Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
This assignment was to develop a concept around a two-screen, live event experience; specifically, using TV and computer via internet. Our group’s concept was a variety-style, Gong Show inspired show with binary voting from viewers to determine via aggregate whether a performance was Fly (a rousing success) or Pie (a miserable failure) which received a whipped cream pie in the face. (We’re a classy outfit here..) (more…)
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
*(the name of the toy is still under consideration)

SkipDraw
A classic toy reinvented for the active kid of today.
Wear the SkipDraw on your ankle and spin it on the floor around your feet. As it spins, the LED lighted cross will rotate independently. See it draw images of light in mid air as you skip in the center.
Features:
- Encourages kids to play outside of their rooms.
- Promotes physical exercise.
- Can be played indoors or outdoors.
- Compact storage when not in use.
- Is still engaging in daylight or without the batteries.
- Entertaining to watch.
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