My proposal for a final project
My idea for a final project should be a combination between a game and a proper device that can assist and open boundaries for new kind of creativity...
My sources of inspiration is my childhood TV series that I used to watch when I was very young, and the Israeli TV had only 1 channel to choose from.
Inspiration 1 -" the enchanted crayon " it is a Polish cartoon about a child that holds a magic pencil which bring to life anything he draws.
know that it might look pathetic and innocent, but this is exactly where it all came from - the imagination beyond creativity,
the power of the visual aspect of things,
the power of a simple stick - a pencil.
that I always dreamt of heaving one...
here is a chapter I found on YouTube
Another TV series that had a magic stick as the main magic in it wasGabby and Debby that was an educational program to learn English back in the 70's.
"Gabby and Debby, Israeli teenager siblings, find a magic stick in an old house. By using the magic stick on maps, they travel to far places in the world, and help many people" (IMDB).
Click here to watch on Youtube
A "stick" is a handle that holds at its tip the source of its existence In general, a stick as a controller or as a communication tool if you like, exist in many disciplines, for example a conductor is using the stick to control the harmony of the orchestra, a pencil and a stylus, joystick and even a simple brush are communication controllers between men and the machine or a certain format on which they express themselves.
Fascinated by creativity and imagination I found myself seeking for a tool that could track my lines and sketches, sense my pressure and submit it in a 3D environment - as a file, painting or even a sculpture.
It would be wonderful to sketch something in the open air and finding it as a 3D model on a computer screen - ready to be printed....
I would imagine a "Magic pen" the will sense my pressure to determine the line thickness, follow my movements and even could change features and colors, textures and finishing...
another community are in need for such tool is the handicapped,
the people that have the daily challenge to express themselves and their needs, weather by talking, drawing or activating a machine.
I have found that many handicapped people are using a stick as a controller to operate their surrounding - or should I call it a device that is gripped with the teeth and can be used to type, push buttons, turn pages, operate power wheelchairs, or modify environmental control units and other equipment. It is commonly used by individuals who have a high-level (C4 and up) tetraplegia. Also called chinstick.
The current mouth sticks are adjust to the mouth by universal bite area as the grip and a long stick attached for reaching the necessary device, recently, with the touch screen technology spreading all over, the sticks has a rubber tip that the touch screen can response to.
But the concept remain the same, a stick attached to the mouth and it is an extension in order to replace the fingers.
My idea is concentrated at the stick as a movement tracking device that can be used as a controller - the strength of the bite will determine commands and orders - pressing hard or soft, will determine a command, and a navigation "ball" will be a part of the stick, where it could be moved by the tongue. So it might be a Joystick-controller-mouse operated by mouth.