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Final Project idea #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLAma-lrJRM
For my final project, I wanted to do make a simple number game where a group of player interacts with the device to change the number. I had sketched up how the product was going to look like and how it would likely function. I was inspired by the example Daito Manabe when it was first shown to me. I Read more →
Final Project Idea: Salt Bae
Interactive Devices: Final Project
Inspiration:
Salt used in superstitious beliefs:
Salt is sprinkled over your left shoulder for good luck, and to cast off evil spirits behind you. Otherwise, salt spilled is bad luck
Salt Bae Meme
Project Idea: To make a game device that involves sprinkling salt the salt bae way.
Prototype:
My initial idea was to create a robotic arm that can dispense salt at Read more →
Interactive Devices #2
Low and behold:
The power to make your dreams come true* *lucid dreams/half reality?
iBAND
How it works?
It detects your brainwaves to know whether you’re asleep and stimulate your brain into lucid dreaming. And to top it off, if you’re wondering if you will wake up from the cues, fret not. iBand seems like they have got it covered with verbal and Read more →
device of the week #4: Pyro board/ Juicero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2awbKQ2DLRE
The Ruben’s tube is basically a metal tube with a couple of holes, which work similarly in principle to the Bunsen burner. The interesting application comes in when the flames move up when the gases in the pipes are exposed to low to high frequency music . This creates a wavelength effect. The following installation has about 2500 holes installed Read more →
Int Dev Project Update #3: The bridge
With help from Zifeng, I manage to print the 24cm x 11cm part with white filament. He wore it for me and I found it quite fitting. I tried it on too and found that it is a good starting point as I finally have a physical reference to work with. I will try to design the device in Read more →
Interactive Device: Semester Pitch Proposal (hannah & joan)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1evjP1AVYLQZriSZxBWSf5C3IVGKrHplHKIjGg6qRgAA/edit?usp=sharing
Project 2: Para-Pong (Final documentation)
A project by Gladys Loh, Valerie Lay and Tan Siew Hua – Using gyroscope sensors on the Phone to control the paddles of the Pong game, resulting in an active yet comedic game
Documentation (video)
Here’s a video of our friends playing this game in the most unconventional means.
https://youtu.be/_GC-ViYgNIY
For process, see previous post.
Future Development
There were some difficulties in mapping the Read more →Project 1: LED Laser Tag
A project by Gladys Loh, Valerie Lay and Tan Siew Hua – Using pressure sensors and LED to create a prototype of an immersive Laser Tag meets Paintball game.
Documentation (Video)
https://youtu.be/BlGxSYvL5Gk
Process – How it works
Players will be in a dark room, with multiple obstacles. Their jackets will have points being lit with LED, in which these are the areas that other Read more →
Device of the Week #3 - Palette Gear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG8gKBeQNM4
Palette Gear is a device that would normally accompany a software such as Photoshop or Illustrator. The modular design of Palette Gear allows the user to customize their very own workspace that suits their needs and habit. Each and every cube is connected using magnets and either ‘male’ or ‘female’ connectors on its side, only the ‘male’ is able to Read more →
Device of the Week #2 - Nike Mag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lJu1gLvctQ
Nike Mag or Nike Air Mag is a product by Nike, promoting Michael J. Fox Foundation and help find the cure for Parkinson disease. It is a self-tying shoe that would activate when a button is pressed. It resolves the problem and complexity of tying a shoe and the wearer do not have to worry about the shoelace untying itself during an Read more →