ganit goldstein creates an interactive embroidery piece with VR applications
...what if textiles could respond to body movements? this is the question that led ganit goldstein to create an interactive embroidery piece as part of her MA at the royal college of art in london. titled ‘rhythm of matter’, the project explores the role of physical materials in a digital space through a flower-patterned fabric with embedded electronics and virtual reality applications.
...goldstein worked closely with the R&D team of saurer to produce the large piece of fabric. they worked together with special yarns that can change the fabric properties with a light system integrated into the design. the result consists of a flower pattern that reacts to hand movements using a virtual reality application designed on top of the physical fabric.
...the VR application reads the movement of the physical hands when the hands approaching the physical fabric, where the change appears with an interactive movement of the virtual fabrics. this system, a cycle of day and night, communicates movement, color and sound through physical hand gestures and a light system....
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