Blog Post #4

Chase Trinklein

I was not there initially for the class period that we brainstormed.  However, I discussed with my partner Peyton the ideas that she had already came up with along with a selection of ideas that i had thought up as well.  One idea she presented was for  a large puzzle that forms a single picture that you see from far away and it appears as a uniform picture but is comprised of smaller pieces. A puzzle piece is given to each patient and on each individual puzzle piece there is a blank space with a color code where the person can draw individual designs but once put into the whole puzzle it forms one big picture.  This was very similar to my idea which involved giving every patient their own string of yarn that they will get to keep with them while they're going through treatment, and upon ending treatment it will be strung into a large yarn heart comprised of other patients yarn as well.  This is so they will feel connected to a loving family forever.  Another idea she presented  was an immersive room with different settings that you can hear, smell, and feel the art on the wall.   This was very similar to my idea of taking stained glass and using special VR like glasses so you can see different images in the stained glass.  Ultimately we believe that these two ideas put together will be comprised into our project.