Design of a Mechanically Divinatory I Ching Split-Flap Display Device

This project centered around the design and modeling of a mechanical split-flap display device with anthropological applications in connections to the I Ching, an ancient Chinese divination technique. The device was designed to be an interactive mechanical system to introduce new perspective on different areas of the user’s life. The ambition of this project was to create a device to breach the conceived boundaries between the mind and the material through deeply human-centered design at the human machine interface. This project served as an experiment in incorporating interdisciplinary perspectives of engineering, design, art, and anthropology to engineer an aesthetically rich, mechanically interesting, and immersive human experience. This work followed a mechanical engineering design process including brainstorming technological solutions, prototyping, and creating a full computer-aided model designed for ease of future manufacturing and production.

Name thesis:degree_name

Bachelor

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2022

Author dc:creator

• Platt, Lauren E.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Jones, Graham

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright retained by author(s)

Licence dc:rights.uri

• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144991

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/144991