{"product_id":"yo-yo-machines-kit-1-light-touch","title":"Yo-Yo Machines Kit 1 - Light Touch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis kit lets you build a pair of Light Touch devices, which will allow you to stay connected to friends and family across the internet by exchanging coloured lights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you choose and send a colour, it pulses on the partner device then fades away slowly, so you can use them in real time or leave traces to find later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Yo-Yo Machines\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s important to stay in touch while physically separated, but teleconferencing tools like Zoom and Teams can be a lot of work. What if you just want to send somebody a wave, or a smile, without demanding too much attention?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat’s what Yo–Yo Machines are for. Simple devices you can make yourself, they connect across the Internet to let you send a signal that you’re thinking of somebody, and give just enough control to play around, or maybe invent a secret language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to use Light Touch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight Touch communicators are used in pairs. Each Light Touch has two LED lights: a “send” light that you control from your device, and a “receive” light that your partner controls. There is also a button or capacitive sensor (a metal piece that senses touch) on each Light Touch. This is used to select and send colours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo select a colour you want to send, hold down the button or capacitive sensor, wait while the send light cycles through colours, and release when you find the colour you like. To send a colour, simply tap on the button or sensor. The receive light on the partner device will pulse brightly, then fade slowly over a very long time. That’s all there is to it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"360\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/469749931\" title=\"vimeo-player\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis kit contains everything you'll need to make your colourful light communicator!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x microUSB cable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x ESP32S board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x Addressable RGB LED\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x Mini breadboard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMale to male jumper lead selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe USB cables that are included in the kit will let you power your units from any USB port. If you'd rather plug your device\/s into a plug socket you can use a microUSB power supply to do that (not included, but we sell ones that will work \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/raspberry-pi-universal-power-supply\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/make.yoyomachines.io\/c\/Guide_Sections_of_Light_Touch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here for the full build instructions.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight Touch communicators are simple, but designed with enough control to let you play with them in different ways\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust turning on your partner’s light (“sending a touch”) is enough to say “I’m thinking of you”. The slow fade means you don’t have to be there to know when they’ve sent you one too.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColours can mean whatever you want them to. Maybe you’ll send yellow when you’re happy and blue when you feel sad. Will your partner understand them the same way? That’s something you’ll have to figure out together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe initial light pulse means you can send signals to each other in real-time, too. Playing rhythms together can be fun. Try matching the colour your partner sends. Or learn Morse Code if you’re really ambitious.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you make your Light Touches so the send and receive colours mix together, you can create new effects together. It’s like painting a bit of your homes the same colour. Will you agree about what looks best?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese are just a few ideas about how to get started, but we’re pretty sure there are lots of other things to do that we haven’t dreamed of. Go on, surprise us! And let us know how you get on, please...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho we are\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’re from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gold.ac.uk\/interaction\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInteraction Research Studio\u003c\/a\u003e, a team of designers and technologists at Goldsmiths, University of London. UKRI is supporting us to develop Yo–Yo Machines to show how research can have real-world impacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.yoyomachines.io\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYo-Yo Machines Website\u003c\/a\u003e for more information about the project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContact us via email \u003cstrong\u003einteraction@gold.ac.uk\u003c\/strong\u003e or share your designs in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/make.yoyomachines.io\/Answers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAnswers Forum.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39378000707667,"sku":"YOYO-001","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/MoonPlate_In_use-1-0046.jpg?v=1624464483","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/yo-yo-machines-kit-1-light-touch","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}