Ideation for Term Project.

Ideas I would like to look into are the full scale plush me with some sort of movement or lights. This could be a plush heart that lights up when in place or even a motion tracking head which rotated following the direction of moment it sees. I have looked into how I can take advantage of using the digital 3D scan/catch I already have of myself and it seems there are two suitable methods for this. 1. Stacked Slices, using 123D Make and either Laser cutting 96 Sheets of Felt on the laser cutter or 2 sheets of 4′ x 8′ 2″ thick blue-foam on the Shopbot.

2. Pepakura, the papercraft program that breaks down 3D shapes into printable, cuttable and foldable forms. I could do this on a large scale with felt to replicate my form. The image below shows what the ‘net of me’ looks like.

Another concepts is a mechanical ceiling lamp that could track a user around the room and follow them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The spider cam used in the 2011 Rugby World Cup uses digital 3D modeling technology to achieve its location & movement. Perhaps this technology could be applied to lighting or even ceiling furniture.
“SpiderCam works using winches and cables above the playing area which allow the camera to film any position on the field.”


source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-1250038/SIX-NATIONS-2010-Fans-climbing-wall-BBCs-use-Spidercam.html

 

Final Project – Photographic 3D Modeling

Right now we’re working on a 123D Catch workshop, and I’d like to continue my project into our Making Studio. Here’s the link to my Instructable.

Shown above is my Hand Scan. Essentially, I’m experimenting with alternative photography methods and the 123D Catch App. Since the workshop is ending this week, I’d like to keep working on this project so that I can generate some awesome three dimensional photographs!

FINAL IDEA #1- SOFT SWITCH STOOL

As a first idea for my final project, I’ve decided to build a “soft switch stool”. I really liked playing with felt, so I want to continue by making a stool which will light up when someone sits on.

Here are two inspiration boards for the “top felt” designs;

1. Quotes about sitting on each stool from Katy Perry to Flaubert.

2. Some geometric or line drawings created from felt.

CACTUS HUG

For my plush night light I have inspired from a photo of myself, where l had a cactus on top of my head.

I have used felt as a material and laser cut it for the precise dimensions and sharp edges.

I have used a soft switch where the conductive materials the buttons are in between. So that when there is a pressure on one of the buttons, it closes the circuit and the LED’s light up!

The idea behind my plush light is that you hug “pillow Rona” the cactus on top of her head would light up!

Svala – modular night light

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This is Svala.

It is a modular plush light with leds that shine but that you can’t see. It is therefore only a light that shines as if it was night – ergo, not at all.

My process started by sewing the moduls out of dense black fabric.

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I combined the moduls and hung them up.

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I soldered 11 LED lights in parallel.

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Discovered that they worked on my first try.

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And was this happy about it.

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I then mounted the LED string into the moduls.

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and Voila!

 

Cloud

Advances in physical computing and interaction design hardware over recent years have created a new breed of smartobjects which are gaining more and more traction in the design world. These smartobjects have the potential to be far more interactive and emersive than ever before. What is exciting is that its becoming increasingly easier and cheaper to become a part of, with DIY and hacker communities initiatives such as Maker Faire, Instrutactables as well numerous other organisations & people showing the growing interest in this area. Done as part of the Making Studio Class taught by Becky Stern in the Products of Design Masters Program at School of Visual Arts. This project aims to capture the essence of this style of designing, where ideas, thinking and process are shared for others to use and expand on.

On one hand ‘Cloud’ is an Arduino controlled, motion triggered lightning & thunder performance. On the other it is a music activated visualizer & suspended speaker unit.

 

 

 

The cloud is made by felting hypoallergenic fiberfill to a sponge casing which forms the frame of the cloud and holds the speakers and componentry. The felting tool used is a custom made felting tool made from the left over sponge and 4 felting needles. To control the functions of the cloud there are three tactile switches scattered around the base. The concept references real clouds which constantly change shape through the switches requiring constant exploration to find the right switch to turn the right feature on or off.

Acting either as a semi-emersive lightning experience or as speaker with visual feedback this Nightlight – Nightspeaker hybrid introduces not only a new discourse for what a nightlight is or cloud be but also what a smartobject is or could be?

Beacon: Plush Night Light

For my plush night light project I wanted to explore a more natural yet abstract form.  At the same time I have been becoming interested in nautical design, so I have tried to meld these two ideas into Beacon.

Beacon’s basic form is that of a sailboat, with a central mast, and much like the hull of a ship, the form is stretched over “ribs” giving it the form its structure.  I also wanted to use natural materials, such as rope and unfinished wood.

If this were to exist in the real world, I could picture it as a night light perhaps in something like a private sailboat, a bedside table, or as a guide light, or beacon.

In process shot of the structure.

Initial sketches of the project.

More process shots (thanks Katie)