Thursday, October 2, 2008
Prototype_week 3
Our Research Agenda suggested that a study of fabrics and textiles might produce great fodder for the development of a responsive kinetic system. Our first prototype demonstrates physical characteristics of a certain fabric and how those characteristics might begin to play a role in the development of a system rather than an illustrative instrument.
Note that:
- our focus is on output at the moment
- our fabric is an elastic, spandex-like material
- our ability to engineer a skeleton will play a vital role in our prototype's performance
- our goal for this prototype was to generate movement within the fabric while concealing the mechanism which allows such movement to take place.
(image of prototype 2)
(video of prototype 2)
We'll continue with our investigation of fabrics and their participation with the circuit boards by constructing new prototypes which demonstrate uncatalogued behavioral possibilities of textiles.
-Mike + Colin
Note that:
- our focus is on output at the moment
- our fabric is an elastic, spandex-like material
- our ability to engineer a skeleton will play a vital role in our prototype's performance
- our goal for this prototype was to generate movement within the fabric while concealing the mechanism which allows such movement to take place.
(image of prototype 2)
(video of prototype 2)
We'll continue with our investigation of fabrics and their participation with the circuit boards by constructing new prototypes which demonstrate uncatalogued behavioral possibilities of textiles.
-Mike + Colin
# posted by Mike Archer : 4:59 AM
