After over two months of work, and so much help from Nicholas, Amanda, the crew at K1ND, Yanglei, Sheng Qiang, and his students at Beijing Jiaotong University, and of course Bea, Evelyn and the rest of the team at Beijing Design Week, the Octopus Pavilion has finally come fully to life! Opening party on September 24th was a big hit. Thanks all for the incredible work, perseverance, and support from everyone involved!!
Opening in 22 Days
On Site in 15 Days
New simulation animation in site. Much to do.
This weekend workshop we will:
27 Days to go
Here are some videos of the physics simulation we are setting up in grasshopper to test the design and interactivity, using the kangaroo2 physics library:
Also some progress on the prototype. Working with a nice nylon type fabric, with sowing:
(The first foray into Arduino programming. Pretty much following built-in examples for driving DC motors and reading analog sensors (here a IR distance sensor). The fan here was nowhere near powerful enough to inflate even a small garbage bag, but I think the principle is useful, and hopefully this is the start of a series of experiments.
And a couple useful links for future development:
http://www.instructables.com/id/RE-Inflatable-Vest/?ALLSTEPS
http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-Arduino-with-TIP120-transistor-to-control-moto/
