Senior Showcase Research : Designing the watch / Time System of Dr. LOU

Dr. LOU's Time: How Exactly Does It Work??? 

One of the most significant challenges in this story is considering how Dr. Lou's hypnosis will work. There are many different ways to approach the matter of the clock and its limitations. One of the first ideas I wanted to consider was how long his hypnosis could hold someone in place. One of the questions I first asked was how exactly Dr. Lou would affect the world's standard time flow. Should he wield a device that freezes time, and if so, how would that correlate with the motive behind his creation of a short series? After bouncing around many ideas and outcomes, I concluded that he would not possess any ability to control time. As such, Dr. Lou is not affecting the world's flow of time. Instead, he can control the length of time someone underneath his hypnosis. 

There are limits currently, as he is still exploring the limitations behind his capabilities. He has accomplished so far, though, the ability to change people's perception of time and force their brains to hyper-focus on watching him intently until he decided to release control. The length of time is controlled through a sequence of voice commands, and special lighting is used to achieve this effect. The results afterward are a breakthrough that causes people's sense of time to change based on the color and intensity of lighting used. Think of this method as similar to the devices used in Men in Black that force people to forget events that occurred. However, to maintain discretion behind his tricks, he utilizes various levels of light intensity that remain enough to capture the viewer's eye but not enough to make them look away. 

Please refer to this concept art drawn below: 

M. Muhammad, Dr. Lou's Watch: Concept Art. Pencil on Sketchbook. 8.5 x 11in. 

Dr. LOU's TIME LIMITATIONS 

The process goes as such: 

Standard: Red light (Low Intensity) - standard 60 seconds.

Standard: Blue light (Med Intensity) - 1 second = 1 minute of real-time. 

Standard: Purple light (High Intensity) 1 second = 1 real-time hour. 

Please note that this concept is subject to change, but as for now, this allows me to test the ideas and create unique tasks for Dr. Lou to complete within those times. 

Let me know your thoughts and suggestions; I will be actively adding all of the research I've done until now, so expect a series of posts.