Overview
This project is an environment designed to promote social interaction through music and is known as Boomboxes.
Explanation
The design of Boomboxes consists of 5 wireless modular seating units that can be moved and stacked to best fit the given social situation. A stationary hub is also available where users can connect their mp3 players to an input jack in the hub for playing music through all of the modular units. Each unit has a seat button that detects when someone is sitting down along with a radio, RGB, and white lights. Xbee radio transmitters are used for networking all the units. Music, architecture, and lighting are the 3 primary elements determined to varying degrees by the actions of the user on the Boomboxes.
The lighting of the boxes change based on the number of people sitting down using the particular program that provides the code. The lights are white until all 5 boxes are in use wherein each box lights a different color, when music is playing and the boxes are activated. The colored lights dance to the music if at this point, everyone stands up within 15 seconds of each other.