We find this project to be interesting mainly due to its relevance to the course theme.
It is wearable, possible to make in natural materials, wireless (except internally) and could potentially be useful during rush hours or night time.
Funny and interesting. The interactions introduced with this project are relevant to physical user-experience and are about wearable devices.
Zippers
Zippers where used as sliding potentiometer using conductive thread and resistors. They have a very interesting element as they can be used progressively (different if you unzip half way or all the way).
In our example they used them to dim down the lights and to turn up the volume.
Buttons
The buttons is used as a switch which lights up the candles. When the switch is turned on (which means the button is off) it send a signal to the candles (which are a box with 9V batter and 5V relay)
How does it work
1) Zippers are used as sliding potentiometer using conductive thread and resistors
2) When sliding them down, arduino sends a wireless signal to a controller responsible for the lights and the music.
3) Buttons are opened and the switch is turned on, Arduino sends a message to the candles and they are lit up.
Conclusion
Interesting use of physical wearable objects (buttons, zippers) that can be used for several other use cases.
Especially the ability of a zipper to work as a sliding potentiometer can lead to several other innovative uses.
As i promised this is the link to download the program Fritzing, use by arduino company to make illustrations in their toutorial books and packages. With this program you can draw your project with arduino , adding every thing that you need in it.
The link for download http://fritzing.org/download/
Fritzing is an open-source hardware initiative to support designers, artists, researchers and hobbyists to work creatively with interactive electronics. We are creating a software tool, a community website and services in the spirit of Processing and Arduino, fostering an ecosystem that allows users to document their prototypes, share them with others, teach electronics in a classroom, and layout andmanufacture professional pcbs.
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