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A project log for Cherishables

Digital collectables made tangible. Bringing life to blockchain based creatures.

andrewnAndrewN 06/18/2018 at 19:320 Comments

We looked at everything from 99 cent store tchotchkes to toys for cats. Trying to get an idea for what this device might feel like in your hands. Is it soft and squishy, or more solid and firm? Where are there potential opportunities to actuate materials? And how would those function as unique properties of the device.

We discovered that there are different classes of vibration. Some toys felt like the vibration came from deep within the device, whereas some objects vibrated very much on the surface. This made us think that there could be different "depths" of vibration, almost like skin qualities versus heartbeat. One emirates from within, while the other is specific to a location on the surface of the device. With different depths, there could be different variations of movement.

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