Specula | 2023 iF Design Award Winner
Bringing the instant nature of in person collaboration to a home environment
Individual Passion Project, 8 weeks, Oct 2021
Virtual collaboration is not as efficient as on site collaboration.
Covid has caused extra strain for designers and teachers. Paper-to-pencil interactions, such as analog sketches or math problems, don’t transition smoothly through video calls.
Document cameras are not perfected for a seamless virtual collaboration experience.
Analog sketches and math calculations on paper are preferred over mouse to screen interactions. Document cameras enable this workflow but have clumsy UX and don’t integrate the immediate nature of real-time collaboration.
What is stopping quality virtual collaboration for document camera users?
Form iteration sketches
UX and form development
Defined Value Proposition
Approachable, Soft and Homey
Form language
3 point axis hinge for full rotation, reach of distance, and height adjustment
Detachable remote
Single touch to switch from document to webcam view
Projector feature
Document camera, flashlight and projector incorporated on the head
Projected guideline to visualize captured view on the paper
Realtime annotation projected on the paper to facilitate effective collaboration
