Making Toys
The Insides and Outsides of Electronic Toy Design
Syllabus
Instructor: Yury Gitman
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MFA/DT Fall 2005 // Collaboration Studio
Tuesday 6:00pm – 8:40pm
Course Description:
This class aims to give students an understanding electronic toy design. Students will be asked to look, survey, play-test, and dissect mainstream and designer toys. The class will focus specifically on Interactive-Plush toys and Tactile interfaces. Likewise the class will work hands-on with the basic electronic technology in Interactive toys and focus on the core interactive principles prevalent in today's toy industry.
::::::1st Class::::::
Intro to Class
Syllabus
Bear Toy
2 Do:
Send Photo and Short Bio
(background and experience, interests in life, foreground, interests in this class)
Photograph and Blog an Interactive Plush Toy on the Market.
::::::2nd Class::::::
Share Photos with Class
Mainstream Toys and Designer Toys
Toy Industry, Making Plush Interactive Toys
Basic Electronics
2 Do:
Photograph and Blog Designer Toy
Buy Interactive Plush Toy
Read:
Code
::::::3rd Class::::::
Basic Electronics, Switch, Sensor, Power, Interface (light and sound) and Soldering
Dissect Your Interactive Toy to find the Components.
2 Do:
Document the insides of your toy
Shop at Radio Shack
::::::4th Class:::::::
Make and LED FlashLight and Tactile Toy, from Radio Shack Parts
2 Do:
Blog it to Present in class
:::::::5th Class::::::
Hack Your Interactive Toy, Swap out the Switch and or Interface
2 Do:
Blog it and Document
::::::6th Class:::::::
Present your Simple Toy Hack
2 Do:
Find, Purchase, and Blog a Designer Toy
Read:
Biofeedback in Educational Entertainment
:::::::7th Class::::::
Hard Toys and Plastic Toys
Basic Electronics
Discuss Reading
2 Do:
Blog projects related to reading, Bio Feedback Toys
Read:
Technologies of Cooperation
::::::8th Class::::::
Discuss Technologies of Cooperation
Basic Electronics
Read:
Reader on Tactile Interface
::::::9th Class::::::
Lecture on Tactile Interface
Lab Work with Tactile Interface
::::::10th Class::::::
Tactile Toys, Using Them
2 Do:
Blog your Impression of Designer Tactile Toys
:::::11th Class::::::
Discussion on Tactile Toys, Benefits, Impressions, Uses, Tactile Fidelity
Read:
Tactile Reader
::::::12th Class:::::::
Hack your Designer Toy to be Electronic and Tactile
2 Do:
Document and Blog it
:::::13th Class::::::
Hack your Designer Toy 2
User Testing
:::::::14th Class::::::
The Wireless Element
Connectivity in Toys
::::::15th Class:::::::
Review and Play-testing
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