Process

I started this project by interviewing one of my childhood best friend. I noticed that a lot of objects in her house, that is meaningful to her, has a story behind that. Objects preserve memory, and people tend to attach to these objects oftentimes because of the meaning, or memory attached to it. We started to discuss the idea of using IoT object to evoke the sentimentality of the past, and how that can help us view ourselves from a different perspective. The idea of memory box was born as a result of the conversation. 

Memory was composed of all of the senses, so I decided to engage 4 senses: sight, hearing, smell and touch. After learned all the sensors, I immediately recognized that sound can be played by buzzer, and the circuit will be switched on with Tilt sensor which acts as a switch. 

The box contains a picture, an object, and the box is scented, light (represented by LED) and sound (buzzer) that mimic a past situation. (see below image)