Comments on: Nervous Shoes in a Shoebox – Gaurav

By: soojins@andrew.cmu.edu

soojins@andrew.cmu.edu — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:07:28 +0000

The conceptualization of the work was amazing. The mechanical motion you were able to simulate did a great job clearly conveying nervousness. The aggressive and jagged leg-shaking motion added even succeeded to add humorous quality to the overall work. If you were planning to portray a heavier and more serious atmosphere of anxiety and nervousness, like you mentioned, using cleanly-cut material using any types of electric cutters – wood cutter or laser cutters- would be necessary.

By: akshatp@andrew.cmu.edu

akshatp@andrew.cmu.edu — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 00:12:12 +0000

I loved it. Perhaps as mentioned above you could have used a proximity sensor enveloped in some object of fear/tension that made the legs shake. I’d also suggest making the servo rotations random and not deterministically back and forth – to bring out the true nervousness. I think the aesthetics were great, given the time allotted. Very well presented above too.

By: sarikab@andrew.cmu.edu

sarikab@andrew.cmu.edu — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 21:40:08 +0000

First of all, I thought this concept for “motorized emotions” was very unique and well executed over all. I think you did a great job especially in creating a frame for the legs such that the audience could separate out the concept from the electronics behind it. If there was any room for improvement, I think it would be 1) perhaps switching out the photoresistor for an analog IR sensor just because depending on how the light was set up in the room sometimes the person’s shadow would not necessarily fall in the right place to speed up the shoes 2) improving the aesthetics of the legs and the shoes (although in the time provided this probably was not feasible). Overall though, I think this was a very original idea, definitely represented an emotion to me, and in general a great project.