The Can That Doesn't Just Spray

Description

The idea is to take quite a normal activity and map it to a completely different digital effect. In this case we're going to take a paint spray can and map its physical use actions to movements of a digital ball.

Case Example

I pick up a red spray can next to a computer screen. I pop the top and a slow moving or stationary red ball appears. When I shake the can the ball speeds up and bounces wildly on the screen. As I slow down the shaking, the ball slows down and eventually stops. If I press the bottle spray top, a spraying sound is heard and the ball gradually changes colors, going through the entire spectrum as the spray top is held down. If I rotate/sway the can around its middle, the ball gets bigger or smaller.

Components

Sketches

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