Ali Mays
Hot and Cold Experience
For my model, I wanted to create a unique experience using the touch senses. I thought that this experience would
be more interesting however, if the user were to use tactile senses that are not through the use of hands. I considered
that the skin behind your neck and ears are quite sensitive as they are protected by your hair and clothes. I therefore
came up with the idea of detecting tempratures in that part of the body through the use of plastic straws or tubes.
The idea is that the user will feel a hot and cold sensation run down the tubes and will therefore test the sensitivity
of our body areas that use less of the touch senses than our hands- will we feel a distinction or will we not be able to
differentiate which tube carries what temperature.
Instructions
The head piece is fitted onto the head and rests on the back of the ears, wile the intersection of the tubes rests
on the back of the user's neck. A second person will pour in the hot water and cold water into the plastic funnels
on each sides of the headpiece and the water will instantly flow down the tubes. The user should feel a gradual
change in temperature. The water will be caught by two dispensers that the user will hold in order to easily control
how long the tubes should be.
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