Wearable Computing Lightening Talk
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Wearable computing has a long history dating back over 1000 years when conductive fabrics were used. More recently, wearable lights became popular in the late 19th century. Wearable computing now encompasses aesthetic and functional uses such as Google Glass and light-up clothing. The Arduino open-source platform allows users to easily create wearable projects using microcontrollers, sensors, and actuators. Popular Arduino boards for wearables include LilyPad and Flora which can be sewn into fabrics. The Arduino software and online tutorials make it simple to code wearable projects and get inspiration from examples like light-up dresses, solar phone chargers, and smart jackets.
Wearable Computing Lightening Talk
- 2. History ● ● Conductive fabrics/thread have been used for over 1000 years! By the late 19th century, electricity was so ubiquitous, party planners could hire women to wear light-studded party gowns
- 3. Categories ● Wearable computing encompasses a wide range of uses – purely aesthetic ● – light/sound displays purely practical/functional ● ● Google glasses Turn signal bike jackets
- 4. Enter Arduino ● Arduino – open source electronics prototyping platform – Hardware (microcontroller, inputs, outputs) – Software/IDE (simplified C++ language)
- 5. Arduino Hardware Suites ● Microcontroller ● Inputs – – Accelerometers – ● Temperature/Light Sensors Switches, Buttons Outputs – LEDs, Speakers, Vibration Motors
- 6. Hardware Examples ● Lilypad Arduino http://lilypadarduino.org/ – Female Creator (Leah Buechley) – Easy Development Boards ● ● Prewired to plug into computer, then snap apart for sewing FLORA http://www.adafruit.com/category/92 – Less expensive, steeper learning curve
- 8. Learning ● LadyAda.net http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/index.html ● Adafruit Tutorials http://learn.adafruit.com/category/learn-arduino ● Arduino Tutorials http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Foundations#.Uw7BI16rXXQ ● Sparkfun Tutorials https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials
- 10. Inspiration ● Butterfly dress flaps with heartbeat http://artandprogram.com/butterflydress/index.php?mov=1 ● Solar powered phones phone charging bags http://www.howcast.com/videos/271702-How-to-Make-a-Solar-Charging-Bag ● Turn Signaling Biking Jacket http://lilypadarduino.org/?p=1478 ● Touch Sensitive Hoodie http://www.instructables.com/id/musical-conductivity-detecting-light-up-hoodie/