Narrative
This was created as an activity for a local holiday play club. The background is "spare" wallpaper. The table was created to be the same width as a standard wall paper roll. Some learning points from recent usage:- It needs external control to alter the sensitivity of the sensor pads. Something in he materials of the tables interfered with the dialectic of the sensors. The work around was to prop the table between two plastic chairs. (The talking table worked fine laid on top of the work bench and also the tables at MK maker space, but not in the local church hall). It will need an external control to tweak sensitivity to local conditions. There is also a need to alter the positions of the sound clips so as to vary the game.
The talking table was deployed more recently for students with learning needs. Interaction were very positive. One priece of feedback was that there was potential for use in engaging with some people who had early onset Alzheimesr as it helps to link sound and images.
The finished articles. The pictures and sound files can be easily changed to match any occasion.
The underside of the talking table. 10cm squares of blank PCB's are stuck to the underside and wired back to the processor board.
