Light up your Eyes with Rainbow EL-Wire Glasses

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Qiaodan (Jordan) shows off her rainbow shutter-shades at the World Maker Faire in New York. An electrical engineer with a eye for fashion, Qiaodan has created a truly one of a kind piece.

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Science & Technology

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• EL wire glasses
• electronics
• fashion
• arts
• make
• maker
• maker faire
• new york
• make magazine
• Jordan Jin Stone
• Qiaodan Jin Stone

[TheTrueLifeChanger]

ok idea, bad execution

[JustaEropeanGuy]

sloppy craftsmanship

[MarkProffitt]

@QJinStone I didn't say there was anything wrong with it, in fact I said some reasons why the way you did it was good. That is why I quoted the comment about basic components with (old guy rant). I knew you intended to do more.

For prototyping flexibility it is very useful. Microcontrollers are a great way to do that. Designing in flexibility is also a smart innovation tactic we call "Fat Product, Lean Process". You make your design flexible so you can quickly change.

[JustaEropeanGuy]

@QJinStone mk cool

[QJinStone]

@MarkProffitt I don't think there's anything wrong with how I approached this project. Honestly, in the beginning I wasn't sure if I wanted a VU, an FFT, etc. I wanted the ability to pick which one I used. True, I could've done one or the other with passive components, but I wanted to see what multiple effects would look like quickly and comparatively. For prototyping, I don't see anything wrong with microcontrollers, especially for a project I wanted to be "pretty".

[MarkProffitt]

@joeyjwc I think you understood my comment. The simple thing the glasses are doing in the video does not require an microcontroller. If she wants to do other things then having the circuit based on a microcontroller makes enhancements easy. She could have done the volume flashing with basic components. She can't easily add new features that way.

[joeyjwc]

@MarkProffitt I'm not really sure I understand your comment. Using a microcontroller in a project like this gives you a huge set of opportunities of cool visualization patterns that you can easily make. The level of control she needs for this project cannot be achieved "from basic components like resistors, capacitors, inductors, and maybe transistors." Look up EL wire and how to control it so that you have a more informed opinion.

[QJinStone]

@JustaEropeanGuy Hello! I didn't get the time to say this in the film, but this is just a prototype. I think it's a little sloppy myself. (I'm the girl who made them).

[cipher0]

I like how they start falling apart as she's wearing them.

[MarkProffitt]

(old guy rant)An Arduino is such a waste for this trivial device. Don't they teach how to make small cheap things from basic components like resistors, capacitors, inductors, and maybe transistors?(/old guy rant)

I'm sure she has plenty of other ideas for future versions of this that will now only require software to make. That is a nice version 1. It's something functional now it can be improved and extended. Good job.

[xderretjex]

tutorial!!!!??!?!?!?!?!?!?

[Masterpj555]

sloppy craftmanship, if you look at 1:06 on her right eye the red tube go's loose just before the video fades to white lol