March 2013, PC/PhotoSkin

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PhotoSkin, IAAC + FabLab Barcelona, ES, 2013
Physical Computing, Light Responsive Panel

team: peter malaga, marisa charusilawong, gabriela gonzalez, pedro moraes
supervisor: alex posada, tomas diez

The objective was to build an interactive quivering tridimensional and translucent membrane, that would be activated by flashlights and form different patterns of movements.The aim was to propose an interactive object, through the use and configuration of sensors, actuators and Arduino. For achieving the goal, the following definition was created: Light sensors > Servo motors > Profiles > Elastic Fabric

The profiles can be rotated from 0 to 180 degrees. The start position is 0 degree, till the light sensors capture light and then servo motors rotate the profiles. Each profile reacts to a different sensor and has independent reactions from others. For enabling this movement, the fabric chosen was elastic (lycra) and for the highlight skin like effect, the pink color was assigned. When pointing to the responsive panel with flashlights, the light activates any of the three light sensors arranged in the frame, which generates various movements in the internal profiles that simultaneously stretch the elastic fabric.