Research after Prototype 1- Group Meeting on October 22

After the first prototype, we felt pretty confident that this could be a sucess since our first trail yeilded a better result than expected. So we set out to brainstorm ideas once more and came up with ideas such as using metal threads, soldering the gloves or using other conductive materials that could potentially make the glove touch screen sensative.


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