Students regularly walk past green areas on their way to class without ever thinking about what goes on in those secluded spaces. So much can be found in there, from organisms you never would have thought would be on campus to the considerable amount of waste left behind. To help bring appreciation to the flora and fauna of UT, I created a physical interface to help users get into the mindset of a dwelling “gremlin”, cast themselves away from society, and go on an exploration in the hidden pits of UT.

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instructor: Cathryn Ploehn

course: DES 334C - Interaction Design I

timeline: 6 Weeks

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Inquiries into Making Place

interfacing with ecology

nothing but trees

ideating outside

birth of the gremlin guide

final testing

moving forward in gremlinage