Alarmble

Alarmble – 2th year Bachelor 2018

Aim: Rethink the current ritual of using your alarm clock and improve the aesthetics of interaction.
Theme: Interaction
Expertise Area: Creativity and Aesthetics + Technology and Realization

Alarmble. A redesigned alarm clock giving more meaning to interaction by exploring the limits of intuitive interaction design.

Video: https://youtu.be/0leph-mCLB4

List of functionalities – Alarmble clock:

1. Set the duration of sleep: The user thinks about how many hours he/she wants to sleep, then they can take the corresponding amount of balls from the bottom of the alarm clock, one ball is one hour, half a ball is half an hour. These balls need to be put in the top of the alarm clock.
   The bottom and top are opened with lids to make sure that the balls do not get lost.
2. The alarm: When the set time expires the alarm clock will start vibrating, the balls in the clock will generate enough sound to wake you up. Next the that the top lid will open.
3. Snooze the alarm clock: To snooze the alarm clock the user has to close the lid that opened when it started to vibrate. After 5 minutes the lid will again open and start vibrating.
4. Stop the alarm: To stop the alarm the user needs to close the lid again and turn the alarm clock around, this will stop the alarm.
5. Sleep left: the alarm clock shows the amount of time that is left for sleeping.