Exploring different techniques of animating paper as well as exploring animated paper as a medium. In particular the use of paper animation as an input device, as well as an output device and as projection surface.
Excursion 1: Hide your Fears (Earth?)
Projection on paper animated by Nitinol and activated by proximity.
Animation functions as Output
Possible Schematic for the Nitinol circuitry
Schetch of Content
Excursion 2: Tell the Future (Fire, Water?)
Projection on a Future teller, animated by magnetic actuators triggered by proximity. The animated paper is used as projection surface and output.
One opening will display fire, another opening will display water.
Excursion 3: Follow the Leader (Air?)
A "Flock" of Doves, which copy the movements of a "Leader" Dove.
Paper animation is both Input and Output. The Output Animation is servo actuated, the input animation is human actuated.
Bird flapping its Wings:
The Input is sensed by stretch sensors incorporated in the Origami. A possible circuit may look like this: