Applications and Implications
During the semester I have decided to leave my initial idea to create a textile wrapping machine, that can translate the wrapping technique ( a technique I have developed to create 3d bodies out of fabric bands) into digital fabrication process, I realized it would be too ambitious to create in such a short time.
Instead I choose to create a puppetry, which will combine new technologies and disciplines I have learned and practice during the fab academy, as well as the traditional textile and doll making technique I already use for years.
One of the thing that I will take with me from the course is the relations between crocheting and programing and digital production process, I have mentioned it in my composite materials assignment.
in my final project I would like to keep on researching this idea while dealing with combination between disciplines that seem to be controversial
TYhis is composition:
The flow diagram can explain how it is going to work:
What will it do?
The puppetry will include two figures-a human and a dog, as well as back screen and other decoration accessories.
Puppets will react (turn heads over, barking, tail wag etc...) to the audience activities, around the puppetry like -movement, distance and voices.
The back screen, will be created out of textile material in free quilting technique and will be designed as a city decoration.
The back screen, will be created out of textile material in free quilting technique and will be designed as a city decoration, it will include few leds, which will lightened, darken, blinked and dimmed as results of audience activities as well.
The audience will turn on puppetry reaction but it would be some kind of mystery to figure out which activity couse which reaction.
who's done what beforehand?
there are few projects that deal with computer controlled puppets here are my favorites: Jhon Steed Marionette Tj* The Animatronic Puppet Gal Sasson's Puppetry
I came across this moneky who reacting to audience movements.
In the textile field I came across this textile animation
What materials and components will be required? And where will they come from?
ELECTRONICS:
In Fab Inventory:
3 Attiny44-4.5$
10 six pin headers-2.9$
4 four pin header-1.4$
3 10k Resistors-0.75$
3 capacitor 1uf-0.75$
3 499 Resistors
From Ebay:
2 servo motors-10.5$
1 Speaker 3.4$
3 ultrasonic distance motor5.75
1 photocell sensor2.7$
2 led line-2.45$
3 5 mm LED- 1.3$
1 voice sensor-3.75$
Stage Design"
plywood(fab inventory)
zafzafa wood(fab inventory)
wood rods(local carpenter)
Melted nylon (homemade rcycled materials
DOLL MAKING:
cotton yarn-3.8$
fabric leftovers reused home material
What parts and systems will be made?
hand crocheted puppets
stage and decoration
3 circuits each will control, sensor and 2-3 output devices.
What processes will be used?
CROCHTING
The human figure
And Its Dog:
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STAGE DESIGN have been designe using Rhino
STAGE PRODUCING- willl be created by combination of cnc milling and laser cut
INPUT DEVICES it houses several sensors, including voice, distance and a vibration
OUTPUT DEVICES it will include servo motor, DC motors and LEDS
BOARDS- designed in eagle
Board milling using Roland Modella:
BOARD SOLDERING
LASER CUTTING some stage accessories
what is the schedule?
Week01
Stage Design, textile work, flow diagram,preparing stage part files for milling and cutting
Week02
Sunday- board design
Monday- board milling and soldering
Tuesday- board programing and coding
Wednesday- mill and cut stage parts
Thursday- coding
Friday-Saturday-Complete textile work
Week 03
Sunday- install all the parts togther, testing and fixing code errors
Monday– taking photos as well as Video
Tuesday- Preparing final presentation
Wednesday – Final Presentation!
How will it be evaluated?
My goal with this project is to create communication between the audience and the puppetry, I wish that it will act like a riddle or mystery for the audience to figure out what cause the puppetry reactions, so it would be something people investigate and curious about.
Another challenge for me creating this project is to creating organic combinations between the textile crafts and the technologies