Ersilia - Final product

Ersilia - Presentation

This is a link to the Ersilia presentation

Ersilia - Documentation + Final proposal

This project is build on a story named Ersilia, which is a city. I wanted to make a dark interface were the viewer is building up transparent strings. When the strings reach certain amount, they turn into a spider-web. The interaction is controlled by a remote so the user can make the strings and control how many have been drawn. The project is controlled by a Nintendo Wii remote, processing and DarwiinRemote.

DarwiinRemote is a tiny software which reads data from and sends data to the Nintendo Wii Remote. DarwiinRemote allows you to control other applications by using a Wii Remote, in my Ersilia project it controls all the interaction in processing. I decided to build an infrared LED circuit, connect it to the Wii remote and make it fallow the infrared lights. The interface is of a house in Ersilia city, the user is able to draw black and white strings around the house, the string is black on light spaces and white on dark spaces. When the strings reach random amount, the house disappears and the strings turn into an interactive spider-web.

The interface - Ersilia turns into a spiderweb.

Photographs of the final product

Processing experiments - drawing lines + a background image

THE INTERFACE - development

Wii Controller in Processing

I have found out how to use the Wii remote in Processing. I still have a lot of problems with my processing code, I have been trying to find out how to make motion/function so the user can draw lines on a house and when the lines reach 15, the code tells it to go to another processing file and play it. (The interacted spiderweb is going to be in the 2nd file)

Working circuit - Wii Remote + 2 infrared lights

Working - Wii remote

My Wii remote and the infrared senors are working perfectly! I have found and changed a code in processing which are going to reprecent spiderwebs, I only need to make a background image and put a drawing code that I already found into the script. Then I need to make a system and see if I can have more then one house.

Images in Processing

How can I upload those images into Processing and use them as buttons? I found some scripts to make image button in Processing, I'm still experimenting with it.

Here is the link to the image button in processing.

Experimentation in Processing (spiderwebs)

Construction of a wheel web

These are the first three radii of the web. Then a frame is constructed to attach the other radii to.

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After all the radii are completed the spider start to make the circular threads. At first non-sticky construction threads a made. The distance between the threads is so wide that the spider can span the width with her legs.

Finally the sticky thread is woven between the circulars thread. While attaching the sticky thread to the radii the construction thread is removed by the spider.
Then web is completed with non sticky radii and sticky circular threads and the spider can rest and sit in the center of the web with her head down.

I found those instructions on The construction of a wheel web.

Using DarwiinRemote in processing

What is DarwiinRemote?

DarwiinRemote is a tiny software which reads data from and sends data to Nintendo Wii Remote
Darwiin Remote allows you to control other applications by using Wii Remote.

How to use DarwiinRemote

1. Launch DarwiinRemote
2. Press 1 button and 2 button of your Wii Remote simultaneously
• Wii Remote becomes "discoverable mode" (4 blue LEDs are blinking)
3. Log drawer in DarwiinRemote reports "Wii Remote is found!"
• When DarwiinRemote cannot connect to Wii Remote, disconnect bluetooth connection (press power button in seconds) and restart DarwiinRemote (will fix...)

This information is taken from Hirolog

A tennis game with a Wii remote

a little wii tennis from pikamookie and Vimeo.

Wii remote + processing

Wii Remote + Processing from +zero and Vimeo.

LED Wiring for the Wii remote

This is a wiring diagram that I made for my project. I have finished building the circuit and now I need to focus on the interface. I want to have few houses and after you have build wires around them, they change into spiderwebs. When the house has been done its full of spiderwebs and the next user has to choose another house. I need to try to find out how I can actually make it work, so if you know how the best way to save the house in spiderwebs and start on the next one, please let me know!

Wii remote - I got all the materials

I have got all the materials and only need to start soldering it together, the LED´s are going to be at the top of the screen on different ends. The Wii remoter reads the infrared LED´s and draws on the screen.

Create Digital Motion

Wii VJ: Wii Remote vs. MacBook Pro Video/Audio Sampler by Peter Kirn



This video is taken from Peters site, Create Digial Motion