Brello Umbrella Lights

Made by Qin Bian, kanikak, Dani Quan, Benjamin Hecht, nsridhar and Matthew M

The user can press a button to light up other brello umbrellas in the vicinity to cheer up their friends or even strangers in a gloomy day.

Created: May 1st, 2018

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Problem Statement

In rainy days, people often feel depressed. Isolated by their own umbrellas, they also feel lacking connections with others. How might we cheer up people in a fun way and help them connect in the gloomy days? 

Brello umbrella allows its user to press a button and light up another person's umbrella in the vicinity. The other person can then "wink" back by pressing the button on his/her own umbrella. The playful, non-intrusive light effects will surprises and delight people. It will also help people connect with their friends or even strangers without stepping out of their ways in rainy days.

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Goal

User distant social interaction to alleviate the mood of another individual during the gloomy rainy days. 

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Process

1. Get each particle to subscribe to an event created by the other particle

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2. Press a button and send an event to the other particle

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3. Coding a neo-pixel ring to work with a particle photon

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4. Solder the independent led

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5. Test led sting on the umbrella in different variations

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6. Add button to umbrella