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Mentori

Date / Time

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Fall 2022

14 weeks

Location

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ArtCenter College of Design

Pasadena, CA

Project Description

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The Mentori book helps children with autism get familiar with new places.

By touching, hearing, and seeing the environment, the users can have a deeper understanding of the environment.

Target User

My target user is children from the ages of 5 ~ 12 with high functioning autism. 5 ~ 12 is the age where you experience the most changes in life. Sudden changes can be stressful for children with autism

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Interview with expert

I had an interview with Katie from Momentum Pediatric Therapy Network. Katie also has a son with autism and I got to ask her about her personal experience raising a child with autism.

What I learned from expert

One of the main things that stood out to me from the interview was that children with autism can get stressed when going to new environments. I found some YouTube videos on parents filming these environments to show their child and I knew this was a problem I can solve.

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Why Mentori?

At ages 5~12 children experience new environments like school, zoo, airplane, theaters, and many more. These environments are usually loud and chaotic which is stressful for children with autism.

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Media type ideation

Testing it out

The very first prototype was made to fit an iPad to be used as a screen. I decided it would be better to add an actual book and textured buttons on the side that plays audio.

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Making it work

Using a audio recording machine, I downloaded sounds according to the icon. If you press the popcorn button, you will not only feel the texture of the popcorn but also hear people eating it in a movie theater.

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Variations

The base of the product will be a one time purchase and we will sell the book and buttons as an additional purchase according to the environment.

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User Journey

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Product Video

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