[why2025-deco] Led Swing set [Ticket#42627]

[Pez Cuckow]

Thank you Dany, and hello to the deco team!

The CFP message above pretty much covers it, we're visualising something
like the attached (we've settled on a commercial product so it has a rated
maximum load); but with strips of WS2815 LEDs up all four of the legs
pointing inwards (and perhaps top down too).

At a minimum we're targeting having the strips sound reactive, but someone
is brainstorming sensors we could add, or some form of interactivity (think
a basic game) or say ultrasound/lidar so it can react to people moving
through the space, perhaps with sound too if we get that far!

Theming wise, we're hoping we can get the LEDs to look pretty
neon/synthwave with the right color choices, but perhaps we could also play
on the space theme by adding planets hanging from the frame, I can ask for
input from local hacker spaces.

Would be designed to be IP65 to hopefully survive the netherlands.

We haven't drawn up a specific budget, but to give a rough idea of costs:

   - Frame ~€320
   - LEDs ~€60
   - Power Supplies ~€20
   - Hammock/Swings/Chairs ~€50 each (we're thinking just 2)
   - Sundries (ESP32, wire, connectors, waterproofing, ceeform etc) ~€100
   - Bamboos (already owned) ~€25

Funding wise, we're not asking for the full cost to be covered, but if you
could give an idea of what *could* be possible, that would really be
helpful in figuring out what we're actually able to complete!

As well as WHY, we'd plan to bring it to future hacker camps; including EMF
and CCC.

Thank you,

- Pez
[image: doppelschaukel-fuer-den-garten.jpg]


On Wed, 23 Apr 2025 at 20:22, Dany via Team:Content <content at why2025.org>
wrote:

> Hi DoodleMe,
>
> You have submitted some cool proposals for your Rope workshop. You also
> mentioned that you're looking for some funding for the installation.
> Team:Deco has some options to help with funding for art installations. It's
> mentioned in the Call for Arts: https://wiki.why2025.org/Team:Deco/CfA I
> have looped Team:Deco into this e-mail, you can reach out to them at
> deco at lists.why2025.org
>
> For our friends at Team:Deco, I have copied the info you have supplied to
> us in the CFP:
> Rope Labs village is working on a metal suspension frame covered in LEDs
> that can be used for Shibari performances with a bamboo attached, but also
> moonlights as a LED swing-set / hangout space with hammocks. We plan to add
> some sort of interactivity to make it more of an art project, plans are
> still in progress.
> The frame will be used for occasional shibari performances (entirely
> non-sexual), which we will self organise and add to the schedule at set
> times, but will also be an LED lit interactive chill spot to hangout and
> chat when in hammock or swinging chair mode.
> We'd love some funding from WHY to go towards the cost of the installation
> and transport of it to the event.
>
> Best regards,
> Dany
>
>
> WHY2025 - Team:Content
>

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