5 - "Prototyping"

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In the last couple of meetings we have been discussing how the product should actually be designed. The picture above is what we thought would be sensible.

Here are the facilities and reasons why we thought this is going to be a suitable design:

• A touch screen LCD was the most important part of the device.


• The product should definitely have some sort of built-in speaker. That's why we have got the two speakers at the top.


• Some way of allowing the child to draw and write was required, so we thought of having a stylus which is attached to the device.


• For our purposes a camera was needed and the best location for it was the top middle, Because that spot is most likely facing the child.


• We are going to have different applications installed on the device and the easiest and quickest way to launch the applications is to have a big round button just next to the screen for each application.


• We should be avoiding sharp edges for obvious reasons.


• Two handles were required as well, these handles are going to make the device quite easy to carry and also when it comes to mounting the device to car seats, it will be more stable.