Things I used:
Ultra-Sonic Sensor
Nike hat
Wires
Breadboard
LCD Screen
Arduino Uno
You
Are Invading My Personal Space, Stranger
Are Invading My Personal Space, Stranger
In this interactive
project, I decided to make a LCD screen attached to a hat (or you can use a headband),
which will get activated based on how close (based on proximity) the viewer I am
having a conversation with, is from the ultrasonic sensor. If the viewer is 60-50
cm away from me, the LCD will print “Hmm”, if 49-40cm, it will print “What a
creep”, if 39-20cm, “WTF, OMFG”, and finally, if 19-1cm, it will print “Fuck
off”. I wanted to make this interactive art piece because I am pushing myself
to explore how another person reacts in a situation where they can actually and
“technically” read a person’s mind during a casual conversation. By doing this,
I want to explore the unwritten rules of mannerism and how one should act
during a conversation with a stranger who is invading your personal space.
project, I decided to make a LCD screen attached to a hat (or you can use a headband),
which will get activated based on how close (based on proximity) the viewer I am
having a conversation with, is from the ultrasonic sensor. If the viewer is 60-50
cm away from me, the LCD will print “Hmm”, if 49-40cm, it will print “What a
creep”, if 39-20cm, “WTF, OMFG”, and finally, if 19-1cm, it will print “Fuck
off”. I wanted to make this interactive art piece because I am pushing myself
to explore how another person reacts in a situation where they can actually and
“technically” read a person’s mind during a casual conversation. By doing this,
I want to explore the unwritten rules of mannerism and how one should act
during a conversation with a stranger who is invading your personal space.
First, I connected the
LCD and Ultra sonic sensor to the breadboard and the Arduino circuit board. Note,
LCD and the Ultra sonic sensor will share the same GND and 5V!
LCD and Ultra sonic sensor to the breadboard and the Arduino circuit board. Note,
LCD and the Ultra sonic sensor will share the same GND and 5V!
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For the LCD, I connected SDA to A5 and SCL
to A4 on the circuit board.
For the LCD, I connected SDA to A5 and SCL
to A4 on the circuit board.
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For the Ultrasonic sensor, I connected the
trig to pin 3 and Echo to pin 4
For the Ultrasonic sensor, I connected the
trig to pin 3 and Echo to pin 4
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And using the breadboard, I connected the
LCD GND to the same GND to the
And using the breadboard, I connected the
LCD GND to the same GND to the
Ultrasonic (same with the 5V).
Secondly, I expanded the wires connected to the LCD by
adding more wires! With this, I sewed the LCD onto the Nike hat. Then I soldered the wires that were on the breadboard onto the “mini” breadboard.
adding more wires! With this, I sewed the LCD onto the Nike hat. Then I soldered the wires that were on the breadboard onto the “mini” breadboard.
Finally, worked on the code, and voilà!