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Ambi prototype sitting on a desk displaying default mode.
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Partner ambi device lights up green to indicate that the user of the corresponding ambi is happy.
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Examples of material of Ambi, similar to a stress ball, malleable, meant to encourage users to reach out and touch or squeeze.
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Plastic covers that form the orb structure.
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Base made out of popsicle sticks.
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Color changing battery operated light.
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Look and feel prototype displays the resting state of ambient immersive lighting.
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Tactile affordances: the prototype is squeezable like a stress ball
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Neopixels sewn into a fabric strip are placed inside the ball and they rotate through different colors to create ambient lighting.
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Felt material covering outer shell of horizontal prototype.
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Cotton stuffing creates resistance when squeezing.
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Base with controls.
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Ambi lights up according to the heart rate captured by the pulse sensor. The user has to touch the sensor for at least 10 seconds to calculate the bpm. The color is dictated by ranges of average resting heart rate between 50-100 bpm.
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The functional prototype is fully portable and slightly bigger in size than the previous iterations so it can hold the contents inside. When it's on, the Ambi will cycle through a set of colors that can run while no one is interacting with it, so you can place it on your desk and it'll provide a soothing atmosphere. When you touch the pulse sensor it will generate a mood profile, so assign a color to your mood, and show that color through a pulsing light.
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Functional prototype sitting on a desk displaying default mode.
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Sensors on Ambi detecting a users pulse rate and displaying their color profile.
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Partner ambi device lights up green to indicate that the user of the corresponding ambi is happy.