a breathing jacket

This would be a jacket or shirt that records and plays back breath. Small bladders of air(?) would fill and empty with the breathing pattern, or possibly use another material that expands and contracts with a current flow (some kind of foam?). There could also be an element of heat, as well as sound (either breathing sounds or hearthbeat, like a stethoscope) The recording could come from the last person wearing the jacket, or be sent over the phone. I see this project as an investigation into better incorporating tactility and texture into my tangible media work.

if these clothes could talk...

Have you ever bought vintage clothes and wondered who owned them? Where they were worn? Do you have memories associated with certain outfits? i'd like to hear the stories my clothes would tell. For the project I'd like to create a piece of clothing or an accessory which could hold its own memories. Some memories would be recorded passively without interaction by the owner such as position, place, time in each location, speed, etc but others would involve more participation interactions with the owner, recording ambient sound, a message, an image. The article could also be used to display back some of its recorded information, like if it hadn't moved in a long time, or how far it had travelled in the last hour.

stress & strain visualization kit

As part of my research with the Tangible Media Group, I'll be developing an educational tool kit using a common platform to explore different physical phenomena (gears, pendula, wind, light etc). As a possible proof of concept, I'd like to investigate stress and strain in structures by visualizing the forces within them. The project would involve some kind of modular 'blocks' embedded with pressure sensors. As a structure was builtThe same concept could also be used to illustrate magnetic fields.

I am inspired by the Exploratorium exhibit 'bone stress.'