physical contact. Team: individual Time: 2024. Nov, 3 weeks Scale: 220x90x6 mm/ 8.66x3.54x0.24 inch Materials: Arduino Nano, Conductive threads, Coin Batteries, Lilypad LEDs, Leather, Brass
Physical contact serves as a source of energy, helping us avoid feelings of loneliness. This wearable project aims to visualize the process of energy absorption and storage through an LED matrix worn on the wrist.
As the wearer engages in physical contact, the LEDs gradually illuminate, representing the accumulation of this symbolic energy.
Process
▲ Test 01: Using the ADCTouch.h library to treat wires as inputs▲ Test 02: Contact duration and the lighting order of the matrix▲ Test 03: Adding fade-in and fade-out effects
▲ Prototyping different glove designs▲ Testing TPU material for visual effects▲ Printing patterns on paper to evaluate visuals▲ Laser-cutting leather and sewing conductive threads to complete the circuit
▲ Testing various leathers and improving circuit layouts