living wall This project experiments with interactive wallpaper that can be programmed to monitor its environment, control lighting and sound, and generally serve as a beautiful and unobtrusive way to enrich environments with computation. project site electronic popables: an interactive pop-up book Electronic Popables is an interactive pop-up book that sparkles, sings, and moves. The book integrates traditional pop-up mechanisms with thin, flexible, paper-based electronics and the result is a book that looks and functions much like an ordinary pop-up with the added element of dynamic interactivity. project site android meets arduino 'Android Meets Arduino' is a toolkit to connect Android-driven mobile devices with Arduino microcontrollers via Bluetooth. project site teardrop: a kit for paper computing What interfaces might we build if we could sketch functional sytems directly on paper? What will circuits look like when they are painted or drawn instead of etched or machined? This project explores the creative and practical potentials of paper-based computing. project site tilt sensing quilt We are exploring ways to sense inclination through a variety of crafting and needlework techniques, using affordable and available materials such as conductive threads, yarns, fabrics, and paints. These materials are used to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, and laminate, creating a range of textile-based tilt sensors that form a tilt-sensing quilt. The output from the quilt is visualized though a second quilt equipped with lights indicating the position of their counterparts. project site LilyPad Arduino The LilyPad Arduino is a toolkit that enables people to build soft, flexible, fabric-based computers. A set of sewable electronic modules enables people to blend textile craft, electrical engineering, and programming. project site tools for generative design This project re-contextualizes programming as a creative tool for 3d design. We plan to develop easy-to-use programming software that allows people to translate computational ideas into physical objects. The output of programs written in the software will be artifacts generated by computer-controlled manufacturing tools like laser cutters, knitting machines, 3d printers, and embroidery machines. inspirations/references Processing, Fab Lab, Scheme Paint, LOGO, nervous system, Rhino old projects Leah's grad school projects from the Craft Technology Group