Module 1 Formstorming

Weekly Activity Template

Fernanda Lopez

Project 1

Module 1

Starting out with circuits.

Activity 1

Tried using salt water to create a circuit but it did not work. Maybe it did not work because the water was not salty enough.

Here the fan starts working after closing the circuit.

This is the parallel circuit created in class. Even if it was a bit finicky it still worked.

This is the construction of the parallel circuit.

Single circuit experimenting with different materials.

Tried crocheting with thin wire to create a parallel circuit, which worked out even if the loops were very wide.

After some attempts, the parallel cicuit stopped working. I though it might be because the wire was too thin so I gathered the crocheted sides together. Even after that the connection did not work.

The LED lights only lit up if i connected the battery to the wires closes to the light.

This is a series circuit made in class and it did not work.

This is an exaple of the top light in the parallel circuit lighting up.

After coiling up the botton wires, sometimes the blue light would turn. Both lights did not turn on at the same time.

I sew a tiny purse made out of felt.

Added a battery pouch connected to two wires. The wires are hidden at the top pf the purseand make the opening more stable. The LED light is connected to the wires coming out of the pouch.

When the user wants to turn on the light they can press the pouch to close the circuit. This works because the wires inside the pouch are coiled up and small so they are not touching the battery until the pouch is pressed.

Using the same design from the purse, I created another battery pouch. But the coils in this one are bigger and the stitches are tighter so that there is constant contact. The wires at the bottom are the ones that close the circuit when they come in contact with a conducive material.

Here the conductor-tester lights up after it touches metal pliers.

Another attempt at creating a parallel circuit.

The parallel circuit works and the lights are brighter because I used a 9V battery instead.

Single circuit made in class.

Used Play dough to create a series circuit as an experiment this time. The water and salt conteent in it make it a great conductor.

This is the Play dough - series circuit. I liked using Play dough because it is fun and holds its shape well.

Parallel circuit using Play dough. It was fun using this material because it sped up the process of creating the circuit and I did not need to check if the connections are loose.

Paralllel circuit off.

This is the simple circuit on.

Activity 2

This idea is inspired by Chinese shadow puppetry.

This concept would serve as story telling and use circuits to turn on the light that creates the shadows for the narrative

This idea is called: stretching yoga set. When you do a forward fold and touch your legss with the gloves a pattern in the pants will light up. Since yoga also includes hand mutras for meditation, I am also incorporating these movements to activate different patterns on the pants.

This is an image of the whole artboard with all the ideas.

This is a bed that turns off the lights when someone lies on it. For a scenario, where you are very tired and you just plummet on your bed ready to sleep.

This is a dish rack that alrts you when it is too full. The weight from the plates serve as abutton that turns on a light to warn the user to pick up the plates.

This is a guitar-chord teacher. There are conductive knubs on each note and the student needs to press them in order to turn on a light. If the light is on, that indicates that they have correctly played the chord.

These are reading glasses, the lights turn on when you wear them because the connections at the ends connects to the person's head.

This is a silly idea to remind people to zip up their flyers. If they zip it up, the light turns on, if they have not closed it the light is off.

This is a night light that activates with a button on the washroom entrance floor. When it is night and you want to go to the washroom, you want a dim light to show the way but not wake you up. Since most people are half asleep during this scenario, the switch as the floor is very convenient and intuitive.

This is the purse from the previous activity because it does also work as a wearable.

This jacket serves as a reminder and reassurance that you have your keys in your pocket because a light turns on if there is metal in your pocket. This is not the most effective because there could be a false positive if a coin closes the circuit instead of keys. This could be helpful for people that tend to forget their keys.

This is an umbrella that lights up when you open it. Would look really pretty under the rain.

Project 1

Final Project 1 Design

Wearable Interactive Affordance Based Circuit

These are the gloves from the yoga set. These gloves light up to help people focus on the present while they do yoga. The gloves turn on when the hands come in contact with the aluminum patches on the leggins. You can also do various hand Mudras wearing these gloves for energetic purposes.

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Non-Wearable Interactive Affordance Based Circuit

This is Tammy, the doll I made for this project, her heart lights up when she is holdig her purse. I plan to add more accessories for her in the future like a headband and shoes.

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