Teknomagi: Conductive Skin
Posted in Museum Expansionism, Technology on 29. May, 2009
You remember what I was saying a while back about Teknomagi? Keep that in mind and watch this video of a delightfully well-spoken dancer in a cubicle surrounded by synthersizer switches.
Conductive body paint allows for electrical current to pass through without frying bit of skin in the process. What you’re seeing in this video is the dancer creating connection between copper contacts.
This has great Teknomagi potential. A little ink and you can turn body movements into a switch. I’ll put it into context. Imagine you have a door. The absolute basic way to open it is a door handle and push. A slightly more advanced way (if you like) is a button you push and opens the door. Above that, doors that open automatically, either with movement sensors or RFIDs.
Now imagine a door where you had to place the correct hand sign on to it? Or a door that opens when you have to draw the correct symbol? Hell, you could make it even more interesting buy only opening if the correct pattern is on your hands. Any talk of participation in museums, you have an ink here that turns your visitors into wizards.
THIS IS AMAZING :) A lot of creative potential! Thank you for sharing this :)
ps. The video has some problems in upload department…
What problems?