Saturday 17 February 2007

Selecting Final Ideas: Gavin

My vote goes to the e-book reader, and interactive instruction book. The simple oven has been a popular choice however I do not feel that the operation of most conventional ovens is a significant enough challenge to warrant a redesign. Gardening on the other hand can be a very enjoyable experience that has been taken away from many of the elderly by their deteriorated health. Any tool that could facilitate their enjoyment and productivity in the garden would be highly beneficial! However I do not feel the group can confidently undertake such a design challenge. I believe that the interactive instruction book would be very useful if correctly implemented as it would allow the elderly take control of devices around their home which would otherwise be too challenging. Both the e-book reader and instruction book will allow us to effectively demonstrate the learning outcomes of the module using existing knowledge and new skills that we learn along the way.