loacator jacket research (ljr)
The disassembly of objects is often a violent and painful experience. These two beacons were sealed like the cadbury secret. I used a screwdriver to pry apart the seam, breaking the seal joining the top and bottom casings.
i have also decided to make an effort in dedicating time to the garment aspect of the LJ2k9. It is as much about the crafting with material component as it is about the electronic integration; an opportunity to streamline design with parallel processing.
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exactly!
suzi
March 7, 2009 at 3:05 pm
I found I was dedicating my time to the technology aspect of the concept and I had failed to consider the material component. i just assumed that i would integrate the technology into a pre-existing garment, but where is the fun in that?
alexkozma
March 7, 2009 at 11:28 pm
When dealing with interactive wearables, I think thats where the learning curves and barriers are for us industrial designers…
I found by just doing the simple blinky light experiment with the lilypad was a challenge that illustrated this parallel design processing. Even if you know how a circuit works and can make a robot like no body else, its an entirely different ballpark transferring that information to something flexible and stretchy.
Have you looked into how the user will be able to wash or take the components off the garment? Me and Tina are dealing with this issue with our ultrasonic sensor for our cycling jacket :S
Annabelle
March 9, 2009 at 7:41 pm