Young Professionals
Honorary Mention
While the range of smart-home systems is constantly growing, the selection of control devices remains limited. ARTouch is aimed at remedying this problem. Using modern technologies and innovations such as TouchSense, WPS, 3D printing and much more, we have created a device that makes it possible to transform a drawing into a switch. And operating ARTouch could not be easier: it can be mounted anywhere in one’s living space by means of magnets, which allow it to be quickly and easily removed from the wall for recharging.
Then one can begin drawing. For this, an electrically conductive paint, which is available commercially, must be used. It is recommended that the drawing be placed within a 2-meter radius of the device. Aside from that, one is free to design the drawing as one wishes. When the artwork is finished, it is connected to the device with a thin line of electrically conductive paint. In this way, up to eight individual drawings can be linked to ARTouch. These drawings serve as touchpads: when they are touched, this is recognized by the ARTouch device, which then switches the relevant smart-home device on or off. Which smart-home device is controlled by which touchpad can be predefined via an intuitive web interface.
Preview Video
Credit: Jonathan Wiener (AT)
Credit: Paul Rosenberger (AT)
Credit: Paul Rosenberger (AT)
Credit: Paul Rosenberger (AT)
Credit: Jonathan Wiener (AT)
Project Credits / Acknowledgements
Project credits:
Extensive support with electronics and project management: Vanessa Jurschan
Supervision and technical consultancy: Richard Drechsler, Martin Meschik, Johannes Stehlik
Furnishing of labs, project spaces, and equipment: HTL Rennweg
Cooperation partners and sponsors: Cubicure GmbH, Happylab GmbH, Kraus & Naimer Produktion GmbH, Bare Conductive Ltd, Easyname GmbH, Espressif Systems Co, Igus GmbH, IBR Leiterplatten GmbH & Co. KG, Bannerama – Oliver Pusswald, Fischer Elektronik GmbH, Hornbach Baumarkt GmbH, Printshop Sofortdruck- und Handels GmbH, Adkom Elektronik GmbH, Nanotec Electronic GmbH & Co. KG, Elternverein HTL Rennweg
Additional photo and video credits:
Film production of the ARTouch short video: Jonathan Wiener (direction, production, animation), Paul Rosenberger (cinematography, production of the explosion animation)
The image “Anwendungsbeispiel” (application example) uses a background from
- www.freepik.com
Biographies
The ARTouch team, consisting of Paul Rosenberger (b. 2001), Jonathan Wiener (b. 2000), and Jasmin Lersitz (b. 2001), worked together previously on a joint project in the eighth grade at HTL Rennweg. With this project, the working atmosphere proved to be especially good and the division of areas of competencies was well balanced. This meant that tasks could be easily distributed and efficiently executed. Due to the successful collaboration in the eighth grade, the team decided to continue the working group for their diploma project.
Jurystatement
The project ARTouch by Jonathan Wiener, Jasmin Lersitz, and Paul Rosenberger shows how much our interaction with digital objects can vary in terms of material and form. The project combines functional necessity with forms of artist expression, thus turning the management of smart-home devices as we know it on its head. This fusion of technical competence and free creative expression could in the future enable us to control heating, lighting, and music by means of graffiti and children’s drawings—an idea worthy of an Honorary Mention in the Young Professionals category.
