May 11, 2005
Interactive Faux Flowers
Networked Flowers is the project of 3 ITP students: Doria Fan, Jason Kaufman, and Mauricio Melo, to develop a platform for digitally communicating gestures and emotions.
The acrylic flower" sculpture is made up of 25 LEDs and a touch sensor controlled by a PIC, which connects to a network. Through the web or your cellphone, you can remotely control the color and light pattern emitted by the flower. [via inhabitat]
In their own words:
A person gives someone a bouquet. Remotely, the sender can send the recipient different messages or "blooms" via the web or cell phone.
The recipient receives a message alert. Upon touching the base of the flower, the recipient can actively enjoy the flower, and sees the full message played out.
The messages are in the form of different lighting animations. After the flower has bloomed, the sender receives an acknowledgment, informing, via web or email, them the digital flower was delivered and received.
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