This project is meant to demonstrate a protest through practical means by designing an object around the "protest" and using sensors and inputs to represent the problem and a solution. The makeshift TV is meant to be an umbrella representation of smart devices while the ongoing noise it creates represents how a lot our everyday media and technology relies on grabbing the viewer's attention and forcing them to interact with it. The TV is SUPPOSED TO become quiet when the "viewer" yells at it, and making noise again when it doesn't detect more noise - this was supposed to be a purposefully counterintuitive interaction that shows a constant relationship with the "screen" and the "viewer". The only way to make everything stop is by turning off the device, since without actual power or technology, information, screen time, and any sort of distraction wouldn't reach the viewer as easily.
Noise is constantly looping and is checked off as "1" but when a loud noise is detected, it is switched the noise to "0" to turn it off. The noise switched back on to "1" if it no longer detects loud noise. It can be turned off and on with a toggle switch.
HOWEVER, the board detects its own noise constantly so it never actually turns off which is a bit of an ironic fail but the noise is still annoying enough that it makes the viewer want to turn it off anyways. So, yeah, half functional protest.
Links to embedded videos #1 and #2
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