Data-probe 17

24 May 2024 (WS3)

Mendrisio (CH)

Participant 17

Interaction designer with a background in visual communication and nursing. She has never experienced UTIs, she is interested in the method of this workshop. At the time of the workshop, she was a SUPSI MA of Interaction design student.

nausea

pain

headache

discomfort

recurrences

causes

Written description:

I have suffered from cystitis in a few episodes in my life. Specifically I was at home in Italy and I happened to be in pain. It was not a sharp pain but I had a strong feeling of discomfort. I contacted the doctor and he suggested I take the antibiotic (Monuril) before bedtime and blueberry supplements for an extended period of time. I noticed that diet impacts my physical condition a lot. For example, intake of too much coffee (e.g., American Coffee) and fried foods do not help. I also do not usually hydrate and I know that this is something I should pay attention to.

Picture of the probe:

Base Image Headache Overlay Nausea Overlay Pain Overlay

List of components:

1 triangular prism of foam;
1 cube of foam;
1 sphere of wood;
3 small triangular prism of wood;
1 sphere of wood;
5 short pegs; 3 long transparent flexible connectors

Oral description:

“Mine is is linked to a epileptic seizure I had, so I don't know if you know all the symptoms, but I started with the pyramids because it's pointy, I need something pointy for the headache. Yeah, basically. And then I used the wood ball in the middle because of the heaviness of the pain. And I used the cube because of the nausea. And I see it as something very huge. I wanted something that could flow, but it shapes [does not] work, so I took something heavy that's on top. And I wanted a flat base and I forgot to note it, but because it would be better if it was a cube but not a cube but a parallelogram, so flatter.”