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Interactive Devices - Final Project Research 1: Brainstorming
For Interactive Devices Project, I Intended to do it as a solo project so that I could possibly learn more through the exploration process.
After some research, I’ve got 3 general ideas in mind which I might consider:
Wearable Devices:
Could be for Fashion
– Something that look nice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB_IbQk0rGY
Could be for Entertainment
– Something that is amusing to the user/viewer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GnEHk_qEHo
Could be for Practical uses
– Something Read more →
Device of the week#3: Makey makey screaming carrot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4iTQ7lr2W0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkPt9MYqDW0&t=117s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl_0BfPlJYc
So apparently this is a thing that exists. Though makey makey is relatively simpler to construct, i found its applications and implications more interesting to me. The idea here is that inanimate objects have anthropomorphic properties imbued into them. For example, the following carrot screams when it is cut, much like what would happen if an actual person is being Read more →
Device of the week #2: Tangible Media/ Sensel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvtfD_rJ2hE
The next installation that I would like to talk about is the interactive art device called Tangible media.The device is a new take on the Pinscreen, a popular desk toy that allows you to create a rough 3-D model of an object by pressing it into a bed of flattened pins.
In this build, the pins are connected to a motor Read more →
Device of the week #1: Steel sky- by Christoph De Boeck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETEn52Kq5xI
The device that i want to talk about is the steel sky exhibition by Christoph De Boeck. This exhibition consists of a few steel plates suspended in the sky and rigged next to a high frequency reverb mechanism. The interface is then connected to a wifi headset that gathers 8 signals of brain signals from whoever is wearing it. Using Read more →
Device of the Week #1 - DRING SMARTCANE
Company: Dring Alert System & Fayet, a French company specialising in handcrafted canes Technology: GSM and GPS network, accelerometers, gyroscopes
The Dring Smartcane is a walking cane with strategically-designed build-in smart technology around its handle. It is embedded with several motion sensors such as an accelerometer and a gyroscope, programmed to detect any signs of unusual activity from the user, such as Read more →