Month: April 2022

progress blog post including video of final piece and a brief statement of unresolved questions and proposed rehearsal/testing strategy After making our tubes even longer, we made the…

Currently, our team has been able to figure out how to safely secure our interactive “horns” on to a helmet. This ideation involved looking at various structures and…

We continued creating and testing the tube and string mechanism. We found that especially on larger tubes, the the string being was being pinched by the fabric, causing…

In the past two weeks, we have shifted gears from pneumatic pumps to costume fans! Using inflatable nylon material, we discovered a vast difference in dynamic movements from…

Performance: Prototyping documentation for eyes Vest documentation Unresolved questions The daisy chained pouches easily cover the outlet tubing when deflating, preventing the next pouch to deflate at measured…

Prototype Successes We successfully made inflatable tubes that can be actuated by pulling on strings to create a coiled effect. We mounted PVC pipes to a large fan…

For proof of concept, we explored two different motion systems that could exist within the spine structure. The first and more-integrated piece features a sectioned pouch that is…

The project aims to build up multiple masses that engulf the tuba player as they are playing the instruments. We adapted braiding techniques to make volume. Changing the…

We decided to make a vest where the cape connects so that the wearer will not have to tie the cape to his neck. We also made progress…