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== '''Final Project'''==
Surveillance Buddy
''[[Inspiration]]'':
The inspiration for this project stems from the teddy bears that parents can buy and place in their children's rooms to monitor the babysitter's interaction with them while the parents area away. While discussing this with a friend we came to a realization/question: why do parents have to hide the fact they're trying to protect their kid?
Another one of my inspirations is an early Amy Alexander surveillance installation art piece.
''[[Concept]]'':
My project is a teddy bear in ammo gear and have one glowing red eye and one terminator eye (a webcam connected to a computer with tracking encoded). The bear's head will turn using servo motors, a PVC pipe, and a wooden/plastic piece. With the original idea, the bear was going to turn its head/camera according to where the person is at (tracking). Essentially it was going to move its head (servo motors) to position its head so it can see people/follow people. For the final I'll move the head using a joystick instead of on its own.
''[[Reason]]'':
My reasoning is that people buy these cute and inconspicuous teddy bear surveillance cameras: