Concepts

I have been in the process of generating ideas and concepts and felt like I had a week where my creative juices were... stagnant.

In the end I did manage to come up with 3 concepts:

1) Game Mashup - Twister/Noughts & Crosses
This is a two-player game where the players will wear sensors on their hands and feet (or wrists and ankles). The game will be played like Twister usually is, but the players must try form a straight line across the board, or stop the other player from doing so.

2) Wearable Technology Intervention - Stop Scratching!
Some may be more acne-prone than others, and within that group, some may be more scratch-prone. It's a bad habit and to stop it, I came up with an idea to have sensors in earrings that interact with sensors in rings or bracelets. If the hand is close to the sensors for more than 1 second, the earring will let off small beeps that the wearer will hear but not be too noticeable to those around the person. These will continue until the hand moves out of range. There are limitations, such as having to wear jewellery on both hands, and making the technology in jewellery does limit the audience catered for.

3) Wearable Technology Intervention - movers+shakers
There are risks to sitting for long periods at a time, and office workers, students or anyone spending hours in front of computers are exposed to them. Even if you are active before or after long periods of sitting, the effect on your body is still relevant. The idea is to have a small device or clip that you can place on your shoe or in your pocket. It works like a pedometer to pick up when you are moving and walking, but instead of counting steps, the device will start a timer when you are stationary. After a certain amount of time, the device will beep and/or vibrate to encourage you to get moving. The vibration will stop when you stand and walk. It will be basic and not aimed at fitness enthusiasts who wear trackers like Fitbits, but rather everyday people who spend long hours at a desk. The ideal concentration span is 50min, but the option can be included to change the time to notification.

And the winner to star in the Kickstarter video is idea #3