What I plan to do

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What I plan to do:

I plan to make a rod made out of mood rings. It will be pitched up on a stand so that the user will be able to grab it. I want to modify the rod in a way that invites the user to grab it. I will do this by changing the centre of the rod to look a bit like a handle. These rings change to different interesting colours just by the slightest change in temperature. I will have this stand placed on a board along with a block of steel and a heating pad. The idea of the block of steel is to cool down the surface temperature of the users hand for when they place their hand on it. The heating bad is to heat up the user’s hand. As per the results of my experiment, I will place the red hand print on the heating pad and the blue hand print on the block of steel. By changing the users hand temperature, they are able to create different colours on the rod just by touching it. This design is a visual experience as well as a touch experience. It gives the users a feeling of magic and power by being able to change an objects colour simply by touching it.

By Shaun Dorresteyn.