PROJETO CONCEITUAL: RELÓGIO DE PULSO INTERATIVO

Abstract

This paper describes the proposition of a conceptual wristwatch, which besides showing hours, has as its main purpose emphasize social interaction between two people who are distanced from one another, essentially when one is traveling, through quick and casual messages. The concepts of emotional design, mental models and design approaches were applied as fundaments for building the project, as well as research references on websites and books on the subject. Based on these sources, the initial proposal for a generic model of the watch was developed, illustrated and rendered three-dimensionally, in order to aid the visualization and explanation of its functioning. Also, a brief field research was conducted by checking the opinion of potential users, as a way of validating the initial proposal of the conceptual product.

Index Terms - Conceptual product, design, social interaction, watch.