Process and Design Considerations

Through this project, I wanted to gain a nuanced understanding of how to create a good user experience using various outputs. A few of the consideration while designing were:

1. The colour of the light. Blue is considered the most soothing colour but when it comes to light, red is optimum because it has the shortest wavelength. The colour red is also synonymous with danger and could lead a person to get more anxious. Through continuous testing, I found the most calming and relaxing colour was similar to orange.
   
2. The aroma should not be overpowering. The timing and strength of the aroma spray were important and is dependent on the room. The actuation of the aroma, though easy, was difficult to implement in the device. It needed to be leak proof, produce the optimum amount of aroma and be housed within the form.
3. The form and fabrication of Slumber proved to be difficult. I wanted to Slumber to resemble a nightlight that would sit on my bedside table. I wanted it to be smooth and not rectilinear. The form needed to be 3D printed, and the housing for each of various internal parts had to be adjusted to the curves in the form. 
4. The data collected from the Pillo device needed to be sieved to be usable. The initial data had minute variations which needed to be smoothened out. The code for the Pillo device was tested multiple times to understand the optimum thresholds in the sleep pattern.