Electro Jewels
constructing responsive wearables
2002
Ananny, M.; Donovan, B.; Karau, M.; Strohecker, C. (Media Lab Europe /
Everyday Learning) | Dekoli, M., Sylvan, E. (MIT Media Lab) | Fraad, E.,
et al. (The Ark)
- CS role:
- research group principal investigator, collaborator
- Related work:
- MIT Media Lab students Margarita Dekoli and Elisabeth Sylvan initiated projects in this collaboration with The Ark in Dublin.
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Children and a parent or grandparent combined familiar materials such as fabric, leather, metal and feathers with sensors, computer chips and light-emitting diodes. They created hats, necklaces, belts and bracelets that lit up or made sounds when near partnering pieces. They also fashioned computer programs to detect the environmental triggers and effect responses.