By Mallika Rao & Josh Kotel
For our final design, we were between several ideas. Our pomodoro timer was the frontrunner but we became apprehensive about the lack of time and level of design we wanted to achieve.
We also strongly felt we wanted to design devices that worked as a set–either for communication or otherwise–but offered a shared experience.
Continue reading “Limelight: DIY Lime-Shaped Presentation Timer With LED Segments”
This bookmark is designed to make reading an immersive, multisensory experience. Upon opening your book, this bookmark turns into a reading light, automatically illuminating to light up your page. A customizable scent profile enhances the moment. Close the book, and the light turns off while the system enters low-power sleep mode to save battery.
If you’d like to take on an additional challenge, this bookmark has the potential to take on IoT features. Built on the Arduino Nano ESP32 with WiFi capabilities, you can program it to automatically start your favorite reading playlist on Spotify when you open your book, and even enable Do Not Disturb mode on your phone. It allows you to create a distraction-free reading environment and truly get lost in your latest literary escape.
Continue reading “Manya’s Final Project: Sensory Bookmark”
I wanted my inner thoughts mirror to really go against what we see nowadays. We are being pushed happiness and optimism so much. In the spirit of being a realist, I wanted to create something that reflected one’s actual inner thoughts back to them. In a way, I sometimes think taking optimism too far can skew one’s vision. I wanted to create something real – that perhaps adds a bit of a shock factor. When our thoughts are actually materialized and put in front of us, will we start being more aware and perhaps start reframing?
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:
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:
Instructables Link Here
Google Doc Here
Ideation
Idea 1: Garden Accessory –
My ideas are based around either a solar or wind activated hanging garden accessory.
I like the idea of a Mandala Wind Spinner but I know that those are usually made out of a thin metal which allows the parts to spin and am unsure if I’d get the same affect with an acrylic material.
Idea 2: Table Centerpiece – Continuing from Allan’s project
After reading blog posts from classmates I got really interested in making an artifact from my project in that class. Part of my project was centered aroudn timed dinners, so this project would be a plate or table centerpiece that glows on a timer to highlight the timeline of the meal: countdown to meal -> subtle pulse during duration of meal -> finale when the course ends. If not a plate i’d be interested in it taking the form of a vase or sculpture.
Building Idea 2
Instructables Link Here
Materials
Polyurethane Foam
Joint Compound
Reindeer Moss
Neopixel Button
Gemma M0
Small Glass Tube/Vase
Tools
Sandpaper
Belt Sander
Bandsaw
Handsaw
Soldering Iron
I need to write code for a light that works on a timer -> the functionality will be altered to work in my house and instead of being timed by course, it will be timed to inspire better eating habits-> so the light turns on at the start of dinner-eating period and maybe does a slight pulse until the end of the dinner-eating period. So in total the light in my house would be activated between 7-10pm.
Google Doc Outline:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fxv2JV_zV7vKjO96By5DWbdDSNjx4SEfDw-MUxiPepE/edit?usp=sharing
Instructables Profile:
https://www.instructables.com/member/jimmy17pjm/?publicPreview=true
Project Video Storyboard
Prototype Picture
Tinkercad Circuit
https://www.tinkercad.com/things/0gpysa2250K-inner-thoughts
I had a tough time with the homework because it used a feather huzzah instead of a nano. I tried to build a circuit on Tinkercad but it didn’t work. Definitely need some help with this.
Supplies
Storyboard Description
Google Doc link with outline
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dx3xzKe8P4qd0ru6EDVjI5jKFFf4GnEXJolOEcZFxNk/edit?usp=sharing
Instructables Profile
https://www.instructables.com/member/rpunjabi
I do have a lot to get done but hopefully I’ll be able to clear my doubts with Becky this week!
Thank you!
For my final project I’d like to create a prototype of an idea I came up with for Allan’s Affirming Artifact’s class — a light up shoe that guides users towards their destination.
The shoe would have neopixel lights to indicate directions left, right and forward — receivng push notifications from a users google maps on their phone.
While the wiring is simple I believe the Arduino nano will also need to have a bluetooth receiver for this to work.
While I’m skeptical about whether it will be feasible to push directions to the Arduino nano using Apple Shortcuts I believe that in the lowest functionality case I can still program a set of prewritten signals to demo the shoe and maybe create a fake map interface that it corresponds to.
Materials I will need for this are the Nano, Neopixels, and a 3D Printed housing to diffuse the neopixel lights. I am still configuring what I will need to receive signal and also how to know whether the user is moving forward with a compass of some sorts that corresponds to map direction as the Neopixel will likely be able to receive data but not push it back to maps.
For my final project, I have decided to narrow down on an IoT conditioning mirror. I want the mirror to trigger deeper thinking and really make you reconsider how mirrors have made us view ourselves.
I was inspired to create a mirror based off of my project for Allan’s class – in which I created a website and app that reminds you of the conditioning of society through horror and then finds ways to unlearn and remember who you are. With this project, I want to take that one step further by creating a mirror that flickers when you approach it, and whispers different societal expectations on you. I think this kind of acts like a way to materialize how many of us view ourselves daily and how we can start to rethink looking at ourselves in the mirror.
Parts
This is the parts list I got off of Chatgpt since I’m not really sure how to bring this to life at the moment.
ESP32 DevKit V1
PIR sensor (HC-SR501)
DFPlayer Mini
3W 8Ω speaker
Micro SD card
Breadboard + jumper wires
One-way mirror acrylic or mirror film
LED strip (WS2812B)
USB power bank or 5V adapter
For my next steps, I do want to research this more and talk to Becky and find a way to materialize this concept.
Thank you!
