Up late again, and recently bought programming books (for christmas) and am introducing myself to Python and C. This is all so I can eventually have someone I know teach me how to properly fiddle around with Raspberry Pi (and Arduino.) Why you ask?
Firstly, because programming is damn useful, and second... So I can make mini LCD animated eyes for a suit, and perhaps eventually other interactive parts! I think this would be awesome in the long run if your suit could change eyes and blink without needing thick annoying eyelid animatronics right on the front of the head. There'd be issues to deal with like sight, but I've always loved animated fursuits and actually getting to animate eyes for one would be a dream. You could program different moods, change them with ease, and even make them actually follow others around! If I actually get this off the ground, and manage to learn the required programming (in the upcoming months...) then I'll start making heads for sale. I've always wanted to make costumes, but never thought it'd be interesting unless it was a real work of art. Ironically, I'm a bit of a major perfectionist.
Other project ideas I have are:
- Animated, Sound-reactive, and Touch/Motion-reactive LEDs (like Thinkgeek's Quantum Bits) for suits.
- El wire/panels for flexible lit designs.
- Thin, flexible tail designs that move with the body.
- Thin, flexible ear designs that move with the head.
- Flexible, realistically moving jaws and gums for heads.
- Thin, realistically moving retractable claw gloves.
- Fog generators which will not leak fluid, overheat, or make a horrendous noise. (I'm currently looking into Pure Smoke or ultrasonic misters and leakproof water pouches. As long as the mist doesn't get the suit wet it'll look awesome, won't make you deaf, and won't set off smoke alarms for real.)
- AND Basically anything else that will make a suit super special and slightly more interactive/realistic.
Tell me if you think there's any better ideas, want to contribute sketches, or want to comment if I should even go in this direction. Also, if anyone knows of furs with backgrounds in programming or any knowledge on Raspberry Pi (and Arduino) then tell me! I could use the help.
I'll post my continued progress as time and school allow.
Firstly, because programming is damn useful, and second... So I can make mini LCD animated eyes for a suit, and perhaps eventually other interactive parts! I think this would be awesome in the long run if your suit could change eyes and blink without needing thick annoying eyelid animatronics right on the front of the head. There'd be issues to deal with like sight, but I've always loved animated fursuits and actually getting to animate eyes for one would be a dream. You could program different moods, change them with ease, and even make them actually follow others around! If I actually get this off the ground, and manage to learn the required programming (in the upcoming months...) then I'll start making heads for sale. I've always wanted to make costumes, but never thought it'd be interesting unless it was a real work of art. Ironically, I'm a bit of a major perfectionist.
Other project ideas I have are:
- Animated, Sound-reactive, and Touch/Motion-reactive LEDs (like Thinkgeek's Quantum Bits) for suits.
- El wire/panels for flexible lit designs.
- Thin, flexible tail designs that move with the body.
- Thin, flexible ear designs that move with the head.
- Flexible, realistically moving jaws and gums for heads.
- Thin, realistically moving retractable claw gloves.
- Fog generators which will not leak fluid, overheat, or make a horrendous noise. (I'm currently looking into Pure Smoke or ultrasonic misters and leakproof water pouches. As long as the mist doesn't get the suit wet it'll look awesome, won't make you deaf, and won't set off smoke alarms for real.)
- AND Basically anything else that will make a suit super special and slightly more interactive/realistic.
Tell me if you think there's any better ideas, want to contribute sketches, or want to comment if I should even go in this direction. Also, if anyone knows of furs with backgrounds in programming or any knowledge on Raspberry Pi (and Arduino) then tell me! I could use the help.
I'll post my continued progress as time and school allow.