Thesis Process Book

ATTACHMENT ARTIFACTSATTACHMENT ARTIFACTS2014 Process Book By Tate ChowThanks to Kim, Miles, Nina, Lindsay, Hal & Miasha

CONTENTSDesign Challenge Statement 07

Pet Furniture 08

Hugging Chair 12

Squeeze Machine 24

Breathing Chair Process 38

Breathing Chair 62

Breathe 66

Squeeze 70

Listen 72

Watch 74

Works Cited 79

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Attachment is an instinctual mechanism existing in both animals and humans. This relationship develops through contact with caregivers in infancy and peers from early childhood to adulthood. Mental & emotional capacities are continually affected by attachment patterns that one is exposed to throughout a lifetime. Research that began in the 1960s, has shown that everyone falls on a spectrum of secure to insecure with one’s social self. Those who fall on the insecure side tend to have irreparable behaviors and fears associated with general social interaction.

Can the research and experiments around how attachment theory was first studied, as well as characteristics of successful sensory integrative products, help inform a future of products that intimately address a user’s need for human affection?

IN ArTIfACTS Of ATTAChmENT...

DESIGN ChALLENGE STATEmENT

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Q. WhAT If yOur furNITurE GrEETED yOu AT ThE DOOr?My first few ideas played with the idea of a Dunne and Raby Esq. scenario of autonomous robots that would react to you entering and exiting your home. Sometimes they could come greet you happily like a dog or cat, while other times they may run away in fear of consequences for not completing a task during the day, like vacuuming the floor. The possibility of adding biometric sensors to further influence the pet furniture’s reaction to you was also an additional element to the interaction.

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Q. WhErE IS ThE bOuNDAry Of humAN LIkE ObjECTS?Anthropomorphic pillows, like the “boyfriend pillow” already exist, but I wanted to abstract to the core of cuddling with objects like these. Just like in the Harlow monkey experiments I viewed this pillow as a very clingable and comfortable thing to nap with, however I was careful to not represent it in a away that could allow it to become a sexual object. By include a sensor or stethoscope discreetly within the pillow, one might be able to listen to the sound of their own heartbeat while cud-dling with this pillow and feel as though it is the pillow’s heartbeat they are listening to - an easy way to add another human element to the equation as well as, heat-ing and cooling elements, possible sweating or body odor smells.

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Q. WhAT If yOur furNITurE huGGED yOu?I saw an interesting opportunity presented by the principles of Temple Grandin’s hugging machine that she used for relieving herself in moments of high anxiety. Within the home I found that we already have very intimate relationships with the chairs and other furniture pieces that support our weight and cradle our body, so I wanted to envision a chair that could initiate self hugs and provide equal feedback in pressure. Meaning the harder you hugged it, the greater the pressure it gave you. I explored foam blocks, and balloons as the pressure and folding forms as simple mechanisms.

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huGGING ChAIr PrOTOTyPES

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“A hug machine, also known as a hug box, a squeeze machine, or a squeeze box, is a deep-pressure device designed to calm hypersensitive persons, usually individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The therapeutic, stress-relieving device was invented by Temple Grandin while she was attending college.As a young child, Grandin realized she would seek out deep pressure stimulation, but she felt over-stimulated when someone hugged or held her.The idea for the hug machine came to her during a visit to her aunt's Arizona ranch, where she noted the way cattle were confined in a squeeze chute for inoculation, and how some of the cattle immediately calmed down after pressure was administered. She realized that the deep pressure from the chute had a calming effect on the cattle, and she decided that something similar might well settle down her own hypersensitivity.” (Thinking in Pictures).

Initially, Grandin's device met with disapproval as psychologists at her college sought to confiscate her prototype hug machine. Her science teacher, however, encouraged her to determine the reason why it helped resolve her anxiety and sensory issues.” (Emergence 91).

Image source (wiki).

