Sniff

Sniff has won a prize for Design for All at Unge Talenter 2008. The newly designed sounds are tried out at the following exhibition. Sadly, the hardware with the mp3 player does not work properly. The prototype have to have a steady power supply, and cannot run on batteries without getting overheated. This is of course a hassle when exhibiting, but it can be solved with a cord running through a dog lead to a power station that is hidden under the display base at the exhibition stand. The lead is good to have anyway, for security reasons to prevent visitors from taking Sniff with them.

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The issue with the volume of the sounds, that we already experienced with earlier exhibitions, becomes very clear in the setting at DogA. In this big exhibition hall with lots of people present the sounds drown almost completely. Visitors has to put their ear very close to Sniff to hear the feedback. The current hardware is supposed to being used with headphones, and it is not optimal for being connected to a speaker. Even the amplifier that Einar builds does not improve the volume enough. The volume level in exhibitions is particularly tricky since the number of visitors makes the circumstances change throughout a day.