H E A T W A V EH E A T W A V E

By Brittany RomatowskiBy Brittany Romatowski

ResearchResearch

To get some To get some ideas on different ideas on different designs and designs and functions of functions of computer mice, computer mice, we researched we researched ones that were ones that were already made by already made by companies.companies.

ConceptConcept

My concept was to make a mouse My concept was to make a mouse that gave off a nice warmth that gave off a nice warmth

for your hand.for your hand.

This would be good for older This would be good for older people who have arthritis in their people who have arthritis in their

hand.hand.

IdeationsIdeations

I brainstormed 20 different ideas I brainstormed 20 different ideas for a mouse to be designed and for a mouse to be designed and here are 5 of the 20 I designed.here are 5 of the 20 I designed.

Out of the 20 ideations I drew I chose the two Out of the 20 ideations I drew I chose the two best designs that would show my concept. best designs that would show my concept.

Then I drew different views of the computer Then I drew different views of the computer mice I had chosen.mice I had chosen.

Idea Idea DevelopmentDevelopment

DigitalDigital

Wire Framed

View

After I picked the best After I picked the best design for my concept out design for my concept out

of the two computer mice, I of the two computer mice, I started building it in Rhino.started building it in Rhino.

This blue button controls the heat level of the mouse. To have a low warmth, you hit the blue button once

and the green light will turn on. To have medium warmth you hit the blue button twice and the yellow light will turn on. To get high warmth you hit the blue button three times and the red light will turn on. This

way, the person holding the mouse can have the perfect warmth for their hand.

This blue button controls the heat level of the mouse. To have a low warmth, you hit the blue button once

and the green light will turn on. To have medium warmth you hit the blue button twice and the yellow light will turn on. To get high warmth you hit the blue button three times and the red light will turn on. This

way, the person holding the mouse can have the perfect warmth for their hand.

FunctionsFunctions

Heat Controls

Medium

Low

High

FunctionsFunctions

On/Off

In the mouse In the mouse here, the red here, the red

parts are where parts are where the heat will be the heat will be coming out of.coming out of.

This green H is the This green H is the On/Off switch to On/Off switch to the heat. If you the heat. If you

want heat on, push want heat on, push the H and the light the H and the light will turn on letting will turn on letting you know when it you know when it

is on or off.is on or off.

FunctionFunctionss

The clickers for the mouse are The clickers for the mouse are where the purple color is located where the purple color is located on this picture, in the little cove. on this picture, in the little cove. You slip your fingers nicely into You slip your fingers nicely into the cove and on the clickers. the cove and on the clickers. The pink oval in the middle of The pink oval in the middle of this mouse is the scroll wheel.this mouse is the scroll wheel.

Wireless

Cove

ViewsViews

HEAT WAVEHEAT WAVE

Can you feel the

heat?