Glow & Flow

Transformation with Light

Transform the narrative by depicting a serene pond where the audience's hand movements create dynamic interactions within the scene.

Timeline

Jun 2024 - Jul 2024

Role

Physical Computing, Product Design

Tool

Arduino

Teammate

Hannah Li

Instructor

Daniel Gottlieb, Penny Herscovitch

Glow & Flow

Transformation with Light

Transform the narrative by depicting a serene pond where the audience's hand movements create dynamic interactions within the scene.

Timeline

Jun 2024 - Jul 2024

Role

Physical Computing, Product Design

Tool

Arduino

Teammate

Hannah Li

Instructor

Daniel Gottlieb, Penny Herscovitch

Glow & Flow

Transformation with Light

Transform the narrative by depicting a serene pond where the audience's hand movements create dynamic interactions within the scene.

Timeline

Jun 2024 - Jul 2024

Teammate

Hannah Li

Role

Physical Computing, Product Design

Instructor

Daniel Gottlieb, Penny Herscovitch

Tool

Arduino

Glow & Flow

Transformation with Light

Transform the narrative by depicting a serene pond where the audience's hand movements create dynamic interactions within the scene.

Timeline

Jun 2024 - Jul 2024

Role

Physical Computing, Product Design

Tool

Arduino

Teammate

Hannah Li

Instructor

Daniel Gottlieb, Penny Herscovitch

When the audience waves their hand, the stop motion animation on the acrylic boards comes to life. The water surface in the pond ripples and splashes, attracting two fish to swim closer. As the interaction continues, ripples form on the water surface, and a lotus flower blooms, creating a mesmerizing and peaceful scene.


Key Attributes


Interaction Flow

When the audience waves their hand, the stop motion animation on the acrylic boards comes to life. The water surface in the pond ripples and splashes, attracting two fish to swim closer. As the interaction continues, ripples form on the water surface, and a lotus flower blooms, creating a mesmerizing and peaceful scene.



How It Works

When the distance sensor detects the hand, a row of the light matrix will light up, and the light will shoot to the board from the bottom.  Each row of light corresponds to a different distance from the hand to the sensor.


Materials

Design Process

Behind The Scene

Design Process

Behind The Scene

Design Process

Behind The Scene

Design Process

Behind The Scene

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©

Alice Li

2025

©

Alice Li

2025

©

Alice Li

2025