Reflection

Throughout the two-week process, we confronted and overcame lots of technical obstacles. We have acknowledged quality of hardware quality is critical in building IoT products. On the other hand of design, we also put a lot of thoughts in designing an interaction that is intuitive and inviting for students to think of supporting each other. Our final idea is to show people's names and support messages on a cloud-shape screen, with a witty animation. After the pitch, we received some insightful feedback of rethinking the idea of displaying names because people's mood is subtle and we might misinterpret other's mood which could end up embracing them. We definitely will keep thinking of what is a more human way to perceive and express feelings in a more ambient way.