Space Replay – Delayed echo of human activity

Author Filip VisnjicCategory Arduino MembersPosted on: People , ,

Created by Francesco Tacchini in collaboration with Julinka Ebhardt and Will Yates-Johnson, Space Replay is a hovering object that explores and manipulates transitional public spaces by constantly recording and replaying their ambient sounds. The object is aimed to produce "a delayed echo of human activity" by using a helium filled latex balloon equipped with battery-powered Arduino and an Adafruit Wave Shield hacked to record and playback audio on the fly.

The components were inserted into the balloon after being vacuum formed in plastic in the shape of a cone — in order to enhance the sound coming from the speaker and protect the balloon from the wires and PCB edges. The balloon was filled with enough helium to be able to lift everything and hover, reaching its buoyancy point. The final and lightest prototype weights 120g, comprising of electronics, packaging and balloon.

Sorry, this is Members Only content. Please Log-in.

Join us today by becoming a Member.

  • Archive: More than 3,500 project profiles, scores of essays, interviews and reviews.
  • Publish: Post your projects, events, announcements.
  • No Ads: No advertisements, miners, banners.
  • Education: Tutorials (beginners and advanced) with code examples, downloads.
  • Jobs Archive: Find employers who have recruited here in the past (over 800 jobs).
  • Discounts: Special offers and giveaways (events, books and media).

Become a Member

/++

Dead Media – Mathilde Lavenne’s Artefact#0, Digital Necrophony

Artefact#0, Digital Necrophony is a recent installation by Lille-based artist Mathilde Lavenne that forgoes (burial and cremation) funerary convention in favour of sonification.

Nelson – Tiny device that helps push a switch on everyday objects

Created by Maxime Castelli at ECAL (Bachelor Media & Interaction Design), Nelson is a tiny connected module designed to bring life remotely to everyday objects. It’s based on a very simple foreward and backward movement as we do in the everyday life, like pushing a switch.

TAMI – An intuitive approach to the learning of trigonometry

TAMI (Tangible Mathematics Interface) is an interface that facilitates the learning of the basics of trigonometry. Comprised of a tabletop display and a series of physical controllers, users can manipulate mathematical parameters and see the results on-screen in real-time.

The Electric Knife Orchestra by Neil Mendoza

Created by Neil Mendoza, The Electric Knife Orchestra consists of sixteen knives and one meat cleaver (all purchased from the $0.99 store) that have been brought to life to perform the Bee Gee’s hit Stayin’ Alive.

/+

/++

SPOOK-I: Surveillance and weaponization of everyday devices

Created by Francesco Tacchini, SPOOK-I is a hypothetical but operative US National Security Agency inspired machine. It mimics two surveillance techniques available to the NSA Tailored Access Operations unit, in order to expose the technology employed by state surveillance for the ‘weaponization of everyday’.