mini project I did for fun near the beginning of the semester, after we soldered for the first time in class
my first self-designed circuit n_n
his cheeks light up and he vibrates when you press his heart
so I’ve been collecting these (from friends) for about a year, but didn’t figure out until recently what I actually wanted to do with them.
one day I realized magnets stick to them (should have been obvious I guess xD), remembered seeing something online about a wine cork corkboard, and thought “aha!” a magnet board out of bottle caps.
looks like I’m going to have to go to that christmas party I was going to skip so I can collect more..
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Stress Scarf
This was my final project for ARTS101 at UIC, Introduction to Interactive Arts.
Concept: Stress scarf. As you stretch your arms or fidget in a display of anxiety or stress, the meter on the left side of the scarf lights up according to your level of stress.
Designed and constructed by me using a Lilypad Arduino microcontroller, conductive thread and mini LEDs.
Err.. I realize the video is sideways. it wasn’t til afterwards i found out you couldn’t flip a video really.. let’s call it artsy? :]
It took a few tries before I was able to make a stretch sensor that worked. Here’s a photo of some of my earlier versions (it didn’t really work). These were made using conductive thread in a sewing machine with zigzag stitches.
My final stretch sensor was made by hand-stitching loose “X’s” on a thin piece of elastic. As the elastic is stretched, the crosses of the X’s touch and increase the resistance registered by the Arduino.
hahaha, plush d20… I made this like half a year ago I think? :o
the 1 side is weighted in an attempt to get 20s more often..
pokébraa
was having trouble deciding how to upload a photo of this.. went with this one ;p
pokemon bra inspired by the last frame in this comic by mis0happy that julie showed me (haha so many links :p)
I hate white bras and do not own ANY white socks. colored with fabric markers~
first try at screenprintingg
For my birthday this summer my parents got me the Yudu screenprinter. c; I had a speedball set a while ago but it was really difficult to do anything without an actual lightbox.
I have to say the actual machine is amazingggg. =w= It’s got the lightbox built into the system it’s a nice big size compared to basic screenprinting kits (max screen is 11”x 14”). The only thing I think is silly is the Yudu-brand supplies; don’t buy their refills!!! Other than the screens, the other supplies (paint, photo emulsion supplies, etc) can be purchased farrrr cheaper from other brands. :]
Here are some photos of my first try at printing. Three colors with slightly shifted registration marks (on purpose, I was going for a 3d look. Did it work? :D). Lyrics are from a Flight of the Conchords song.
sorry it’s a repost.. I wanted to change it from a note to a photo post :o
