Tag: Proposal

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Object: Entry 6

Project Proposal

Description

My interactive object will be a Cthulhu mask made from recycled materials. The mask will contain three separate interactive systems. The first will be moving eyebrows, the second will be voice activated lights on the mouth tentacles to accentuate speech, and the last one will be a heart monitor which propagates lights through the mask in a breathing manner.

The mask will build off my previous experience making this mask. I liked making the mask as an art project. I would love to refine my technique and build onto the existing skill set.

Material List

  • Mask Material – Likely leather and fabric
    • Tentacles – clear tubing
    • Leather for top of mask
    • Sunglass lenses for four eyes
  • Sound Sensor – https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12758
  • 2x LED strip – Owned
  • Eyebrow Sensor – https://www.adafruit.com/product/2699
  • 2x Servo Motor
  • Heart Rate monitor – https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12650

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Fabrication: Entry 3

Project Details

I want to make a mask that will light up and play a sound whenever a specific hashtag is used on Twitter. The mask will be made from recycled materials and in the shape of Shub-Niggurath, The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young, from Lovecraft’s mythos. Most of the mask will be made from recycled shoes and other leather items from thrift stores. The horns will likely be made from PVC painted black, unless I find some other horns, real or not. Lastly, the main eyes will be made from goggles, while the secondary eyes will be made from glass over LED lights. The electronics will be powered via battery pack and light up the eyes and play sound from speakers in the ears. Most of the mask will the held together by glue with additional decorative stitching as needed.

I took inspiration for this from Freehand Profits, who makes gas masks out of sneakers. I also wanted to keep continuity within my body of work and dark, goaty, Lovecraftian masks fit in nicely.

Materials:

Mask

  • Shoes/jackets/purses (mask material) – $50
  • Goggles – $10
  • Chicken wire (for structure) – $10
  • Glue – $10
  • Plastic piping (for horns) – $10
  • Glass marbles/pieces (for extra eyes) – $10

Electronics:

  • Led strip – $40
  • Battery pack – $8

Timeline:

  • Milestone 1: Finished schematics, bought materials
  • Milestone 2: Finished Electronics, all mask parts made
  • Final: Finished mask