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<\/a>Reading De Beauvoir inside my mini tent<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>peeping on people<\/p><\/div>\n
Turning the garment around so my face is hidden, not tempted to engage with outside world.<\/p>\n
Could this be a way of meditating?
\nNeed to try with more insulation – light blocking and black microfleece.<\/p>\n
I do like the current ability\/choice to have natural light come through.<\/p>\n
Wind makes it blow around a lot – might change with heavier fabric – and if I create that floor. Interested in weighing it down?<\/p>\n
Maybe a different shape so my neck isn’t bent over the entire time. How can I sit up more full within it?<\/p>\n
Definitely more soundproofing.<\/p>\n
Does this make me more worried that they’re paying attention? Or do I want the attention while remaining in my private world? (YES)<\/p>\n
Stretchy quality is nice, can really wrap and move it around.<\/p>\n
Allows me to be the one listening in on people…Able to focus better. Read for over half an hour.<\/p>\n
When I took the garment off, It was super easy. Wonder how that will change if I try to engineer some kind of retraction.<\/p>\n
“Whoa, the world.” (my first thought after it took it off)<\/p>\n
More appreciative of humanity and my surroundings – seeing things with fresh eyes. Feel calmer, less anxious, more at peace.<\/p>\n
Think I’ll make it so the interior shows then it’s small, less conspicuous and more of a surprise when it expands.<\/p>\n
Photos: Skylar Jessen<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n PAPER PROTOTYPING<\/p>\n So with those thoughts in mind, I came back to the floor and started paper prototyping some designs. Thinking about how I can expand space, make it more architectural, create a floor.<\/p>\n I started with making just a basic version, similar to the style I’ve been prototyping with muslin. Then I did a larger, longer one with flaps on four sides that can be folded into the bottom for a ground cloth. Lastly, I made a way more intricate design that involved various size triangles – the thought being that the different cuts would allow the garment to easily shrink down and then expand out. However, it seemed like an overcomplicated design and it didn’t provide as much space as the second design.<\/p>\n I then took some Mylar and using the second paper prototype as a stencil, created a mini mylar prototype. I used resistors to stand in for the tent pole design that I’m trying to think up next.<\/p>\n PARK USER TESTING: Last class last week, Despina gave me the advice to stop fussing over construction and to take one of the prototypes out for a test spin in a public place. So, today I went to Washington Square … Continue reading <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"