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funkiest kitchen circuit update

A galery wants to show funkiest kitchen in their show, next month. So I decided to revisit the project.

Parts that I dont like:

Positions of IR sensors: you have to lean to activate them. Also, usually users activated left one without knowing it. I am planing to put it higher. So, should get really closer, or use hands.

Shoes: It is so fun to use those shoes, but users don’t trust them. We are thinking of slepers with accelerometers. Still thnking about it…. if you have any idea, let me know.

Circuit board: Board that i made before the show works well, but you shouldn’t move anything. Cause it was a big mess. I made a new board last weekend. It looks better than the old one.  Here are some pictures of old and new board:

the funkiest kitchen

This is the project that we put in to ITP spring show 2009. This is an interactive sink, that waves hand (soap dispencer hits faucet) when ever it sees you. Then you get closer to it, and it starts makeing different sounds with the help of sensors and motor arround. There is. also a foot pedal piece which makes interaction interasting. I have worked with Andy Jordan for this project.

For more info, videos, images : www.funkiestkitchen.com