Wearable Technology for a Drag Queen
In a three-person group, we created a wearable technology in the form of a headpiece for our client Andrew Jones, a drag queen also known as Edie Cheezburger performing in Atlanta, Georgia.
Along with our proof of concept, we cowrote the conference paper “YOU BETTA WERK: Using Wearable Technology Performance Driven Inclusive Transdisciplinary Collaboration to Facilitate Authentic Learning” with our professor Clint Zeagler.
We took inspiration from RuPaul’s Drag Race wig reveals and plant life that transforms based on light. Using an Arduino with motors and light sensors, the headpiece will bloom flowers in the spotlight and unravel mysterious glowing tendrils in the dark.
This was my first time working with an Arduino and motors of any kind. Through our professor and a lot of research, we were able to work with a photoresistor, servo motors, and LEDs to create a proof of concept for our client.
