Advait Tinaikar

This critical design explores Alexa having a mind of her own and toying with the everyday life of the people who interact with her.

Sometimes, people in long-distance relationships notice after a while that they’re fighting more often, and they miss the close and intimate conversations they used to have. We design a pair of bears that can bring the LDR (long-distance relationship) back to life.

(Rotate the image to see the dog in 3D!) PYW is a device that takes the data of whether and presents it as motion. Inspired by dogs motion, when it’s sunny outside, PYT wagging its tail and rocking its head in delight; when it’s rainy outside PYW wags its body, as if to get water off its fur; when its cold out side, PYW starts to shiver.