Modular Craft: Outwards & Down
January 25th, 2012 By some bears
The modular pieces of a hanging mobile are the tools people use to craft this piece according to their specifications. Clips, string, hooks and metal wire are provided as a guides to get started, but by using inexpensive objects found around the home, we hope builders are inspired to create additional parts from various mudane bobbles.The next step is to digitize the mobile, which I hope to accomplish by wiring the piece as a simple circuit. Individual parts will be equipped with analog inputs (tilt sensors, photocells) that respond to the environment and store values that control other parts equipped with digital and analog outputs (LEDS, speakers) once the circuit is completed. Additional opportunities for kinetic action are possible with Nitinol wire, which assumes a set shape when exposed to heat. This way, the modular piece is a representation of the user’s actions and the immediate environmental context in which it behaves
