Thermouse is a functional prototype designed to evaluate a research question. We were curious if we could persuade people to respond differently to important topics by changing the temperature of the mouse they used to respond. There IS precedent; see the paper for background.
The mouse uses a peltier element to cool water circulated through a copper mouse, and an electric heating element to heat the mouse directly.
These images progress through the stages of prototyping. First a proof of concept cooling plant and mouse, then a second iteration of both.