Low-Tech Sensors

My friend Connor introduced me to Active Surplus in Toronto. Needless to say, my mind was blown by that crazy store. Except for the fact that its not the cheapest place to buy stuff, its every hackers wet dream :-)

Anyway. I found these really neat tilt switches and wanted to build something cool with them.

So I did :-D

Take a look:

I love the design of these... its so simple and pretty :-)

Soft Interface

Just an attempt to create a soft computer interface.

Update on coca201 Project

Animated Paper

Exploring different techniques of animating paper as well as exploring animated paper as a medium. In particular the use of paper animation as an input device, as well as an output device and as projection surface.
 

Excursion 1: Hide your Fears (Earth?)
Projection on paper animated by Nitinol and activated by proximity. 
Animation functions as Output

Possible Schematic for the Nitinol circuitry

Schetch of Content

Excursion 2: Tell the Future (Fire, Water?)
Projection on a Future teller, animated by magnetic actuators triggered by proximity. The animated paper is used as projection surface and output.

 

One opening will display fire, another opening will display water.

Excursion 3:  Follow the Leader (Air?)
A "Flock" of Doves, which copy the movements of a "Leader" Dove.
Paper animation is both Input and Output. The Output Animation is servo actuated, the input animation is human actuated.

Bird flapping its Wings:



The Input is sensed by stretch sensors incorporated in the Origami. A possible circuit may look like this: