AerFORGE

Leap Motion + 3D Printing

AerForge is a project about change, and how the different spaces in which we create change the creation itself. The entity with which the user interacts transitions through realms and dimensions of creation, exploring and connecting the environments we learned in class.

To begin with, the AerForge experience is intangible. The user draws an imaginary line into the air in front of them, and out of thin air comes a visual. Projected on a screen in front of the user is the line they began to draw, and as the user continues to move their hand through nothing, they create something. Thin columns appear on the projection, their height matching the height of the user’s line. With a wave, the user rotates the projected image and out of lines and columns emerges a form. Though empty-handed, the user is able to create and engage with a virtual object. The user places their hands out in front of them, palms up as if asking for something. This gesture cues the virtual object to be downloaded and sent to a 3D printer. The final transformation brings AerForge into the physical world, and into the hands of the user.

Products:

Leap Motion Controller 

3D Printer 

Libraries:

Leap.js, Three.js