Drops of Time is a kinetic artifact which attempts to integrate natural cues to display time passage. Through utilising natural cues within its time indication and mechanical movement, this statement timepiece aims to reveal the beauty behind the interactions of time, movement, and the notion of living.
We are inspired by the engaging quality behind cuckoo clocks through its dynamic display and kinetic mechanisms. The quality of movement, audio, and visual display have personified the bird, making it “alive” with a personality. As a result, users anticipate when each time segment occurs on the timepiece, fostering for an engaged cues.
MechanismThe timepiece utilises humanistic natural cues throughout its mechanical movement and its interaction. The three cues metaphorically contributes to the notion of “living” as well.
1. The clock is manually activated using a natural turning on and off motion with a rotational sensor.
2. Each passage of a time segment is indicated through a dropping bird using the force of gravity.3. The progress of time is displayed with an LED, which gradually dims from start to finish. From correlating the brightness of the light to the state of on and off, users are able to comprehend when the device’s change and functioning state. Since no more birds are “alive” at the end, the light turns off.
Construction
This project consists of creating our parts first with solidworks and illustrator, than 3D printing and laser cutting them out. They are manually assembled using Epoxy and Methylene Chloride. Mechanisms of the clock is powered by the DC moter controlled by the Arduino.
RoleThis peice was created in a group of three. My roles consisted of the construction and mechanisms of the phsyical clock as well as the 3D model.
Summer 2012
We are inspired by the engaging quality behind cuckoo clocks through its dynamic display and kinetic mechanisms. The quality of movement, audio, and visual display have personified the bird, making it “alive” with a personality. As a result, users anticipate when each time segment occurs on the timepiece, fostering for an engaged cues.
MechanismThe timepiece utilises humanistic natural cues throughout its mechanical movement and its interaction. The three cues metaphorically contributes to the notion of “living” as well.
1. The clock is manually activated using a natural turning on and off motion with a rotational sensor.
2. Each passage of a time segment is indicated through a dropping bird using the force of gravity.3. The progress of time is displayed with an LED, which gradually dims from start to finish. From correlating the brightness of the light to the state of on and off, users are able to comprehend when the device’s change and functioning state. Since no more birds are “alive” at the end, the light turns off.
Construction
This project consists of creating our parts first with solidworks and illustrator, than 3D printing and laser cutting them out. They are manually assembled using Epoxy and Methylene Chloride. Mechanisms of the clock is powered by the DC moter controlled by the Arduino.
RoleThis peice was created in a group of three. My roles consisted of the construction and mechanisms of the phsyical clock as well as the 3D model.
Summer 2012