Interaction Design · Early prototype
Boggle
An animated character exploring how a routine check-in could become a personal welcome.
My role :
Character interaction concept and Processing prototype
Context :
Children’s check-in
Status :
Early prototype
Tags :
Interaction design, Character animation, Processing, Service design
The Moment I Wanted to Change
Helping with children’s check-in made me think about how that moment feels from the other side of the desk.
For the organisation, it’s a registration step. For a child, it’s the beginning of their time in the building. I wanted to explore how technology could help that arrival feel more personal.
Meet Boggle
Proposed interaction
Boggle is a small animated character imagined as part of the welcome.
In the proposed experience, a child checks in and Boggle wakes up, greets them and responds with a little personality. The goal is to make a familiar routine feel like someone is pleased you’re there.
The Working Prototype
Current prototype
The current prototype is a 2D character in Processing with open and closed mouth states. The mouth animation follows speech playback and closes during silence.
I’ve experimented with ElevenLabs voice playback and local text-to-speech. This first version explores the timing and expression of the character.
Connecting that interaction to a real check-in system remains a future step.
Designing the Welcome
Proposed interaction
My aim is a brief, optional interaction that fits around the people already helping families arrive.
A deliberate check-in would trigger the greeting, with families choosing whether to take part and what appropriate information could be used. Any personalisation would need a clear purpose and boundaries.
I want the character to add warmth while keeping check-in straightforward for children, families and volunteers.
What I’m Exploring Next
The next questions are about expression and timing: how Boggle gets someone’s attention, how the character speaks and how the interaction ends gracefully.
Further development could explore a check-in integration and optional personalisation. The project is currently an experiment in character interaction.
More work
Interaction Design · Early prototype
Boggle
An animated character exploring how a routine check-in could become a personal welcome.
My role :
Character interaction concept and Processing prototype
Context :
Children’s check-in
Status :
Early prototype
Tags :
Interaction design, Character animation, Processing, Service design
The Moment I Wanted to Change
Helping with children’s check-in made me think about how that moment feels from the other side of the desk.
For the organisation, it’s a registration step. For a child, it’s the beginning of their time in the building. I wanted to explore how technology could help that arrival feel more personal.
Meet Boggle
Proposed interaction
Boggle is a small animated character imagined as part of the welcome.
In the proposed experience, a child checks in and Boggle wakes up, greets them and responds with a little personality. The goal is to make a familiar routine feel like someone is pleased you’re there.
The Working Prototype
Current prototype
The current prototype is a 2D character in Processing with open and closed mouth states. The mouth animation follows speech playback and closes during silence.
I’ve experimented with ElevenLabs voice playback and local text-to-speech. This first version explores the timing and expression of the character.
Connecting that interaction to a real check-in system remains a future step.
Designing the Welcome
Proposed interaction
My aim is a brief, optional interaction that fits around the people already helping families arrive.
A deliberate check-in would trigger the greeting, with families choosing whether to take part and what appropriate information could be used. Any personalisation would need a clear purpose and boundaries.
I want the character to add warmth while keeping check-in straightforward for children, families and volunteers.
What I’m Exploring Next
The next questions are about expression and timing: how Boggle gets someone’s attention, how the character speaks and how the interaction ends gracefully.
Further development could explore a check-in integration and optional personalisation. The project is currently an experiment in character interaction.
More work
Interaction Design · Early prototype
Boggle
An animated character exploring how a routine check-in could become a personal welcome.
My role :
Character interaction concept and Processing prototype
Context :
Children’s check-in
Status :
Early prototype
Tags :
Interaction design, Character animation, Processing, Service design
The Moment I Wanted to Change
Helping with children’s check-in made me think about how that moment feels from the other side of the desk.
For the organisation, it’s a registration step. For a child, it’s the beginning of their time in the building. I wanted to explore how technology could help that arrival feel more personal.
Meet Boggle
Proposed interaction
Boggle is a small animated character imagined as part of the welcome.
In the proposed experience, a child checks in and Boggle wakes up, greets them and responds with a little personality. The goal is to make a familiar routine feel like someone is pleased you’re there.
The Working Prototype
Current prototype
The current prototype is a 2D character in Processing with open and closed mouth states. The mouth animation follows speech playback and closes during silence.
I’ve experimented with ElevenLabs voice playback and local text-to-speech. This first version explores the timing and expression of the character.
Connecting that interaction to a real check-in system remains a future step.
Designing the Welcome
Proposed interaction
My aim is a brief, optional interaction that fits around the people already helping families arrive.
A deliberate check-in would trigger the greeting, with families choosing whether to take part and what appropriate information could be used. Any personalisation would need a clear purpose and boundaries.
I want the character to add warmth while keeping check-in straightforward for children, families and volunteers.
What I’m Exploring Next
The next questions are about expression and timing: how Boggle gets someone’s attention, how the character speaks and how the interaction ends gracefully.
Further development could explore a check-in integration and optional personalisation. The project is currently an experiment in character interaction.