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| Accouphene |
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The Accouphene tuxedo is decorated with 13 soft
speakers, embroidered in the shape of a coil with
highly conductive yarns. By pulsing energy through
the coils and running a magnet, embedded in the
sleeve of Accouphene, over the coils, sounds are
generated. Accouphene creates a 3D sonic
environment around the human body that can be
activated and modulated through movement of the
hands and the twistingand compression of the
cloth.
When powered, every speaker generates a weak
magnetic field that reacts to a strong magnet
positioned in close proximity to the fabric. The
magnet's strength and its distance from the
embroidered coil determine the amplitude of the
sounds. By electronically pulsing the embroidered
coils at different frequencies, the Accouphene
jacket can play different notes.
The speakers are driven by MOSFETS connected to an
Atmel 8-bit RISC microcontroller. The circuit is
powered by a 7.8V Li-Poly battery. The firmware on
the mcu simply toggles the speakers at various
duty cycles to generate the different frequencies.
Vincent Leclerc, Joey Berzowska & the XS Labs
Squirrels
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Durée : 39 s |
| Nitinol prototype for "shape memory architecture" |
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Architectural prototype made by students at the
workshop held at CITA, at the Royal Academy in
Copenhagen. Thanks to Mette Ramsgard Thomsen.
Collaborators: Joanna Berzowska, XS Labs in
Montreal, Canada,
Marcello Coello, MIT Media Lab
Textiles, Danmarks Design School
Afdeling 2, KARCH
Date December 2006
The workshop invited a cross disciplinary group of
students from Department 2 and Textiles at
Danmarks Design School to explore the embedding of
reactive 'smart' materials into the bespoke
membranes developed in the Knitted Skins
work-shop.
Memory polymers are used for suture in keyhole
surgery and can be purchased in sheets but also in
fluid state for casting. Using the mem-branes
developed by the students in the first two
workshops the idea is to embed or en-knit the
memory polymers into the structure and use simple
trigger to activate their state change.
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Durée : 16 s |
| Memory Rich Garments |
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This experiment in memory rich garments consists
of dresses that explore touch, embodied intimacy,
and the technical implementation and construction
of visually reactive substrates for manipulating
use data on a textile. The conceptual framework
consists of the gathering and displaying of
intimate touch events but also explores social
choreographies that emerge when bodies actively
inhabit identical reactive costumes.
Wearable artifacts, by virtue of the fact that
they are worn on the body, are a very intimate
technology. Social and cultural changes are
implicit in any new technology. These dresses
explore the idea of wearable technologies that
encourage physical touch and contribute to create
embodied as opposed to virtual proximity between
people.
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Durée : 219 s |
| Enleon: kinetic electronic garment |
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ENELEON is constructed out of heavy hand-made
felt, creamy leather, and reflective lamÈ lining.
It is shaped like a large bilateral symmetric pod
that encloses the body from front and back. The
materials are perforated with small decorative
holes that allow some airflow around the body.
Each side features six scattered scales that rise
and lower in order to reveal a mirrored lining.
The movement is activated by beaded shape memory
alloy (SMA) coils, controlled through custom
electronics. A sculpted felt mask obscures the
face with reflective chain mail, further erasing
the hostÃs identity. The front and the back are
identical, so the host assumes an element of
radial as well as bilateral symmetry.
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Durée : 65 s |
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