intro to new media arts
FINAL PROJECT For my interactive project, I created a knit skirt inspired by bioluminescent deep-sea creatures. My main inspiration was the comb jellyfish because of its rainbow lights. The idea is to program a Circuit Playground Arduino to control the colors of a series of eight Neopixels. These Neopixels are sewn evenly around the waist…
Pin the Tail on the Donkey My switch is the classic game of pin the tail on the donkey with the tail being used to close the circuit. I created a parallel circuit using one button battery and two LEDs. I made the donkey design through sewing a fabric tapestry, creating the circuit through stitching…
1. How do materials affect well-being? Some research suggests that materials directly impact human psychology (e.g., warm materials promote relaxation, transparent materials create openness, acoustically absorbent materials reduce stress). Should artists and designers have a deeper understanding of material psychology? I think that designers being more intentional about the types of materials that they use…