PC2 - first ideas

We had a group presentation in Physical Computing 2 on Monday of our idea for the main project of this semester. My groups idea is for a semitransperant coat filled with tiny lights called L.E.Ds. When an area of the coat is touched the lights in that area are turned on and then slowly turn off. The idea is to leave a lasting impression of physical contact. The user can also touch a lit area to turn off the lights instantly - as if brushing away the unwanted contact.

I'm slightly worried at the prospect of wiring this sucker up but my group mate seems intent on following through - i don't think he has any real idea of how much work is involved. Oh well - think I'll try and talk him into something a little more feasable.

One aspect that was very suprising was the level of finish the projects showed for a situation where only a general idea was required. The ideas themselves weren't quite there yet but the level of effort put into the flash animations and video work was impressive. Very cool stuff.