Nico Aci

Crypto Wallet

In our course Invention Design 2, the goal was to create a project using contemporary modern technology. We chose the topic of cryptocurrencies.

We aimed to improve the usability of a crypto wallet and simplify some of its features.

The final prototype consists of two parts. The one on the left is used for mobile payment and has three slots at the top for credit cards. These credit cards can be topped up with cryptocurrencies that have been converted to fiat currencies. The part on the right is the ‘safe.’ Cryptocurrencies from the mobile wallet can be stored there. Like existing hardware wallets, it has a USB port.

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3D Printed model for user testing.

3D Modeling

During our studies, we had a 3D modeling course where we learned the basics of Cinema 4D and had to complete a semester-long project. The theme was to place everyday objects in unusual circumstances. Every asset had to be self-made.

I decided to make a plane out of a iron for ironing clothes.

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After the end of our student licence of Cinema4D I switched to blender. This is a gif of the classic blender donut I made.

temo

In our course “Lean Design Project,” the goal was to undertake a project with an interdisciplinary team. We had a lot of freedom in choosing the topic, the only requirement was to solve a problem.

The application ‘temo’ is an add-on for existing video conferencing software like Zoom. It uses AI to detect the emotions of the participants and provides corresponding recommendations to the team leaders on how to improve the mood.

The AI recognizes different emotions of a person through the camera and can pass the information to the team leaders. The process is anonymous.

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Those who do not want to be filmed can manually indicate their emotions using the emotion barometer instead. ‘temo’ has a catalog of different team-building exercises and icebreaker games, categorized for various moods.

Fossil Museum Exhibition

In the course “Interactiv Communicationsystems”, we learned the fundamentals within the field of human-computer interaction and information design. The task was to design an interactive application for a museum, trade fair, or exhibition and to apply the knowledge we had gained. We decided to make an interactive application for a museum with the topic of fossilization.

The core principle of the application is to put a little statue of a fossil type on a platform. The Fossil has a NFC-Chip underneigh and it will open a Information screen where the process of fossilization is explained.

This is the startscreen of the application. The user can put one of the fossils on a NFC-Reader Platform for more information.

These are the four fossil types. The first from the right is Petrification, then Amber fossil, permafrost, and coalification.

When for example the fossil of Petrification is chosen it will open up this information screen. The User can, on the bottom right, click through the different Petrification stages.