AMBIENT INFO
RMATION
AND LEDS
OVERVIEW3 Projects• Interactive Sports Board• Interactive Chores Board• Ambient Weather Window
INTERACTIVE SPORTS BOARD• Decorative poster that shows score
updates
• Connected to Internet
• Modular
SPORTS SCORE POSTER
Start with a poster
SPORTS SCORE POSTER
Add LEDs and Arduino
SPORTS SCORE POSTER
Add the Internet
SPORTS SCORE POSTER
Add RFID (or some other way to identify objects)
SPORTS SCORE POSTER
Add the teams!
SPORTS SCORE POSTER
A team placed on the poster glows according to the current or most recent score of the game that they were in
CHORE BOARD• Fun way to keep track of household
chores
• Track chores across all people in homeOR• Track one person throughout the week
FAMILY CHORE BOARD
Progress Bars
Chores
Avatars
As chores are completed, avatars are moved up the bars and the color changes from red to green.
INDIVIDUAL CHORE BOARD
Progress Bars
Chores
Avatar
As chores are completed, chores move up the bars and the color changes from red to green. Avatars are assigned to specific boards
POSSIBLE ADDITIONS TO CHORE BOARDChore implements glow when chores
haven’t been completed recently
Sync to World of Chorecraft website
FALSE WINDOW DISPLAYFor interior rooms without actual windows
Ambient LED cues reflecting current weather
More visually interesting than just color changes
FALSE WINDOW DISPLAY
LED pseudo-grid
Hidden behind semi-transparent material
Colors + patterns indicate weather – blue LEDs imitate rain, yellow sunbursts, etc.
ALTERNATE WINDOW DISPLAY
Hidden compartments behind landscape light up based on weather conditions
ALTERNATE WINDOW DISPLAY
Hidden compartments behind landscape light up based on weather conditions
EXPERTISE PROVIDED• Conductive thread design
• Arduino programming (basic)
• LED wiring/layout
• Prototyping Lab Access
EXPERTISE NEEDED• RFID interaction
• Internet to Arduino communication
• Arduino programming skills
QUESTIONS?
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