I took MIT's Toy Product Design class (2.00b) in the spring of 2022. I selected 3 projects to display.
Morse-Code Spy-Box
The first game I created in the class. The idea is that using the 4 buttons on the hat to repeat patterns, users could learn to Morse Code in a fun way. There are 3 different game modes to choose from, just don't touch the red button!
Bunny Push-Pull Toy
Squish-Talkies
This was the main project for the term, and I worked on it with a team of 5. The idea: stuffed animals that users could send voice recorded messages with.
Children could communicate with relatives and friends in an asynchronus phone-free way. The term culminated in a live streamed group "Playsentation."
Pictured is my teammate and I after our successful playsentation holding the SquishTalkies. You can watch here (2:32:55).