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“Certain sensory processing problems may be explained by cerebellar abnormalities. In addition to the familiar roles of the cerebellum in motor coordination and balance, there are suggestions that the cerebellum may also have functions in sensory processing... Most research on sensory processing problems in autistic individuals has studied the auditory and visual modalities. It may be hypothesized that some of the sensory processing problems in autistic disorder might be related to abnormalities of the cerebellum.”

“Deep pressure touch has been found to have beneficial effects in a variety of clinical settings (Barnard and Brazelton 1990, Gunzenhauser 1990). In anecdotal reports, deep touch pressure has been described to produce a calming effect in children with psychiatric disorders. Deep pressure stimulation, such as rolling up in a gym mat, has been used to calm children with autistic disorder and ADHD (Ayres 1979, King 1989). Lorna King (personal communication, 1990) reports that children with sleeping problems appear to sleep better inside of a mummy sleeping bag, which adapts to fit the body snuggly. It also has been used to reduce tactile defensiveness in children who cannot tolerate being touched. McClure and Holtz-Yotz (1991) found that deep pressure applied by foam-padded splints on the arms reduced self-injurious behavior and self-stimulation in an autistic child.” (Calming Effects of Deep Touch Pressure).

Image source (Addressability of Dumb Things).

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Image source (Southpaw).

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jOWONIO fACILITy

Jowonio is dedicated to:

Creating innovative educational settings where children of all abilities are full participants, encouraged to reach their potential.

Offering a wide range of therapeutic and family support services.

Providing training and development for teachers, therapists and parents in collaboration with educational institutions and community agencies.

Advocating for the inclusion of all children in schools and in society

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brEAThING ChAIr PrOCESS

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A seemingly regular household chair that when sat in, inflates two cavities in the same rhythmic motion as “Breathe”. The pressure from both side chambers, inflating around the hip area also create a hugging effect combing the best aspects of “Squeeze” and “Breathe” into one package. Even when no one is around, the chair will make sure you never feel alone.

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A pillow that slowly pushes air from one chamber to the other to create a rhythmic breathing motion. Great for cuddling and sleeping with - It desires you to be its hugger and security and provides you with auditory feedback and different pressure frequencies.

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A hugging machine that is sensitive to the pressure and input that it receives from you. The harder you squeeze, the harder it squeezes you back thanks to folding origami structure. Squeeze, is always ready to give you a hug and comfort you with its bolstered interior cavity. It is used in a similar way as the steamroller, when one desires some deep pressure to aid in calming anxiety or preparation for completing a task.

SQuEEzE

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http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/317/unconditional-love

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WATCh: hEr, 2013

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PrINTGrandin, Temple. “Calming Effects Of Deep Touch Pressure In Patients With Autistic Disorder, College Students, And Animals.” Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology: 63-72. Print.

Grandin, Temple, and Margaret Scariano. Emergence: labeled autistic. Warner Books ed. New York: Warner Books, 1996. Print.

Grandin, Temple. Thinking in pictures: and other reports from my life with autism. New York: Doubleday, 1995. Print.

rADIO“Unconditional Love.” Glass, Ira. This American Life. WBEZ, Chicago. 15 Sept. 2006. Radio.

ImAGESUnless stated, All photographs and artwork have been produced by Tate Chow, 2014.

Banks, Tom. “The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things.” Graphics, Digital, Interior, Print, Retail, Design News & Jobs. N.p., 6 Feb. 2013. Web. 5 May 2014. <http://www.designweek.co.uk/whats-on/the-universal-addressability-of-dumb-things/3035973.article>.

“Southpaw’s Steamroller Deluxe.” Southpaw Enterprises -. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 May 2014. <http://www.southpawenterprises.com/Weight/SouthpawsSteamrollerDeluxe.asp>.

“Shocking New Factory Farm Investigations Show Why We Must Defeat Ag-Gag Bills.” One Green Planet. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 May 2014. <http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/shocking-new-factory-farm-investigations-show-why-we-must-defeat-ag-gag-bills/>.

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