteration



physical fabrication

Project Paragraph

In the Multi-Sensory studio I worked with 3 others to improve upon an exhibit at the discovery museum that involved mirrors. We all ended up using mirrors in different ways to make an engaging exhibit. I chose to engage peoples creativity and understanding of mirrors with my exhibit. I also wanted my exhibit to be engaging and fun to play with. I made foam shapes which could be used to make patterns and would look like a mandela when mirrored.

Growth Paragraph

During this project I went through multiple ideas and iterations. At first I made a small model that gave the illusion of 4 rooms when there was only 1 by using mirrors. Then I decided I wanted to mirror drawings of participants instead so I made a larger mirror and allowed kids to draw on paper which would be reflected and have a mandela effect. I changed the design form this though because I found kids were drawing on the mirror and instead used foam shapes for the same effect as drawing. Through these iterations and me testing my project by having kids play with my project helped me see the project through their eyes, see the exhibits flaws, and improve upon them. I only wish I could have iterated more on this project as I got no user interactions at the end of the project when going to the museum.