Project Title: Immersive Storytelling Through Physical Digital Interaction

Project Summary

This project is about combining physical craft with digital storytelling. The idea is to create a fun experience where users can interact with a handcrafted object, like a memory box filled with NFC or RFID-tagged items, or use AR scanning (I haven’t researched what would be best yet.) When you place these items in the memory box, it unlocks different chapters of a nonlinear story on a connected screen. The goal is to change storytelling from something you just watch into an engaging, hands on interaction.

Problem Statement

Digital storytelling tends to be passive and all about the visuals. People just watch stories on flat screens without actually getting involved, which limits how deeply they can feel the experience. There aren't many simple options that blend the emotional impact of physical items with the flexibility of digital content.

Project Objectives

• To Prototype: Build a functional Product and a responsive digital display.
• To Narrate: Design a narrative structure that allows the story to be told in any order, depending on which object the user selects.
• To Validate: Test the efficacy of physical interaction on emotional engagement using the System Usability Scale and user observation.

Target Audience:

As nostalgia is something we feel later in life, this would be my main target audience.

Adults (24–59 years old):

For those who love nostalgia or have lost a loved one.

Seniors (60-80+):

For those who may be dealing with loneliness, memory loss or grief.

Proposed Solution & Technical Scope

The system will consist of three core components: