Final Project
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Ideation of Zenbience
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Coming up with a final project idea was a hard process. Knowing myself, I knew that I wanted to create some kind of a desk object. My first ideas included making a kinetic sculpture. However, that idea did not satisfy me enough to hold on to it.

I realized that I needed to personalize my idea in order to be satisfied with it.

For years, I have had struggles concentrating while studying or working on projects. If I am not in my hyperfocus mode, even the tiniest sounds will distract me from what I am doing (not even talking about the loud ones). What I discovered as a solution was having virtual ambiences or opening up ambience videos on Youtube to help me get in the zone.
Some examples that I have tried and found useful in the past:

Inspired from these examples, I decided to make a desktop device that:

keeps you focused and calm 🌿🧘🏻‍♀️
keeps the ambience disconnected from the screen ✍🏼
is pretty to look at 🥰

Below, I present to you the first sketch of Zenbience. The device lets the user layer a number of ambient sounds on top of each other, creating the perfect ambience for their study or meditation (or whatever that demands focus).

Possible areas of improvement:

Making adjustable sound levels for each ambient sound
Adding LEDs for improved ambience
Adding a motor for improved ambience

In short, Zenbience is a miniature ambience scene that lets users shape their environment through sound, supporting a focused state of mind.

v1.0
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Computer Aided Design
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For 3D design, I wanted to use the tool I am most familiar with but not very pro at.

Parameters for Zenbience 3D Design in Fusion

I used parametric modeling for to create the 3D design of my final project. However, for now, it is just a beginner level design to visualize my idea. I will have to make a plan on how to produce it and create the 3D design according to that plan.