Final Concept:

The final concept evolved from the initial proposal. The final prototype is focused on families, mainly on the children, to have an engaging dining experience without direct contact with technology. This is going to be accomplished by sounds being associated to the action of a utensil or cup being used: 

• An accelerometer is attached to the fork that will have a sound connected to it whenever it is lifted up to the mouth 
• A liquid sensor is used in the cup; when there is a change in the liquid level, there will be a sound associated with
• When the whole family is done eating (signaled by the utensil/accelerometer not moving for more than one minute), a the LED strip and Neopixel under their plates light up signaling the end of dinner
  

The children are the main target of this design because they are the more technologically inclined and could prefer to use their devices instead of having a conversation with their families. Depending on the child's age, keeping them entertained and excited throughout dinner will promote an easier interaction and more quality experience for the whole family. 

With children being the target, there are multiple theme choices for the sounds to give them options and keep them interested. The first theme is the rainforest. The sounds for the rainforest are as follows:

• There is a constant sound of rain for ambience 
• When the fork is used, a cricket, koyla bird, and parrot sound is played. (Each person at the table has a different rainforest sound assigned to them.  
• When the liquid level of any cup changes, a thunder clap is heard and the LED strip and Neopixel under the plates light up simulating lightening.
• The LED strip under the plate lights up at the end of the meal with sparkling green and blue lights. The goal of the final light show is to entice the whole family to stay at the dinner table until everyone is done with their meal. 

sparkles green and blue for the rainforest

The other theme choice is space. The sounds for the space theme are as follows:

• There is the Star Wars theme song playing in the background 
• The Fork - three different light saber sounds (specific to each person) and the LED flashes green
• The Cup - space ship shooting through the sky (same for everyone) and the  LED goes in a circle with white light
• The Plate - LED goes from green to red to blue (for the colors of light sabers)

For this stage of the design, there are only the three prototypes designed for one person. If this project was taken further, there would be the three devices for each member of the family to make it more interactive. 

Since there are only devices for one person, the video is based around a child's dining experience and it is using the rainforest theme. The sounds and LED functions are the same as stated above, but the fork randomly chooses between the cricket, koyla bird, or parrot sound to keep it interesting since it is just one person outputting the sounds.