ConnectiFrame

Context

Emotional communication for family or friends living apart. 

Design concept

Someone remote sends a picture from their daily life, the picture appears pixelated in a frame, needs to be touched to reveal itself fully.

Experiential qualities and related concepts

Affective, calm, embodiment, hybrid, personal, sociality.

Augmentation modality

Visual.

Technical options

Framed touchscreen.

Prototyping techniques

Here: photo storyboard, video scenario. Could be prototyped as a touchscreen app.

Source

Mina Mani Kashani, AIS class, 2020.
Link to Video