Colors and Moods

Allistar and I met today to discuss the weather and moods and how weather and mood relate to color. We started off by consulting a mood ring graph to see which colors were linked to which emotion.

Then we found a weather pattern graph.

Blog on wearable computers

This is a quick and interesting read. They’ve done some research.

Look at the Advantage, Disadvantages of wearable devices, where and how it’s being used.

http://306is.blogspot.com/ 

More weather devices:

Ambient Weather Forecast Beacon:

Know what to wear today, if it’ll rain this weekend, or virtually any weather information, all in a calm glanceable display of color.

Read more…

Relationships between weather forecast colors and mood colors using weather charts:

Article on Color and Mood
How does color affect our mood?

Color Meaning from GemstoneGifts:

cartoon

Here is an episode from Doraemon. The cat (blue figure) is an inventor from the future. At 2:30 mark he pulls out a machine that translates a person’s mood to a weather.  Happy == sunny, sad == rain, anger == thunder.  Sorry it is in cantonese.

WeatherMood

Goal – Create a social network based on weather. Ambient display and feel of weather information.

Usage – It can be used to display real weather or be used to display weather which signifies a person’s mood. It is also designed so a person can feel another person’s weather.

Target User – targeting youth as an accessory, and older people as a weather reporting device.

Design Criteria – Portable, personal, networked.

Wearable technology article by BusinessWeek & other link(s)

Some articles I came across which could help us design our product.

 

A Seamless Style for Wearable Computers:

Forget clunky, cyborg-like costumes. Chipmaker Infineon’s Stefan Jung says the devices it makes blend right into the clothing

 

 

 

Ready To Ware:

Check out the PM3 jacket

WeatherMood

WeatherMood is a personal weather arm band that a person wears.   People can use it to “feel” the weather at a certain location, or set their weather that reflects their mood.

Components
*Bluetooth for phone communication
*Heating/Cooling pad.
*Flexible LCD display
*Headphone jack
*Re-chargable jack
*Film circuit boards

Usage
*Can be used to cool veins down when it is hot
*Exchange weather information with someone you know
*Broadcast personal weather mood
*Displays color/light/image reflecting weather

Questions to answer
*Problem we are solving?
*Who is it for?

Animals and weather:

We all love our pets, but did you know that animals poses a forecasting sense some call ‘Now-Cast”? During the Devastating Tsunami of December 2004 moments before and sometimes up to 90 minutes animals headed to the warnings and fled to higher ground. A natural survival instinct. Here are some articles from ECOVIEWS and Nature Sync.  

More thoughts on weather

Here are some more responses from interviews we conducted.  The question was “How often do you look at the weather conditions.” Two subject with opposite demographics responded to the weather question.One person, a mother and teacher said that she looks up the weather forecast daily. She prepares her son for the day and need  to know what to wear rain gear, snow boots, etc… She is also a very busy person so the weather condition influences where how she gets around – train or car. When it comes to international weather she looks at the weather where her parents live – Ireland. In 2006 during the Europe heat-wave where it claimed many lives, and a stark reminder of the devastating 2003 Europe heat-wave which killed more than 52,000 people died, she recalled constantly watching the weather and communicating with her elderly parents. It would have been great if she had a visual device which signaled eminent danger of extreme weather conditions, freeing her mind to enjoy other actions in life… I also asked if she thinks age is a factor in the frequency of the weather watch. She said when she was younger she almost never looked at the weather. But now that she is a older and mother she sees the need. In her words.. “I think when we are younger one is more ‘I’ centered and generally do not see beyond our immediate scope. As we get older we tend to think about the world and broaden your scope, including weather related disasters. It’s a sign of maturity.” She mentioned that her father was very curious in the weather patterns, much more than her mother, suggesting that there may be a gender interest with respect to the weather. The next subject was a young person from the west coast. He said the during the Summer and Winter he almost never looks at the weather. he just assumes that it will be really hot or really cold.  he could quicker look out the window first then make a weather conclusion…   His thoughts about weather was more limited because it did not have such an impact as the other person.Those were two extreme cases of demographic, which were reflected in their responses.Here are some weather terminology used to describe severe conditions:From the : National Weather Service (NWS) TerminologySevere Thunderstorm: Wind gusts of 50 knots (58 mph) or greater and/or hail three quarters of an inch in diameter or larger.Damaging Wind: Sustained or gusty surface winds of 60 mph or greater.Tornado: A violent local storm of short duration with high-speed wind rotation about a vortex with a funnel extending from the base of the clouds to the ground.Funnel Cloud: A tornado-type funnel extending downward from the clouds but not touching the ground.Tornado or Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Issued by the National Weather Service when conditions for a tornado or severe thunderstorm are favorable in the named area.Tornado or Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Issued by the NWS when a tornado or severe thunderstorm has been sighted visually or detected by radar. The location, direction, and speed of movement of the storm are provided. Residents of the specified area should take immediate safety precautions.Tornado Warning Issued: When a tornado warning is issued for the Claremore area by the NWS, the public broadcast media or any Tulsa televisions station, or the sounding of the civil defense warning sirens.