Lara Grant just graduated from the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU in which she literally crafted out her private area of interest in "wearable solutions.",
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"It's not a true leading, just my interest," the 28-year-old Brooklyn resident explains.
Her thesis, Soft Sensors, fuses the digital globe with physical knowledge by building laptop or computer controls out of felt. With a lot nervousness about an more and more digital existence, her venture refreshingly points out the potential for absolutely warm and fuzzy interfaces. Making use of soft circuitry,
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Possible applications are varied and aren't limited to just one field—ideas include video game controllers and reactive costumes triggered by a the movements of the wearer (modeled here by Lindsey Marcelle Case).
"There is a lot more exploration to do and these techniques from this undertaking can be used in many different arenas,
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Grant, who has six years expertise as a fashion and textile designer, sees Soft Sensors as only the beginning for what could be a new field of digital interfaces.
"The four felt sensors in this undertaking is not the end to the means either,
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Check out videos of some examples on Vimeo and track developments on her blog.
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