HMV-S15:Project One:Instrumented Tool with Transformed Feedback

We created a system in which expert skills of a Chinese calligrapher are transferred to a beginner through computer augmentation.

Our goal for this project was to create a hybrid design system that utilizes both human and machine skills. We have created a system to help design pop up mechanism. Using both computer simulations and physical paper our system allows for rapidly prototyping.

In this phase of the project, we aimed at creating a design system that allows you to shape a mesh through whole body interactions. By taking skeleton data from an Xbox Kinect, we were able transform body movements into mesh shaping movements in Rhino through Grasshopper.