Sense
Tangible Interaction
Subject to an NDA — proprietary data redacted and rendered in Blender Octane.
"Calm intelligence for focused work."
Smart homes are growing. Focus is shrinking. Trust is fragile.
(The Research)
We studied 15 people who work from home. They want their environment to adapt — light, temperature, comfort — but not to feel watched, interrupted, or controlled. The real problem is fragmented focus: micro-interruptions from notifications and apps break work rhythm.
(The Response)
Sense is an adaptive vertical-blind system that reads light, temperature and presence and responds through continuous physical movement rather than screens or notifications. It works as peripheral intelligence — quiet when it works, visible only when it fails. No app. No screen. Just a surface that behaves.
(The Interaction)
Two layers. The primary layer is autonomous: sensors adjust slat angle and position through the day. The secondary is gestural — swipe to open, hold to pause, directional gestures for zoned control — powered by generative AI that learns each person's patterns rather than fixed commands.
(My Role)
Within a team of four, I led the gesture-interaction concept and the generative-AI learning framework — my individual additions to the group concept — alongside rendering in Blender Octane and the presentation's visual design. The system is built to look like a high-quality blind, not a piece of technology.
