I found an LED in my pocket today
I think it may have been from working on my scarf project xD
it’s not as bad as the times I dreamt about making circuits at least..
so I created a blogspot.. I needed a place where I could post some reading responses for and interactive arts class, and I didn’t want to use tumblr since that would mean continuously logging in and out of two accounts (and also posting some random stuff that most people wouldn’t be interested in). xD
I’m going to be posting all my new media related projects, inpirations, etc there in case anyone is interested :D
lego printer
when I get better at programming the arduino I want to make this, sooo cool :o
think about how much you’d save on printer ink ;p
I could totally use that Mother Bear wallet.
the concept is what I love most. using electronics to make our increasingly digital and electronic world more physical.
so grounding ourselves physically in a digital world? I’m having trouble with wording this ;p
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
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.
