Chronotraptions
A Research through design study of the subjective perception of time I developed two prototypes: Prana and TeleTikTak.
Prana was placed in a gas station next to the campus of the University of Southern Denmark in Kolding for 4 weeks.
TeleTikTak was placed in the Kolding Tourist office for 3 weeks
Both prototypes were purposefully designed in order to gather responses that would provide insights into how passerby perceived time. Next to each of the Chronotraptions a notebook was placed with inviting witnesses to answer the question "How would you name this object?"
In my thesis, I analyzed the responses gathered from the notebooks and interviews with employees and visitors and reflected on the design choices made.
Prana was placed in a gas station next to the campus of the University of Southern Denmark in Kolding for 4 weeks.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/124cae2a965fcef86b12ac08f47de6d05ace7bbacab7354570208840df55d031/Chronotrap5.jpg)
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TeleTikTak was placed in the Kolding Tourist office for 3 weeks
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10234f00c06cd6b6322196f82665ee87937c7161b8b1695a746bf7ff6efbf358/Chronotrap8.jpg)
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Both prototypes were purposefully designed in order to gather responses that would provide insights into how passerby perceived time. Next to each of the Chronotraptions a notebook was placed with inviting witnesses to answer the question "How would you name this object?"
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32aabaec5514b6e13e5bfa433c37f844ec3000589cf2915421ac83b535ec4129/Chronotrap10.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9678adb08d76c57f2660cb12f094be965f24ab5bc2cde0638eb3a0454eb8e446/Chronotrap9.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/991a00cdd56a727f43c9bc8cad99273274906e9427b1b488c11ef03880d880c8/Chronotrap11.jpg)
In my thesis, I analyzed the responses gathered from the notebooks and interviews with employees and visitors and reflected on the design choices made.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/74ebd7f3882dee796cd67a4d43b9861119c4bb434056ef2849091f2bc05a3b68/Chronotrap1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f84171833c80df23c854e37398243010ddd05469f08e07f327ae7feb9fc92570/Chronotrap3.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fcf3edc13194f65c3ee8bdac81f2b9a45dc588529199d0e75394ed514f096e4f/Chronotrap2.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/25957c7158eb5ae7f3640f7f61bf92013d6f50fed28d140a7dac8d3c6a9f4793/Chronotrap6.jpg)