Puppy Lamp

Yining Shi

Puppy Lamp is a playful experience that allows friends to express themselves in a new way

http://1023.io/puppylamp/

Description

It is a digital interaction designed to work with a physical object. People can use the app to send color and text message to their friends and light up their friends’ Puppy Lamp. It is a new way to express feelings to your friends with colors, lights and environmental ambience.

Here is a one-line system diagram:

iOS App ↔ REST API ↔ HTTP Server ↔ Wifi Bridge ↔ Philips Hue Lamp inside the Puppy Lamp.

The iPhone app allows users to view their friend list i.e. all the friends who have a Puppy Lamp. The color on every contact is the current color of their lamp. Then they choose a friend to start chatting. After they’ve typed a message they can attach a light by picking a color and hit send.

Classes

Understanding Networks