// Projects>>> pressure sensitiv music gloves
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Date: 2004 Keywords: physical computing, ambient interfaces, interface design, programming Technology: microcontroller (BX24), pressure sensors, Java, Flash, XML Task: The task was to develop new input devices and scenarios to interact differently with the computer. >>> launch movie |
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My Solution: I never really understood why we are so restricted in interacting with computers. The input devices most commonly used are the mouse and the keyboard, which is an anachronistic concept and has not really developed further in recent years. I started to experiment with different ideas on how people can interact with the computer. My intention was to develop an input device that enables people to interact with the computer whilst freeing them from being forced to be close to a keyboard or mouse... Lastly, I came up with pressure sensitiv gloves. On each fingertip is a pressure sensor, measuring the pressure the user applies to his finger. The pressure values are processed by the computer and sent to the interface on the screen. On the screen the user gets immediate visual feedback from whichever finger he pressed. In addition, the user gets audio feedback by a music sample played at a certain volume as a result of the user's applied pressure. It's like playing the piano without the need of having one. The user can play on the table and the wall. |
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Interesting things about this project: The main difficulty was to get the project up and running, because at the time there was no arduino board which is so nicely integrated with processing. I started from scratch and had to come up with solutions to make my glove communicate with the interface on the screen via the microcontroller. <<< back to projects overview |