8. Wearables¶
Research¶
Creating two actuators swatches designed for the body and a swatch using the ATtiny or other microcontroller with both an input and output designed to be worn on the body.
Lecture notes
-Actuator: a component of a circuit that moves or controls another part based on input.
VISUAL * RGB LEDs * Neopixels * Thermochromic Ink * Fiber optics
SOUND * Textile speakers
MOTION * Shape memory alloys * Flip dots * Vibe motors and Haptics
check out the lecture's video for more information here
THERMOCHROMIC INK¶
-These inks or pigments change state with the presense of heat
-Pigments can be mixed with different substrates like paint, glue, Polymorph, etc.
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References & Inspiration¶
DESIGN PROCCESS¶
Another moodboard of amazing artists to get inspired. For the wearables week I was thinking a lot about installations and festival fashion.
- [slides](http://class.textile-academy.org)
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT¶
Tools¶
Process and workflow¶
Code Example¶
Use the three backticks to separate code.
``` // the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board void setup() { // initialize digital pin LED_BUILTIN as an output. pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT); }
// the loop function runs over and over again forever
void loop() {
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH); // turn the LED on (HIGH is the voltage level)
delay(1000); // wait for a second
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW); // turn the LED off by making the voltage LOW
delay(1000); // wait for a second
}
`
Results¶
I used the 3D printed example from the Computational Coututre week to test the LEDS. I could develop it further into a wearable installation or garment.
LED’S by Regina Chatzivalasi