Idea is updated!
I was originally more into the idea of the two-faced ghost using the muscle sensor, but the sensor costs $45!!! So I made some changes.
My new idea is to make a Spirited Away No Face Ghost that follows me – but in my version, it will have 2 faces, a neutral face that’s lit up using light strips in neutral colors (white/light yellow/dark blue/etc) and slowly changing color, and a loving face that only shows up when I make a heart shape with my hands. I’m going to use a magnetic contact switch as the switch for the second face, which will be located on my finger tips.
This costume is to celebrate the movie Spirited Away, but to also give some character to the no face man, while showing the relationship between Sen and the no face man.
Technology
I have bought the magnetic switch and also found a second pair in the studio bins. I have also bought a few vibration sensors, maybe I will program the neutral face to change color if I clap my hands (or tap the ghost).
I will be using light strips. Questions – will the RGB or RGBW light be better for my costume given I might want white lights?
I will also need to buy a big piece of black fabric which I can get at the store near my home this week. I will use some wire structures to support the ghost frame and attach it to my back.
I will use the Arduino to program light changes, controlling light with sensors and switches.
To do list
- buy black fabric and wires
- make ghost structure and how it attaches to my back
- Arduino programming
- test light colors and programming
- test switch and sensors functionality
- finalize costume