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OVERVIEW

3 Projects

• Interactive Sports Board

• Interactive Chores Board

• Ambient Weather Window

INTERACTIVE SPORTS BOARD

• Decorative poster that shows score updates

• Connected to Internet

• Modular

SPORTS SCORE POSTER

Start with a poster

SPORTS SCORE POSTER

Add LEDs and Arduino

SPORTS SCORE POSTER

Add the Internet

SPORTS SCORE POSTER

Add RFID (or some other way to identify objects)

SPORTS SCORE POSTER

Add the teams!

SPORTS SCORE POSTER

A team placed on the poster glows according to the current or most recent score of the game that they were in

CHORE BOARD

• Fun way to keep track of household chores

• Track chores across all people in home

OR

• Track one person throughout the week

FAMILY CHORE BOARD

Progress Bars

Chores

Avatars

As chores are completed, avatars are moved up the bars and the color changes from red to green.

INDIVIDUAL CHORE BOARD

Progress Bars

Chores

Avatar

As chores are completed, chores move up the bars and the color changes from red to green. Avatars are assigned to specific boards

POSSIBLE ADDITIONS TO CHORE BOARD

Chore implements glow when chores haven’t been completed recently

Sync to World of Chorecraft website

FALSE WINDOW DISPLAY

For interior rooms without actual windows

Ambient LED cues reflecting current weather

More visually interesting than just color changes

FALSE WINDOW DISPLAY

LED pseudo-grid

Hidden behind semi-transparent material

Colors + patterns indicate weather – blue LEDs imitate rain, yellow sunbursts, etc.

ALTERNATE WINDOW DISPLAY

Hidden compartments behind landscape light up based on weather conditions

ALTERNATE WINDOW DISPLAY

Hidden compartments behind landscape light up based on weather conditions

EXPERTISE PROVIDED

• Conductive thread design

• Arduino programming (basic)

• LED wiring/layout

• Prototyping Lab Access

EXPERTISE NEEDED

• RFID interaction

• Internet to Arduino communication

• Arduino programming skills

QUESTIONS?