PRODUCT INTERACTION
MECHATRONICS
AIM
OUTCOME
Paintscape brings to life all the colors in your day to day pallette. With this interactive paint pallete, you are able to capture a color from your surroundings and paint using light!
This project was completed by Abiola , Alex, and Paige. Abiola was responsible for creating build plans and prototyping all elements of the paint board based on the group decided concept. Alex created the paintbrush and Paige prototyped the electronics with some assistance from Abiola and Alex.
Before joining the group, we each brainstormed a set of our own ideas around a final product interaction demo. I explored ideas around a subversion of movements, actions and everyday objects along with interactions that would give participants some type of feedback when interacting with the overall experience.
Ultimately, I brought forth to the group, an idea around an installation that allows participants to run a finger across a printed photograph which would then animate on a parallel display omitting related colors and sounds.
Paintscape is a synthesis of all three of our ideas reimagining a painter's palette.
In groups of three, apply 'Designing Product Interactions' course learning to bring forth an interactive object.
Paintscape
PROCESS
BUILD PLAN
Laser cut plywood sheets, led strips, paper, tape, yarn
Laser cut plywood sheets, led strips, paper, tape, yarn, surroundings!
Paige's notes
Abiola's notes
Button mockups
*Listen for the *clicks*
Final electronics test + Assembly
With two weeks to deliver, I was delegated the task of building the overall structure of the "canvas." Things I had to keep in mind were the weight of the materials, how a person will know that the color has transferred, and housing the electronics. That said, the type of button, making sure the painter hears a *click*, and material opacity all factored into the prototyping process.