Solace

A wonderful place to be.

5 Gold

7 Silver

8 Bronze

My Role

Physical Prototype Lead

What I Did

Prototyping

Vision Video

Type

Group Project

Duration

20 Weeks

Interaction Design

The Problem

Public spaces are difficult for those with autism because of social stigma, neurotypical standards, and lack of accommodations leaving them without a safe space that considers their individual sensory needs.

The Solution

We are a subscription based service of private sensory spaces in public areas, where autistic individuals indiscriminate of age can schedule a personalized experience with curated activities to accommodate to their sensory needs.

Components that make up Solace

A five part system of private sensory spaces where autistic individuals can schedule a personalized experience with curated activities to accommodate to their sensory needs.

Where users can schedule a visit at one of our locations and customize their desired sensory experience.

Located in airports, malls, arenas, and stadiums that include up to five individual rooms that users can reserve for 15-30 minute periods.

We created a dual projector that can display our interfaces both on the wall and floor that houses our built-in voice assistant.

Our voice assistant Solace works in tandem with our projector to assist customers with controlling the lighting, media, sound, and equipment in their room.

We created a downloadable AAC library with function and fringe words to allow non-verbal autistic individuals to navigate our space.

Where users can schedule a visit at one of our locations and customize their desired sensory experience.

Located in airports, malls, arenas, and stadiums that include up to five individual rooms that users can reserve for 15-30 minute periods.

We created a dual projector that can display our interfaces both on the wall and floor that houses our built-in voice assistant.

Our voice assistant Solace works in tandem with our projector to assist customers with controlling the lighting, media, sound, and equipment in their room.

A Personalized Approach to Sensory Rooms.

Solace is a subscription based service of private sensory spaces in public areas, where autistic individuals indiscriminate of age can schedule a personalized experience with curated activities to accommodate to their sensory needs.

Mobile Application

Onboarding

Users can input their sensory sensitivities so Solace can learn what type of equipment and room settings to recommend to the user.

Sensory Experiences

Users can save their equipment, room settings, and structure as sensory experiences that they can use when visiting Solace spaces.

Bookings

Users can see where Solace spaces are locally to book a sensory experience.

Check-In

Users are effectively guided to our spaces using wayfinding where they can use their phone or physical ID to be granted access into Solace.

Room Controls

Control the lighting, media, sound, and additional requests for equipment within the room to offer personalized sensory input.

Our Spaces

Scan the QR code below to take a look at our 3D layout of Solace spaces.

Solace Projector

We created a dual projector that can display our interfaces both on the wall and floor that houses our built-in voice assistant. Our voice assistant Solace works in tandem with our projector to assist customers with controlling the lighting, media, sound, and equipment in their room.

Our Spaces

Scan the QR code below to take a look at our 3D layout of Solace spaces.

Non-Verbal Accessibility

We created a downloadable AAC library with function and fringe words to allow non-verbal autistic individuals to navigate our space.

What is an AAC Library?
An AAC library is an open-access online collection featuring thousands of distinctive images, documents, and media.

Don't have an AAC device?
In each of our rooms you can find our non-verbal posters, or you can print them on our website!

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