Concept:
The idea behind this switch was to utilize something different than just our hands to control it. For this project, I decided to focus on one of the human body parts that we rarely include in our interactive projects: the feet.
To control this switch, the user will put together both feet in order to make a bridge between the two cables attached to the socks on each side. Something similar to how a pedal works. This switch would allow the user to use limbs that we usually do not include in our movements that intend interaction with a system: For example, a phone doesn’t need our feet, a camera doesn’t need our feet, and even computers usually don’t require our feet to be there.
Demonstration:
Challenges and improvements:
At first, I tried taping the tin foil to the socks. Surprisingly, because of how our feet are shaped, taping the cables was a tougher task than I expected because they would move and disconnect the moment I wore the socks. In addition to that, the tin foil is not exactly a strong material, which meant that the contact was interrupted sometimes. This was simply fixed by the most utilized solution in human history: just fix it with more tape, both in the cables and the tin foil surrounding the socks. Also, I taped the cables and the tinfoil after I wore the socks, which solved the foot shape problem.
