Last week the prototype was a simple, one layer test of the project in that it was just a sack that put the user into fetal position. A lot of the criticism revolved around the fact that the sack was too reminiscent of S&M with the straps to force the user into a certain position.
For this round I built a quarter scale prototype to test internal structure as well as make a sack without the unintentional S&M references. First I started out by constructing an internal structure out of cardboard and ribbon:
1) Sketching
2) The front portion put together
3) I used one of my mother’s spare dolls as the test model, and built the support around the doll
4) Then I made the sack part of the prototype
5) A video of it all coming together….
This prototype failed on all levels. I realized it’s going to be much more difficult to build such a complicated internal structure that can be incorporated into the sack, and still maintain a certain ease of use and portability. Back to sketching phase…
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