Singing Shower
You want to shower, but how do you turn on the water? Yeah, that's right, start singing!
Creators:
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SHAY GOLDBERG Almost Industrial Designer |
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ORAN BERTELSEN Almost Industrial Designer |
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VITALI DRAK Almost Engineer |
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LEONARDO FELMAN Almost Engineer |
Idea/problem/context
The main idea is to control the shower with the singing.
Shower is a relaxing, daily activity. It includes interaction between
the shower and the flowing water, which many of us accompany
with singing.
Why do people sing in the shower? There are many explanations:
Confidence, better acoustics, and the liberating feeling of being alone.
So it makes sense to use this act to create a new experience -The Singing Shower.
We chose to create a direct correlation between the strength/happiness of the singing to the amount of water.
Loud singing - Strong flow
Quiet singing - Weak flow
If you stop singing for more than a few second the water stops.
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What it is
The Singing Shower is a regular shower that has no faucet handle.
Instead, it has a microphone hidden behind a drain on the wall
that receives your voice/singing and turns the water on according to
the loudness of your singing.
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How it works
The input is received via a microphone in the shower. This signal runs
through an electronic circuit where it is amplified and averaged. The
moving average is used to control a mechanical device that can
regulate the strength of the water flow. We use the Arduino electronics platform for interfacing with the motor that opens the faucet and make it move smoothly and respond quickly.
Under construction:
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Final test before putting it together
Playing with the shower
These pictues were taken in the course final presentation in the Garage Geeks' garage. Lots of people came to try out the Singing Shower and enjoyed the innovative idea.
Value/potential
The singing shower is very fun and can even be useful:, you won't have
to drag your children and convince them to shower any more, and they
probably wouldn't want to get out.
Credits
Singing Shower by Shay Goldberg Oran Bertelsen Vitali Drak and Leonardo Felman was developed as a final project of the Interaction Design Hands On Course at the Holon Institute Of Technology 2007. With the course advisors: Zvika Netter and Michal Rinott.
Contact
We are interested in taking this project
further, both in terms of product development and exhibition. Please feel free
to contact us if you would like to find out more about the project: shayg22@gmail.com, oran.bertelsen@gmail.com, vitalidr@gmail.com , lenifel@gmail.com.
Links
Singing Shower Flickr Photo Set
IDHO Flickr Photo Set