HERO – Here to help; For easier help in Makerspaces

By: Lilly Filthaut 

Tutors: Wouter van der Hoog & Satyendra Pakhale

Keywords: Easy, Clear, Playful, Feedback, Personal


Makerspaces are a place to create and discover with seemingly unlimited machines and resources. However, being new to a Makerspace, not knowing how to operate the machines or simply seeing the other people that all seem to know what they are doing can be quite intimidating. 

My design goal was to make it easier for newcomers to ask other users of the Makerspace for help. HERO enables newcomers to ask others for help by simply turning a cube. 

 

The interaction should feel easy, clear, playful, personal and have feedback, just like bowling, when everyone just enjoys the game no matter their level of expertise. 

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