Category: Form and Visualization – G6
[F&V] Kinetic Beasts: Final Model – Process and Development
*Group OSS by JJ and Fran Refinements We redesigned the frame such that the syringes would be at the side and the ‘fleas’ would sit in the middle of the model. This way, it’s easier to operate the mechanism with swiping motions of the arms. Making of Final Model At this stage, we were still trying to figure out… Read more →
[F&V] Kinetic Beasts: Prototype – Process and Development
*Group OSS by JJ and Fran Selected Movements and Senses The initial movements that we chose were the dog’s running motion and flea’s jumping motion. However, we felt that these two movements didn’t have much co-relation with each other, hence we changed our selected movements to the dog’s scratching motion and flea’s jumping motion. After all, it is the flea… Read more →
[F&V] Kinetic Beasts: Dog Prototype
For my dog prototype, I decided to make a wayang-inspired puppet to capture the running movement of the dog. My initial idea was to make use of gears to imitate the dog’s movement (as shown in the video below), but it was too complicated for me to figure out since it requires engineering and math, so I stuck with the… Read more →
[F&V] Kinetic Beasts: Dog Research PDF
[F&V] Kokopelli: The Ultimate Kokobelly Workout! (final)
Watch the Kokobelly Workout Gear in action here: Read more →
[F&V] Kinetic Beasts: Dog and Flea Research
This post is a compilation of my research for the last project, In the Eyes of Kinetic Beasts. I will be working with JJ this time and the animals that we got are the dog and the flea. I will be researching more on the dog! Content: Symbiosis between the dog and flea Range of movement 2 key senses Body… Read more →
[F&V] Kokopelli: Kokobelly Prototype
Looking down at his floppy belly, Kokopelli realised that he had been gaining weight! Hence, Kokopelli decided to make a belly workout gear to motivate himself to get back to shape! To challenge himself further, his workout gear has to incorporate the following sound qualities: squeak, elastic medium, and threshold of pain. And behold… join Kokopelli on his weight-loss journey and his amateur… Read more →
[F&V] Pandora Revisited: The Sacred Pandora Ritual
[F&V] Kokopelli: Human and Frog Hearing Research
How do humans hear? This kids video does an excellent job in explaining how the human ears work in a simple yet comprehensive manner! In a nutshell, the ear is divided into 3 parts – outer, middle and inner ear. Outer ear – pinna/auricle: Part that we can see Main job is to collect sounds from our surroundings. Shape… Read more →