Operational model of a children's reading and night lamp.
Functional demonstrator of a children’s reading and night lamp. With this model, one can demonstrate the actions of switching the reading light on and off, and the transition from reading light to night light. The concept harmonizes the movements of the light inside the lamp with the physical movements of the user.
Research questions.
How can the coupling between physical objects and digital phenomena generate an aesthetic experience?
Impact.
The lamp is published in the doctoral thesis of Lukas Van Campenhout. Next to that, the lamp is used as a demonstrator in several courses in the 3d year bachelor and the 1st year master at Product Development, Faculty of Design Sciences, University of Antwerp.
Van Campenhout, L. D. E. (2016). Physical interaction in a dematerialized world [Doctoral dissertation]. Eindhoven, the Netherlands: Eindhoven University of Technology.