Author: asowda

Prototype circuit:

Form: I want to create a sleeve or case for the universal lighter shape, that you can slip onto your lighter. The case includes light & a wind shield so that you can use the lighter in the dark and in windy enviornments.

Supply List:

• Fabric? Acrylic? for the casing of the lighter that has the LED light embedded
• PLA 3d Printed wind shield
• 3-4 neopixels
• Gemma

Project Documentation: Opt 1 (advertisement)

Display the Issue- 2 people gathered around trying to light a cigarette at night. One person exclaims that they cannot see where to direct the light, and the flame keeps going out. capture the frustration of this experience

Pans to third person, who has just lit up their cig. They notice the frustration and offer their lighter. The two others marvel at the ease of this product

The third person describes how to make this lighter sleeve while other two listen intently.

Final frame: Name of Product & Tagline

Opt 2 (storytelling)

Display the Issue – I am trying to light a cig outside and it is not working with the wind and low visibility

Time lapses of me working on each step of the process

Final Product detail shots

I display the ease of use in an action shot

SCRIPT/VIDEO DIRECTION:

TINKERCAD:

CODE:

I am going to be the creepy animatronic bunny named Bonnie, from the Horror Video Game: 5 Nights At Freddy’s (where you need to survive 5 days in Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza which is haunted by murderous animatronics)

In the movie, which was created after the game, the animatronics’ eyes light up. I am considering having the ears, bow, or his red electric guitar light up- instead.

Here are my sketches:

Alternative Ideas From 5 Nights At Freddy’s :

Now, for my arduino exercise:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OIp1-lVnzfFPm0OPB_j9WcRjxceFNVtG/view?usp=drive_link

Thank you to Wini who helped me get started with this excercise, and Mallika, and Gabriel for help troubleshooting!

Tuesday Oct 14 Updates:

1. The costume will be a dark blue bodysuit I own + blue tights, a red velvet bow that I will buy, and the rigid, fragmented, bunny ears – which I will make from cardboard, wire, and felt. I will be adding lights to clear glasses, to depict the animatronic’s creepy glowing eyes – that turn from yellow to red to show that he is in his evil state. This will hopefully have a creepy effect.
2. I will be using neojewels to represent glowing eyeballs. I may also add neopixel strips around the frames of the glasses ina constant yellow- to show the animatronic is “on” but not “evil”…. yet.
3. Materials List:

• found cardboard (cut into the 4 ear fragments)
• dark blue felt
• grey felt
• stuffing
• sewing machine or needle and thread
• red velvet bow
• clear glasses
• blue clothing
• neo jewels (2)
• neopixel strips (4, 2 inch strips)
• metal headband
• thick wire
• solder

To Do List:

• order materials
• write code for glowing eyes
• test out code
• attach battery to glasses
• attach eyes to glasses
• cut cardboard & felt
• shape wire frame for ears
• solder wire to hairband
• glue cardboard to wire
• sew or glue grey felt to blue felt
• stuff the grey felt and close
• sew or glue blue felt around the cardboard

Made a little fish for my sweet boy!

MY NIGHTLIGHT PROPOSAL

I cannot choose between 2 ideas, but good news is that I narrowed it down from 17:

Out of these, some standouts were the traffic light which could be used as a prop in the game: red light, yellow light, and the Michelangelo hands of god which could be displayed in a high school art class.

and of these, here are my two finalists

CRAB: Target Audience- Astrology lovers, children

Could be placed in a classroom, in a hotel room, or in a bedroom!

Crabs symbolize the Astrology Sign for end of June and beginning of july: Cancers! ♋️ This is my sign and I have lots of cancer pride. Ideally this stuffed nightlight would be part of an astrology series where everyone’s sign is represented.

I would use red, pink, orange, or coral colored fabric and create one shape for the body & legs, and another two for the pincher hands! I would also add eyes with buttons or something similar, and maybe sew a visible curve for the smile.

BDAY CAKE: Target Audience- People who do not like cake, but love their birthday!

I personally do not crave cake on my birthday, but I love birthday attention! This would be perfect for me, and for anyone who’s bday is coming up- as a sweet gift to them. I think it could be fun to add layers with different colors, and to embellish the top with different toppings. And of course, the diffused light can be inside the candle! I was inspired by the jellycat cakes- which are very expensive and are made under unethical conditions. This could be my ethical substitute for those popular and adorable toys, especially if I add a little face and a pair of legs!