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Xuanhao Li
Brief
BUTTERFLY LOVERS : Two mechanical butterflies reflecting the focus point of your attention during video chat.
Anchor 8
OVER VIEW
DISTURBED BALANCE is We tried to provide a vivid and immersive experience for audiences, so that they can participate in a simulated invasive process of these two species and realize how their own behaviors will change the ecological balance.
INTERACTIVE PRODUCT
GROUP PROJECT
As the team leader, worked with Wenxin Xue and Yuan Wei
MY WORK
Contextual inquiry, Solid device design and building, Visual design and programming, Circuit construction, Interaction design, Exhibition display
DURATION
2 weeks, 2021 fall
BACKGROUND
Due to the boom of transnational trade and transportation industry, nowadays,
more and more species have been brought into unprecedented territories.
Invasive species refer to those species that are introduced intentionally or unintentionally and brought into the new environment by natural falling and other ways, which cause or may cause harm to the local ecological environment, natural landscape, biodiversity, human health and economic development.
THE CHALLENGE
How to relevantly display the concrete damages caused or may cause by invasive species to audiences.
How might we raise public awareness to consider their role in the species invasion.
SPECIES INFORMATION
Information about the selected species
INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION
Integral visualization
design plan for CRAYFISH
DIGITAL VISUALIZATION
Building process of the devices for GIANT SNAILS
IDEATION
Digital visualization
Which fragrance shall we choose?
How to abstract it into visual and tactile elements?
DIGITAL VISUALIZATION
Design the digital forest scene and the dynamic fog filter
PHYSICAL COMPONENTS
Design the form and layout electrical components
3D modeling of the tealight candle holder
Flame Sensor
Fog maker
Stepper motor
PLA Support
Front
Physical components
Right
Top
The core dynamic structure
Prototyping process
COMPONENT DESIGN
MAIN: OPERATION PART 1
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Operation records
Plan the experience path
Arrangement in the exhibition space
EXHIBITION RECORDS
Exhibition records
OPENING: BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION
OUTLINE the EXHIBITION to AUDIENCES
Ignite the tealight
The shade is raised,
and the mini forest scene appears.
1
Trigger physical mist
2
The ultrasonic mist maker
sprays the fog down to the forest
Generate digital fog
3
Display the digital fog filter
over the picture on the screen
END: SOUVENIRS
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