Proposal 1

Title
Blend'er

Research Topic
NIKE MUSIC SHOE

Background
NIKE MUSIC SHOE
This installation/performance was performed by a band called HIFANA from Japan. Throughout this installation, they are using SHOES(Nike) to perform different sounds become a music. Inside the shoes, there are Bend Sensors and Acceleration Sensors. Of course, computing software and hardware are needed to perform. Software they are using is GarageBand, and the Hardware is Arduino.

Bend Sensor - A bend sensor is a type of resistor. It is composed of tiny patches of carbon that change resistance values when bent from convex to concave shapes. The bend sensor is used in conjunction with a voltage divider to provide changing voltages, which the Teleo reads on an Analog input.
http://www.makingthings.com/teleo/teleo/cookbook/bendsensor.htm

Acceleration Sensor - Accelerometers are designed to detect changes in force resulting from fall, tilt, motion, positioning, shock and vibration. Freescale has created three ranges of accelerometers to detect these changes: low g (less than 20 g), medium g (between 20 g to 100 g) and high g (100 g to 500 g).
http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?code=DRSNSAXLRTN

Sound/Music Making Software/Hardware
Arduino -
Arduino can sense the environment by receiving input from a variety of sensors and can affect its surroundings by controlling lights, motors, and other actuators. The microcontroller on the board is programmed using the Arduino Programming Language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino development environment (based on Processing). Arduino projects can be stand-alone or they can communicate with software on running on a computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP).
Problem Identification
http://www.arduino.cc/

GarageBand
GarageBand is a software where people use to do music recording/music making. This software is available for Apple Desktop & Laptops.
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/what-is.html

Aim and Objectives
i) To let people know, do not judge people by the looks.
ii) To bring a message, different person, there are different abilities, specialties and personalities in them.
iii) To let people enjoy, the fun of Music Making and Ubiquitous Computing.

Motivation
I always wanted to become a Professional Deejay, where making musics and sounds to bring up the crowd, and enjoy the music. Become a Deejay is easy, but to use Ubiquitous Computing method in Deejay is not an easy job. So, a challenge is a motivation.

Ideation and Concept
Overall, it's going to be a person interactive with SHOES(sensors).
*Subject matter may be changed due to concept issue. For now will use shoes.
People will use their hand to hold the shoes, bend it/fold it to create sounds. Other the other hand, it's not only hand, SHOES, so user can put on the shoes on the feet to function it as well.

Review, Analysis and Precedence Studies
Everyone love music, this is because music can show their mood, their expression or even their own style of living.
For example, tons of people loves night clubbing with the catchy beats music. Deejay is the person who brings the music to them, and they enjoy it.

Design Approach
The design is going to be a SHOE Deejay Table.