Family Bonding Enhancer (weDeco)

• Main Author: W Husin, Wan Kamalhadi
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2011
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7374/1/2011%20-%20Family%20bonding%20enhancer%20%28weDeco%29.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7374/

This project was invented mainly with one general objective of tightening the relationship between family members through one of home chores where all the members can join in and contribute, which is home decoration. The decision-making and implementation of the decorations are made more interactive and fun using the system that is built based on tangible interaction concept. Arranging the furniture will be easily done by dragging and dropping objects on the system platform simulating the real furniture and spaces. With this system, less energy and time will be consumed, enabling more effective communications throughout the decoration tasks. The integration or bonding between the family members will be enhanced stronger as the boring and exhausting home decoration work is turned into an interesting interactive teamwork task. The project is developed using Instructional System Design methodology, applying ADDIE model. Image processing is the teclmology that has been utilized to develop this project. Using this flexible technology, object recognition has been instilled into the system to further enhance the interactivity of tangible interaction concept. With the system that enables fun and interactive home decoration activity, the family members would interact more, thus, enhancing the bonding between them.