Final studio

In the final studio I presented the last three of my prototypes to my tutor.  The first two were the same two from Friday plus one more made from Zeta paper but much more thicker.   This was in reaction to the request by Fridays tutor group for a thicker flicker.   I also experimented with the length of the flicker to see if it made it more interesting flick.  I found that the longer flicker could be interacted with in more ways, but the length made it awkward to use in one hand which is what I was aiming to do with the flicker.

Also with the new flicker I made it so that the Zeta paper had no spacers which produced a more interesting flick than I first thought the no spacers would.  After giving this some thought I believe that the length and thickness of the original flicker caused the flick to be quite 'heavy' compared to the easier flicks with the newer prototypes.  Although the spacers are not needed if I just use Zeta paper I think I will make the final flicker out of drafting film with Zeta paper spacers, as this seems to have been the one which people have reacted well to.

I have also decided to make only one end of the flicker to be the end of the main interaction.  The reason for this is so that the flicker can have an obvious place to grab/hold when flicking.  One way to do this is to have a curve inwards between the two ends so I could have a handle on the double ended one, but because I decided to use the drafting film doing a curved cut in the flicker would be extremely difficult especially when drafting film is already very hard to cut in straight lines with out mistakes.  Instead the flicker will taper down to a smaller flicker end, which while interactive will not be the main interaction which I am trying to draw attention to.

In the final studio before the presentation it was suggested I use heat shrink to add the black wrapping around the final flicker, but due to the heat causing the drafting film to warp it was not feasible.  So I will wrap the final flick like the previous prototypes in a binding of thin thread which people who tested the object seem to like very much both for its feel and the craftsmanship behind it.

So by Friday morning I aim to have the final flicker done, five photos of it in action and a 200 word explanation of the object done.   If I don't I will miss hand-in so there really is no choice.