RSSZygote Interactive Ball in action at Building Interactive Playgrounds, Italy
ZYGOTE is a lightweight inflated ball, illuminated from within, that responds to pressure applied to its surface. Interacting with the ball is simple: punch it, bounce it, squeeze it, or tap it and the ball's internal LEDs react instantaneously. Dozens of balls released to an energetic audience at a major music concert, transform the environment into a multi-sensorial, interactive playground, actively engaging the crowd in a shared experience. Each ball also can act as both an input and an output device by being networked to a central computer. This allows for more complex interaction, as the crowd can modify the graphics on a screen, make the balls light up in unison, or even affect the music.It'd be interesting to see one of these cross-bred with a reinforced Blubber Bot.
Zygote on Vimeo -Link
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Interactive sound LED sequence paper lantern -Link
I think "product placement" should be clearly labeled as not a project.....
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Hi Progman -
Just to clarify - It's not my intention to promote the sale of the Zygote device, only introduce its concept to the Make:Blog's pool of readers and perhaps help spur some new ideas. In many respects, much of today's commercial technology helps to inform the creative design process.
Thanks - C
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