Since the time being wouldn't allow us to do further research with the patients we wanted to design for; after getting feedback from Yeseul, Daniel, Marianne, and Yonathan, we decided to change our initial idea and work with an alternate version of the Medic Alert Bracelet.

The counseling we received raised the following questions: How can we create an object that raises awareness? How can users have the opportunity to personalize their devices? And how could this device not target patients by looking too medical? Our supersonic glove combines gamification and practical functions to ask for help and sends instant messages to caregivers.

This was our brainstorming board:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_J5Eus1kkQYQfc6fMFB1J4NKA9PT_X2b69jogieXzsi5tH82CuX_5sYZGNtq9U27IUTsLwuyzNR10o6AYAcpXGTFaEHuVNFcoa6I777Qw72daUwg4ssbVtvsbOct2Cn4WHyF_l4Uvmr_KlnyoDxEwh2Ew9gHRw5HjHdMzl5qhNqgRzYROWDqaMwUmA

• Here are only a few of the multiple resources that were shared with us:
• How can we sew all the wires on the bracelet? How can we print on console without usb cable(bluetooth?)

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/SvLWxvk1NfJ5KBy_WSO5B1P8GnaZC-IJMxfOQnmEOLQypfQqjiAyqX6qnF5nSGncoZ4-2vCTzx76Nw4Ln6NhCM5t_tszIEqXudrSGtUxJH4WDIQz5x3Z5XlJETl9svKKLYAWSO__vlEZzA-9vgTHav2FwbApOou9vEYuKS7n1COjalXCGQUFYCjklw

Here’s a drawing of the two objects we wanted to work on:

The “Throw It” object:

Apart from the bracelet, we wanted to have an object that the user could throw and that would play a loud sound to ask for help. They would have an attachable cable connecting the object to the bracelet, allowing them to throw the object multiple times. We gave up on this idea because we needed help to figure out an input. We need help finding an input that would only act with impact and that one that wouldn't be sensible while it's been thrown.

Incorporating the “throw it” object to the bracelet:

• The bracelet has buttons that print words divided in two categories, one for user’s needs and one to send specific texts; it can light up 3 different leds depending on the circumstances.
• A throwable object that has a switch, it makes an alerting sound when thrown by a user, and it can also be a fun & cool sound controller that they can use to do their own music.
• Using the accelerometer that exist in the Arduino per default we could incorporate the idea of making sound based on the coordinates/ position of the bracelet inside the same circuit. And we would turn on this feature with a potentiometer that would turn on/off the volume of the sound.