College Students
A dual-purpose portable tool incorporating the Pomodoro Technique to enhance focus and memory retention during study sessions. Additionally, functioning as a flashlight, providing safety for students traveling home at night.
While personal devices – like phones, tablets, and computers – offer the possibility for productivity, it also introduces potential distractions that can impede focus and productivity.
The Pomodoro Technique, a time-management method, divides studying sessions into cycles – typically 25 minutes – separated by short breaks, providing structured periods of productivity followed by rest, creating a system that rewards short-term achievements and maintains engagement.
Designed to segment productivity sessions into repeating cycles of working and resting periods. The user can select 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 minute cycle times, where the last 20% of the cycle is always dedicated to the resting period.
Vacuum-formed Opaque External Diffusion Layer
Vacuum-formed Translucent Fresnel-like Lens
Bent Wood Arms w/ Laser-engraved Duration Indicators
Snap-fit Pivot-point Mechanism
Microprocessor
Full-color LED Light Strip
Dual-system Rotary Encoders
9DoF Accelerometer
10000mAh Li-Ion Battery
USB-C Charging Port
The functional prototype integrates a SparkFun Electronics equivalent Arduino Uno. The Productivity Light code transforms data from the 9DoF acceleration sensor and the dual-system rotary encoders to determine the user input, including orientation, motion, and "arm" positioning, to create a seamless experience.