Welcome to Team America's Concept Implementation webpage.

Concept Implementation is an ssignment from 2.744 - Product Design where Team America took the feedback from their previous assignment, Concept Refinement, and implemented the design opportunity they chose for the course project. The course project involves the design of electromechanical devices for a new entertainment venue intended to provide adventurers of all ages with a unique, multimedia experience at the spy museum in Washington. Team America chose to design a clue scanner disguised as a flip-top glasses case that stores possible intelligence clues found in the Director's office.

Project Review:
The purpose of the clue scanner is to "scan" possible clues found by the agents, in the Director's Office. Whether these are helpful clues or not will be determined at the "Safe House".

The device does not actually have to "scan" the object, but recognizes when it is a clue and either stores or sends information about the clue. The team has chosen to do this by using RFID technology.

Spy Museum Requirements:
The device must give the illusion that the device is "scanning." The possible clues are 2D (documents, business cards, etc.) but may be in a 3D location (e.g. map on the wall).

The scanner design can either be disguised as an everyday object or a brand new design. The priority should be that the scanner is functionally intuitive--the guide should not need to take time to explain to the team how to use it. Form follows function.

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