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 * CCT333 Tutorial #5 Wiki Questions: Bodystorming**


 * As part of 'Experience Prototyping', bodystorming has been developed as a method of enquiry for interactive design. Research the definition of 'bodystorming', and write three paragraphs describing its characteristics. (3 paragraphs)**

Bodystorming is the activity of testing out a product before it is to hit the market. Once the brainstorming portion of creating a product is passed the company must test the product in a real sense. The product must be imagined however must be able to answer any questions that the company may have. From that they test out the potential problems the product has and do their best to answer the questions that arise. To do body-storming they get people who are not disabled so that they are not trained on how to use a certain product. For example they put someone on crutches who has not got adapted to using them. Therefore once they start to use the product the immediate difficulties of the product stand out.

Some examples of body-storming may include a new form of coffee company that has a barcode on the bottom of the cup, or testing out products for someone with a disability. If during the testing stage the person has problems then if someone was to use the product who had a disability would not be able to use it. Therefore the company must answer the questions and problems that arise during the body-storming of a product.


 * With a partner, develop a use-case theater scenario and describe how you would use bodystorming and video to help you redesign a coffee cup and its lid so that it can be fully recycled. Coffee cups are problematic to recycle, as they have plastic on the inside of the cup, so cannot be recycled as paper. The combination of the petroleum sip lid, while attached to the cup, has created serious problems for landfill in cities internationally as they are an ubiquitous part of commuting culture, and thrown out together,**
 * cannot be recycled.**


 * It is helpful to keep this method in mind as you work to design your group project.**


 * On this section of the tutorial, include both names for marking. Use a pen and paper to develop your use-case theater scenario as a mind map of the coffee culture for commuters, and a diagram of your redesigned coffee cup. You can scan and upload this diagram to your wikispace tutorial page as part of your answer. (25 minutes, 2 names, 4 paragraphs, one diagram)**

This diagram showcases [|Pat Colucci] and my design to redesign the coffee cup. In this diagram we eliminate the lid, which contains the plastic that prevents the cup from being recyclable. So we decided to create a top to the cup that is similar to that of a take out container. The back of the top is closed using an interlocking system and an opening is left so that it is easy to drink from.

The interlocking system keeps the top of the cup from opening and exposing the beverage, however can easily be undone to cool the drink faster or for the coffee to be poured in. Getting inspiration from Thai-Express to-go containers is where the interlocking system came from. These containers are strong enough to hold food and heat in, which is why we choose this system.

There is a similar product on the market from a British company, however their problem lies in the sharpness on the lip of the cup. The cup is designed similar to a Chinese take-out container, however unlike ours which has a soft paper lip (like that of the Tim Horton's cup), the British one has a plastic like lip.

A problem that our product still needs work on is not being 100% recyclable. In order to make sure the liquid does not leak through the cup there is a certain amount of plastic that is needed in the inner layer. If a new material could be created to replace the inner material that was recyclable our cup would become 100% recyclable.