ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><head><TITLE>Phidget Gallery - Flower in Bloom</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <LINK href="grouplab-software.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <META content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0" name=GENERATOR> </head> <BODY> <H1><a href="http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/grouplab/phidgets/"> <img border="0" src="logo.jpg" align="bottom" width="192" height="84"></a> StarWars Coffee Room Monitor</H1> <p class="indented"> <br> <IMG height=261 src="Starwars_Characters.JPG" width=348 border=0> <IMG style="LEFT: 431px; WIDTH: 348px; TOP: 385px; HEIGHT: 261" hspace=0 src="Starwars_mugboard.JPG" border=0></p> <p class="indented"><STRONG>The Coffee Room Monitor</STRONG> is a working class toy, or a useful big-brother tool.&nbsp; Pegs on the mugboard are assigned to various employees, and these pegs are then monitored.&nbsp; The results of this monitoring are patched to seemingly innocuous StarWars figurines, as well as a screen display.&nbsp; If someone's has their peg off the shelf, they're on coffee break:&nbsp;if you're avoiding them, you can make sure not to go on break when they are; if you're seeking them, you know where you can find them; if you're the boss and they've been breaking for more than 15 minutes, you can give them the heck that they deserve. </p> <p class="indented">&nbsp;</p> <p class="indented">Monitoring the system are light sensors hidden beneath each peg.&nbsp; Too much light, and the mug is off it's perch - it's owner is taking a coffee break.&nbsp; Correspondingly, one of the figures on the board will be moved via servo motor, letting you observe what's going on at all times, without distracting you from your daily activities.&nbsp; The employee to figurine map is easily adjustable by on-screen controls, which will also enable turn-over in the workforce.<BR> <a href="starwars.wmv"> <img border="0" src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Saul%20Greenberg/My%20Documents/My%20Videos/phidgets2002Fall/WebSite/camera.gif" width="48" height="45" id=IMG1><i>see the video</i> </a> </p> <h3>The Creator</h3> <p class="indented"><STRONG>Chris Willott</STRONG> &nbsp;created this for his short assignment as part a senior-level human computer interaction class at the University of Calgary. </p> <p class="indented">&nbsp;</p> <p class="indented">Created in November, 2002</p> <p class="x-small"><b>Next exhibit: <a href="TeddyPhidget.html">Teddy Phidget</a></b></p></BODY></HTML>