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Lee Wei Chen, a Masters student in design at Kingston University, created this hybrid washing-machine/arcade game that only washes your clothes if you're winning: I realised that the skills I had developed in the virtual world were useless in the real world. I wanted to make them useful, says the 27-year-old. The machine looks like an arcade style video console but the bottom half of the unit is a washing machine, with the components circuitry linked together. Therefore, the washing cycle is dependent on the success of the person playing the game, meaning that if they struggle, extra coins are needed to make sure the washing cycle is completed. Chens course leader, Colin Holden, says, Hes chosen two instantly recognisable objects a washing machine and an arcade game to illustrate this idea. Together the two objects produce a striking new electronic device. Its an extremely well-executed design concept. (via Neatorama) Read More ...
