intro to new media arts
Mood/Emotion Detector Necklace This project is interactive and explores how physical gestures and breath can be translated into emotional states using light. Different movements and breathing patterns trigger different emotional responses, allowing the user to perform and observe moods through visual feedback. Using the Circuit Playground’s built-in accelerometer, microphone, buttons, and NeoPixel LEDs, the device…
This project is interactive and explores how physical gestures and breath can be translated into emotional states using light and sound. Different movements trigger different emotional responses, allowing the user to perform and observe different moods. Using the Circuit Playground’s built-in accelerometer, speaker, microphone, buttons, and NeoPixel LEDs, the device will be able to respond…
This project is a wearable jewelry switch with two rings, made out of aluminum bands (metal) and wrapped in copper tape, that interact with one another in a heart-shaped parallel LED circuit. Everything will be on construction paper and powered by a 3V coin cell battery. The rings are the only things that lift up…
Question 1: The article suggests that material meaning is fluid and constantly shifting. For example, plastic was once seen as futuristic but is now often viewed as environmentally problematic. Which materials are currently undergoing a shift in cultural perception, and why? Answer: One material that I feel is undergoing a shift is wood because a…