CONNECTTEA

ConnecTea is a device that connects people over long distance with an HCI tea ceremony.

How can we preserve cultural heritage for a modern audience?

How can we combine cultural heritage with utility and enhance collaboration between people?

We want to revive the Chinese traditional tea ceremony by enabling long-distance tea gatherings with human-computer interaction.

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KEY IMAGES

How We Did It

Design Photo Ethnography We familiarized ourselves with the traditional tea ceremony before proceeding to visualize our product.	Post-Concept Testing Prototype We realized that users want more interactions with the tool.	Tech Specs
Final Prototype	Prototype Scenario The two devices connect through the Internet and both parties can enjoy a video chat over tea.	Prototype Scenario Serve tea for your friend over long distance!

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