Making proces

Materials

Structrue: Aluminium wire, white thin thread

Skin: Oraganza fabric, glass wrapping paper

Core object: 3D printed limbic system model

Circuit base: Arduino Leonardo, stripboard

Circuit inputs: Force sensor, GSR sensor

Circuit outputs: LED RGB strip, LCD screen

1. Building the structure with

wire

2. Experiment with material textures attached to the structure

1. Organza Fabric

+: Clear, creates good glowing effect while reflecting lights with beautiful pleated texture.

-: Too soft to be shaped

2. Wrapping Paper

+: Maintains good pleated shape just like the brain after kneading

-: Too opaque to create any lighting effect

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3. Glass Wrapping Paper

+: Translucent material, different colors can be seen from different angles

-: The stiffness of the material makes the shape a little less malleable and prevents the creation of a smooth pleated surface.

4. Organza Fabric (Inner) + Glass Wrapping Paper (Outer)

+: Fancy lighting effect, especially under direct light. Combination of 2 layers creates a breathable semi-enclosed space.

-: The outer glass wrapping paper kind of restricted the expansion of the organza layer’s shape inside.

5. Final decision - Glass Wrapping Paper (Inner) + Organza Fabric (Outer)

The lamination of the glass paper to the interior of the material exerts its hardness to better support the other constituent elements inside the housing. The outer layer of organza gives the surface of the case a more rounded crease, which is more reminiscent of the shape of the brain, and also reflects some of the light that hits the glass paper so that it is not too shiny.

2. Send it to the 3d print machine and print each element out

3. Glue them together

3. 3D print the model of the core object

1. Building digital model and covert it to stl file

4. Attach the output elements to the core object for a more clear display effect and better visual experience

5. Housing shell skin

Glue the outer shell skin (1 layer glass paper + 2 layers of organza fabric) to the wire structure

6. Combining

Set the circuit elements, while using the thread to lift up the core to a fixed position at the centre.

7. Finished