IoNature

by DeqingS in Circuits > Art

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IoNature

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ioNature is an interactive installation consisting 1500 sets of real grass and dry grass. When people walk nearby, the grass will respond to people by swinging back and forth, form wave patterns, just like when wind blows in the nature field. It's an exploration of the question - what will be like in the future when everything is connected?

This project was commissioned by RAB Lighting Inc., won Lightfair International 2017 Best Booth Award (900+ sqft), at Philadelphia, PA.

Video of IoNature and the Making Process

ioNature

Ideation

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We had very interesting session of brain-storming, body-stroming and tech-stroming.

Proof of Concept

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Thanks to Autodesk Pier 9 amazing workshop. We get the proof of concept done in 2 hours. It worked good.

3D Modeling in Fusion 360, Prototype in P9 Workshop

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We like rapid prototyping and keep iterating. We modeled 3 ideas and fabricate them out.

Software Simulation

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To get a better sense, We coded in P5.js, a simulation of what it would be like to have 1500 interactive sets of grass.

It's online here: https://deqingsun.github.io/webUSBTest/stuff/grass3dMulti/