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Musical Instrument #3
Others
Designers: Daniel Chan
The prototype is created for Design Thinking Ideathon organized by FabCafe Hong Kong on Feb 20 - 21. Sound is produced using the Barcoder instrument developed by ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS.
More information: https://fabcafe.com/events/hk/design-thinking-ideathon-hacking-the-barcoder-and-exploring-new-sounds/
Purpose:
Our planet continues to suffer from unsustainable global consumption and lack of recycling. We live in a throw-away society, where buying new is cheap and keeping old is expensive. We are depleting natural resources and polluting all of nature. We buy things we don’t need and discard things others could still find useful. At the same time, Hong Kong is currently facing very difficult and depressing times due to social unrest, large-scale protests and the COVID-19 pandemic. How can we promote recycling while also bringing music and smiles to the people? FabCafe Hong Kong is establishing a new community of music and maker enthusiasts, who will create musical instruments from recycled electrical appliances.
Concept:
Custom songs made using the programming software "Processing". The songs are converted into stripes and printed on A4 paper. The stripes are then scanned by the barcoder to play the songs. A further idea is to make a game for visually impaired users, in which they will try to guess name of the song.
The prototype is created for Design Thinking Ideathon organized by FabCafe Hong Kong on Feb 20 - 21. Sound is produced using the Barcoder instrument developed by ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS.
More information: https://fabcafe.com/events/hk/design-thinking-ideathon-hacking-the-barcoder-and-exploring-new-sounds/
Purpose:
Our planet continues to suffer from unsustainable global consumption and lack of recycling. We live in a throw-away society, where buying new is cheap and keeping old is expensive. We are depleting natural resources and polluting all of nature. We buy things we don’t need and discard things others could still find useful. At the same time, Hong Kong is currently facing very difficult and depressing times due to social unrest, large-scale protests and the COVID-19 pandemic. How can we promote recycling while also bringing music and smiles to the people? FabCafe Hong Kong is establishing a new community of music and maker enthusiasts, who will create musical instruments from recycled electrical appliances.
Concept:
Custom songs made using the programming software "Processing". The songs are converted into stripes and printed on A4 paper. The stripes are then scanned by the barcoder to play the songs. A further idea is to make a game for visually impaired users, in which they will try to guess name of the song.
