Looking Outwards – interaction 1

by honray @ 10:19 am 2 February 2011

This project uses wood pieces to create a mirror that interacts with people as they walk in front of it. A total of 830 wood pieces and motors are used that rotate vertically, changing their color as the user walks in front of the mirror.

I found the project interesting because of its novel use of wood, a non-reflective material, as a material for simulating a mirror. I am also surprised at how realtime the mirror is, despite its use of mechanical motors for each wood piece. It is also very creative in using the variation in brightness when a wood piece is rotated under light.

I think the project would be really cool if lenticular pieces were used instead of wooden blocks. That way, the blocks would actually change color (instead of brightness) when they are rotated.

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