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Clap Hands… Prototyping LED filament ‘clap’ gloves
This was an exercise in creating a wearable prototype design in a quick way...
Make your boards easy to prototype with!
This is super fun and doesn't take much time to do. It makes your circuit...
Make an Open Universal Input Sleeve {OUIS}
I've gotten so many wonderful conductive fabrics (from Tinker Tailor) that I...
Modding a PeriPage: Going for gold
I've written a previous post about the PeriPage because I think it's super...
UV nail resin for strength in wearables
Nail resin can keep your connections strong! Making wearable projects are...
Add an external reset button on the Gemma M0 board.
I recently created a wearable project and the Gemma M0 board was on the...
Create your own Social Distancing Hat, with extras…
In this tutorial, for a distance sensor hat, I'll be using an ultrasonic...
A perfect match. In the wild interventions & Peri Page.
What is it? The PeriPage is a little bluetooth printer that you can carry...
How to make neopixel jewellery, a colour sensing, fun wearable
This super fun toturial has now moved home and live on Instructables. Please...
Want to print your wow character? How to use Wow Model Viewer.
Using Wow Model Viewer you can 3D print a version of your character. I had a...
Flickering Flames: Deadbugging an ATTiny
information This is a guide that brings together a series of guides and...
Easy to use ‘over the air’ OTA (wifi) to program your ESP32!
This is an information post mostly for myself - I spent a lot of time trying...
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Digi-Key Maker Project Lab: Feature 🤩
Very excited to see a tweet from @digikey and one of my little projects is in it! I made some...
GlowStitch to add colour to any project!
I've been very lucky to have been able to try out the fabulous GlowStitch from maker Steph...
ElectromakerIO, another great maker community!
Being a maker is always a fun experience. Not only do you get to make fun and exciting things -...
Rapid Prototyping, using Foamboard for wearable technology
I wanted to start our Interaction Design sessions this year with a high-energy session. More than...
Not just an LED badge – a fabulous find!
You are going to love this - and probably buy one! 484 LEDS!!! https://youtu.be/0slyUb0rv5o...
Yellowooowowooo OLED!
This super cool little OLED screen, 128 x 32 is YELLOW! I haven't come across the yellow ones...
about christine
Christine is an expert in wearable technologies, prototyping, and microcontrollers for impactful interactions. She teaches Computer Science at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada, from her position as a Post Graduate Lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK. There she taught codesign, design innovation, interaction design, with a focus on physical computing, electronics, and prototyping. This taught programme was the Masters Design Innovation and Interaction Design, as a specialism leader.
With over 15 years of experience in teaching these subjects, Christine has created interactive installations internationally and provided research and support for a hearing and visual impairment charity. This was aimed at improving everyday experiences.
Christine has a PhD in Smart objects in the domain of forgetfulness, using experience-centred design, she created ‘smart’ RFID object-based memory aids. She is continuing to research and create wearable technologies that focus on enhancing the quality of life, interpersonal communication, and community well-being. She specializes in incorporating touch-sensitive (conductive) fabrics (eTextiles) into her designs to enable interactive experiences that generate sounds or other programmed responses.
Awarded a 4-year scholarship from EPSRC for her PhD in Media & Arts Technology, Queen Mary University of London, UK. MSc in Creative Technology (Distinction) from Leeds Beckett University, UK.
Projects have received both Arts Council, UK, and British Council, UK, funding.
Christine is also the author of The Ultimate Guide to informed wearables, from Prototype to Purpose, which is a hands-on guide for using a participatory design process to create wearable technology using Arduino-based electronics.
Master wearable technology with over 50 activities using Arduino and ESP32 to build useful, stylish, and intelligent wearable devices and create interactive circuits that react to us and our environment.
collab & Portfolio
Abandoned
The First Farmhouse. An abandoned beauty.
Traveling in the Highlands of Scotland is always an adventure. there are so many beautiful views and places....
The Epic Rosehall, a dreamy home once again?
This epic abandoned property has been on offer for £2,500,000 (2021), and when we saw it had been sold (Jan...
Old Farm buildings, abandoned and desolate, but with a view
Old farm equipment scattered on the ground, and buildings falling apart. Those are the main features of this...
The Old Farmhouse, Abandoned and beautiful
An abandoned farmhouse. This is a short post as I haven't been able to find out much information about this...
Silent School: explore the pain of an abandoned beauty
[UPDATE Oct 2021: We have been back to visit this beautiful Schoolhouse, and it looks like it is now being...
Dangerous Structures, the haunting sadness of abandoned buildings
My fascination with abandoned places is growing. I find them a bit creepy and scary, but also often feel...
This wearable has 2 sleeves with conductive fabric strip along it. These are connected to a Circuit Playground board that controls musical sounds. Both people can ‘play’ their sleeves – making music together – but it will only play if the conductive strips are touching!
Touch Together
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