A relaxation and therapy device for people with OCD, which encourages them to accept disorder for a certain period of time.

Current so-called “solutions” to OCD don't really address the true problems of obsessions and compulsions, instead behaving as fidget toys and puzzles. We needed to create a device that could provide the relief of creating order and symmetry as well as allowing the user to push themselves to cope with disorder for as long as they choose. The OCDevice is a rectangular prism containing a grid of lights that can be organized or disorganized depending upon the user's decision.

There isn't a product yet which deals with these problems, however OCD is an condition that needs to be addressed with more attention than we as a society have been currently giving it. We need to eliminate stereotypes that OCD is merely about cleanliness and neatness. OCD is a set of different obsessions and compulsions. One of these compulsions is a need to put things in a specific order as well as using repetitive motions. Which is where our product comes into play. The OCDevice starts off as a disorganized grid of random colors, however by making the repeated motion of pressing the buttons on the side, the grid slowly becomes organized. While the cube is disorganized, a stopwatch is active to show the user how long they have gone without organizing, to set a personal challenge.

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This is a ball thrower. Wnen you place a ball in the scooper and flick your wrist down quickly it throws the ball about 5 feet. Abby and I first desinged a device which could slap people but then we decided that we needed to make something that would actually be helpful in the long run. Thus came the idea of the ball thrower using some of the design ideas from the slapper. The Lastest Scoop is for people who don't have a hand but still have the motion of their wrist. All of the parts of this machine, exluidng the ball, screws and string, have been designed on the Rhino software.

We created an experience of floating dodecahedrons. We were inspired by Tai Chi with its slow motions and movements allowing the body and mind to be in sync with each other. We wanted to simulate this experience but for an everyday person who does not practice Tai Chi. We did this by creating dodecahedrons that have lights inside. A light turns on and the user has to slowly move their hand towards that dodecahedron to turn the light off. The light slowly fades as the person gets closer to the dodecahedron.

We made the dodecahedrons out of laser cut balsa wood and all the light and sensor work function with an Arduino. The dodecahedrons have a wooden frame on the inside and the panels are woven together with white thread.

All humans face individual challenges that may or may not be understood by their community. In this studio we will consider prosthetics as a mode of body extensions of our selves and explore how mechanical additions to our bodies can effect our functional and expressive identities. In particular, we will examine the practical and expressive qualities of assistive devices that expand our understanding of prosthesis.  Students will identify a user, empathize with their challenges and needs, and design and build an kinetic prosthesis to enhance ability and/or communication in the world.