In doing this project for my final, it made me think a lot about breath, speech, and communication and the connection that people have when they talk together. It was really interesting seeing the different reactions that people had to viewing the lamp light up when they talked to each other/the group/the lamp itself and seeing how whenever someone spoke for an extended period of time, everyone would laugh about the lamp lighting up. I think there's something here for me to continue thinking about and exploring in future projects. The overall code and construction was simple enough but I think there's a much deeper meaning behind the LEDs and sound sensors; conversation and connection and light are all areas that I want to continue to explore. I really like the idea of being filled with breath/speech, expelling it, and consequently lighting up an object or something that you wouldn't expect to light up. People in the crit brought up having these sound-sensitive lamps at restaurants or in places where others could see how much or how loudly a table was talking and I think that's something to also consider beyond this project; what does it mean to *see* and not *hear* what people are saying? And how would this affect the actual conversationalists? Will they be more likely to try to maintain conversation to see the lamp lighting up in these new settings? Or would they be distracted by the lamps of other tables turning on and off and talk less?
Some things to consider for the future/what was discussed in crit:
-nice aesthetic to open up conversation
-make the sound sensors into salt/pepper shakers!!
-better construction of lamp/diff. LED lights
orange/yellow instead of red
-magical element
kind of like fireflies
-change code to make it more personal; separate conversations, not reactionary to the whole group
-personalized colored lamps
what would this mean on a more personal level?
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