StonGlow_Physcomp_Final
Authors
Rory Nugent, Minsoo Lee, Greg Stringer
Unique lighting devices that marry engaging play with aesthetic beauty.
Description
Stoneglow is a collection of stone shaped lighting devices that interact with each depending on their arrangement. Each stone is lit with the colors red, green, or blue and the overall color of each stone shifts and fades depending on its correlation with neighboring stones. Users orchestrate the objects upon a level surface and play with the arrangement, exploring the various colors each shape emits and even builds a unique arrangement of her or her own.
Stoneglow takes the technical innards and conceals it with the beautiful aesthetics of its clear plastic enclosure.
Stoneglow may be interpreted as a unique device for building ambiance or even an abstract toy. Whichever it is, each unique arrangement is a piece of beauty that may cause the user to leave the creation "as is" or encourage him or her to improve upon the creation.
Implementation
The enclosure is a cast clear plastic shell. The electronics inside include an Arduino Mini, infrared emitters, infrared detector modules, an infrared remote control IC, and lithium coin cell batteries.
Designed by Rory Nugent, Minsoo Lee, Greg Stringer