Interactive Devices

Updated as of 29 October 2016

Over the past 2 weeks, we have completed the code for the individual parts of ume. However, here are some concerns:

Flickering Flame Effect

Light output is not bright enough to be seen under normal day light, we are considering of changing it to WS2812 LED. However, we will first be testing our ultra Yellow LED Read more →

Hi guys,

Here’s an update for my final project for the semester.

Grater Alarm Clock

As seen in the sketch, there will be 2 main objects in my alarm clock. One of which is the Grater and the other object will be something to grate with. I am thinking of using food, like carrot, onions and cucumber etc.

Materials

Servo motor (to Read more →

People are bearing too much stress in the modern society. The objective is experience serenity and practise meditation.

So I researched on a spiritual object, prayer wheels. In Tibet, It’s spun to send prayers out into the universe, cleanse the soul.  Prayer wheels are used for meritorious effect such as orally reciting the prayers without reciting the mantra.

Objective of my project: a Read more →

Inspiration:

Emoi’s Smart Lamp Speaker –  Speaker + Lamp + Speakerphone + Alarm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgbCm3KpkIs

Smart Lamp

With reference to Emoi’s Smart Lamp Speaker, I have decided to make an interactive DIY lamp for my Final Project.

The main objective of this lamp is to be able to react by changing colours or brightness and respond to sounds in response to its environment.

Some of the Read more →

The objective is to create and experience serenity and practise meditation.

So I researched on a spiritual object, prayer wheels. In Tibet, It’s spun to send prayers out into the universe, cleanse the soul.  Prayer wheels are used for meritorious effect such as orally reciting the prayers without reciting the mantra.

Objective for my project: a device can help people to exercise meditation Read more →

Updated Monday, 10 Oct 2016*

Context / Rationale In this modern era, we constantly receive a barrage of information from social media, instant messaging and telecommunication. Ironically, despite having more means of communication and being perpetually ‘online’, we are getting more detached and disconnected from one another. We’re bombarded with information and always aware of what our peers are doing, eating, watching, Read more →

Overview: This project is about using 5 hourglasses as the device. When they are being turned over, each hourglass will produce different variation of a certain sound based on different sand levels.

Context: The idea behind this project is to engage people to play with the hourglasses to either see what sounds can be produced or to try and get the sound that Read more →

This was my initial proposal for the final project – as I was inspired by wanting to help children learn how to write, I decided to create a pen which would help to correct their grip, and assist them in practising writing out of letters.

In brief, the pen would vibrate when the user writes out of line, or if Read more →