Skin Electronics#
December 13th, 2022
Katia Vega
In the same way that the wearables industry is integrating fashion practices in their development, we envision new partnerships between the biotech/tech companies and skin professionals such as makeup artists, prosthesis experts and tattooists in order to embrace the idea of human-device symbiosis. FX e-makeup made use of special effects makeup for hiding electronic components that sense facial muscle movements, acting as a second skin.
Materials#
Skin Masquerade Party#
- 1 x Adafruit GEMMA board
- 4 x Adafruit FLORA NeoPixels
- 1 x Coincell battery holder
- 2 CR2032 batteries
- Thin Wires (insulated copper thin wire or silicone)
- Insulated wire
- Wire strippers, flush snips, and tweezers
- Soldering iron and solder
- E6000 craft glue
- Plastic mask (as a mold)
- Vaseline or release
- Liquid latex or FX silicone
- Sponge applicators
- Glitter
- Multimeter
Twinkle Nails#
- 1 x Arduino Uno
- 5 x RFIDs
- RFID Reader and shield
- Brushes
- Fake nails
- Acrylic Nail liquid, glue and powder
- Wire
- Wire strippers, flush snips, and tweezers
- Soldering iron and solder
- Multimeter
Weekly Assignment#
Visit the handbook to see the assignment criteria for this class.
Video#
2022-2023#
Lecture#
Review#
Tutorials#
- coming soon