Lighting fascinates me, so I wanted to create something for my DIY Design & Fabrication class that was evocative of interstellar imagery while remaining functional.
What I ended up creating was something not so functional. This was my first foray into DIY and laser cutting, so I had trouble creating something other than a box with a hole in it that cast light in a meaningful way.
Still, it was cool to create lighting using an arduino that was themed with astronomical patterns I created in Adobe Illustrator.
Materials: Plywood, Black Acrylic, Gray Acrylic, Mylar, 5 ft. LED strip, Arduino Uno
Software: Arduino IDE
This project was created as an exploration of physical space for my Reactive Spaces and Media Architecture class. Viewer's perception of space is challenge when peering into the structure, where an infinite tunnel animation is projection mapped onto the surface above them.
Viewers can also use controls on the floor next to them to modify different variables of the animation, like velocity or color.
I programmed the arduino connecting the controls to the TouchDesigner animation and handled the electronic components of this project.
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Materials: PVC, Black Cloth, Video Projector, Arduino Uno, Pine Wood Blocks, Lots of Duct Tape
Software: Arduino IDE, TouchDesigner