User:Frosti/Interactive square
Final project - Interactive square
Concept Make interactive square behind our Fab Lab in the center of town Vestmannaeyjar. Have sensors around the square and respond on projector/monitor, lights or speakers depending on peoples behavior. Make the square fun, interactive and educational about the islands, Fab projects and other innovation projects.
Project summary
Schedule
- Make description of how it will work
- Design the look of the interactive square
- Make list of the inventory
Parts list
Design
- Design of the area.
- Functionality design
Design of the area
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Functionality design
Electronics
- Sensors
- Select sensors
- Design micro-computer
- Programming
- Make
Sensors
Here are some ideas of different types of sensors:
- Magnetic proximity sensor
- Proximity sensors
- motion sensor
- Microphone
- video
- light sensor
- strain
- Temperature sensor
- Color sensor
- Accelerometer
- Pressure sensor
- Force Sensitive Resistor
- Hotpot
- Light to Frequency Converter
- Photo cell
- Vibration sensor
- Ultrasonic range finder
Outputs
- Speakers
- Lights
- LED
- Motor
- Mobile phone -> SMS
- Computer
- Monitor / projector
Distribution plan
First of all develop the idea further. Make first interactive square in Iceland behind our Fab Lab. Collaborate with local companies in IT and local flagstone maker and develop knowledge based cluster around these things. Promote in national TV. Make Youtube videos available and make website with better information and opportunities how to make these types of squares. Develop business plan around the idea.
Links
Thoughts how I could Processing for this
- Video and user interactions
- Cool body navigation project in processing
- Shadow monsters in processing
- Webcam tracking
- Guerilla innovation
Some notes
Connecting two boards Take a look at hello serial.
- Pick char from PC
- Put char to PC
Connect different micro-controllers.