Arduino + Wave Shield in Costume

A second demo of the Wave Shield, this time installed inside a dragon mascot with trigger switches in the feet and one hand. If it's not apparent, the sounds are actually coming "live" out of the suit, not dubbed over the video here.

The last clip shows some of the costume internals, which I know might bend some folks out of shape, that mascots aren't supposed to reveal their secrets. Consider yourself warned. It's intended to be instructional, not a performance.

This is not a permanent addition to the costume, just a quick demo, hence the liberal use of gaffer's tape. A real installation would be much more carefully installed.

Some of the audio samples were from users 'fresco', 'Pingel' and 'inferno' of The Freesound Project (freesound.org).

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• costume
• mascot
• fursuit
• dragon
• godzilla
• arduino
• freeduino
• electronics
• audio
• sound
• DIY

[Starcraft3000]

great video

[ScabDragon]

Thanks! RAR!

[ultragor]

GENIOUS!! Are you one of the first to think of this?

[ScabDragon]

Not the first, no. Triggur had done something similar several years ago (search for 'mech wolf'), and there might be pro suits that pre-date that. The tech is just more accessible now.

[surferbrg]

That is one of the coolest costumes.

[ScabDragon]

Thank you kindly. The costume is Jeremy Milne's work; I just added the noises.

[TheTyranno11]

What type of system are using at 0:51 to make sounds? Im going to make a godzilla suit here soon, & would be cool if I could get sound effects. Mainly the roars

[FAUXLAVEAU]

The fact that he felt the urge to wiggle his butt while burping KILLS me.

[SonicSanctuary]

lol thats great XD

[LungTienQuian]

lol

[NardDogz]

Wow, really cool! I was thinking you might try modifying your script to vary the playback sample rate slightly each time a sound is triggered, to make it sound less like a recording is being played. Might give it a little extra touch of realism.

Also, you gotta get him onto Funday Pawpet to smash some headless Barbies... that would be classic. =P

[DraconisTheDragon]

lol Awesome!

[WillyWolverine]

great suit, nice video and lol was that spam haha.

[bessiexj9]

Thats amazing!!!!!!!^^

[WazzupDiana]

awesome!!! :D

[CynderTheDarkMaster1]

this sound from Godzilla .... sound effect -.-''