bearbooth
| Outcome
A surprising and delightful experience in which users peek inside a box and get transported into a different world of singing bears
| Opportunity
To use physical computing to create a unique experience
This is the BearBooth.
Think of it as a photo booth built to surprise and delight.
It is simply a curious black box from the outside, but once the user places their face inside, the system is triggered and a world of singing, seemingly ad infinitum, mechanical bears delight. In attempt to capture that moment of surprise, a hidden camera snaps a photo. The user only is only able to see the photo afterwards, wherein they realize they have become part of the bear milieu.
BearBooth is a physical computing project that incorporates soft circuitry, serial communication between Arduino and a computer using Javascript. The bears are mounted on servo motors.
To see all the transformations thus far, please visit flickr.com/bearbooth
Category: physical computing, fabrication, soft circuitry, serial communication, programming
Date: December 2015
Toolkits: Arduino, P5.js
Collaborators: Dana Abrassart
Personal Highlight: turning people into bears!
The Process
From initial rough prototype to finished piece
