mr indecision

a small felt version of myself that turns its head and looks at you.

[Instructable here]

This is a project on using 123D Catch to get a 3D scan of my whole body. Once I had the scan I cleaned it up and manipulated it ready for 123D Make. I sliced the model in Make and preped it for Laser cutting. Once done I lazer cut and integrated the componentry and Arduino to make the head turn. I created two functions an automatic tracking function and a manually controlled function through Max MSP. In a way this is a Modern Day Puppet.

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Always Be Knolling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-CTkbHnpNQ

I posted this as a “tutorial” in the broadest sense of the word, but more so because I really like the style that it is shot in. It goes to show that you can make an engaging video with a static camera position and a catch tune, even if your subject matter is rather banal.

Also, I think the work of Tom Sachs very much relates to the Making Studio class, and I encourage anyone who is not familiar with his stuff to check it out.

I posted this as a “tutorial” in the broadest sense of the word, but more so because I really like the style that it is shot in. It goes to show that you can make an engaging video with a static camera position and a catchy tune, even if your subject matter is rather banal.

Also, I think the work of Tom Sachs very much relates to the Making Studio class and I am a big fan, I encourage anyone who is not familiar with his stuff to check it out here.