SWAPSPECS

SwapSpecs is an interactive wearable toy designed to spark an interest in exploration for 6-year-olds.

OVERVIEW :: Final Toy

The glossy blue pair of glasses is designed to fit the proportion and features of a six-year-old’s head.

Tt’s made up of a durable and flexible plastic body, with an adjustable elastic headband.

The lenses are removable and interchangeable.

Allowing the child to experience reality from a unique perspective!

RESEARCH :: Early Ideation

SwapSpecs was designed to align with the CDC’s developmental milestones for 6-year-old children.

It also helps them develop:

Exploration and outdoor play
Independence and solo play
Curiosity and spatial awareness
Creative thinking

It also fits well within their interests:

Nature and the world around them
The “why” and how things work

The toy is less about the shape of the glasses (frames could come in different shapes and colors) and instead more about the technology in the lenses.

As long as the lenses have the same basic shape, they could be interchangeable to create hundreds of viewing opportunities

Such as:

Magnifying and telescopic lenses
Diffusion (turning lights into shapes)
Distortion (fishbowl, kaleidoscope, et)
Snowglobe and similar lenses
Various colors and color-mixing lenses
Tinted and polarized lenses

CONCEPTS :: Prototyping and Design Choices

Lenses retain the same overall shape

However, the handles for easy removal vary depending on what the lens actually does

Magnifying Lens

Star Diffraction

Heart Diffraction

Besides the three random pairs of lenses included when you buy the frames, the rest of the lenses would be sold individually inside "mystery packs," creating excitement and emphasizing collectability along with the ability to trade with friends and peers.