I’ve decided to move ahead with my halloween costume resembling Eve from Pixar’s Wall-E. I’m particularly interested in Eve’s vocabulary of moods as demonstrated through her different eye-states. This is an important part of her character building in Wall-E as we see her character go from a mindless mission driven robot to the considerate and caring character that audiences love.
To tackle these different mood-states I’ve decided to use an LED matrix for each of Eve’s eyes and glue them to the inside of a full-face sunglass visor.
Below are a few examples of different mood states I could express via the LED matrix. It’s particularly useful in this case that I may be able to use different colors through the RGB matrix to express enhanced states like anger.
I think I will mostly have a loop of alert with a ‘blinking’ animation loop to give the eyes effect. I will include a button on the visor or battery pack to toggle between mood states.
Shopping List
2x 8×8 RGB LED Matrix (Reminder to ask Becky which is best)
1x Sunglasses Visor
1x Rubber Gasket (to create distance between the visor + matrix and the face)
1x White Headcover
1x Adafruit Gemma
1x Battery Pack
1x Tactile Switch Button
__x Jumper Wire
__x Heat Seal Gasket
__x Glue (Reminder to ask Becky which is best)