Firefly Stomp
Maker Faire Bay Area 2015
Hands-on Activity
MAKER
Mike Sullivan
Nuclear Engineer by day and a Maker, Fixer, and embedded system designer by night. He likes projects that get people enthused about science and engineering.
Tap or stomp the “Stomp Pad” and your amplified vibrations cause colorful glowing “fireflies” to jump and fly within a clear globe.
What inspired you to make this project?:
While testing a different science exhibit idea, I made a playful electronic concoction similar in function to this final result. My kids went absolutely crazy playing with that unpolished mash-up so I decided to create an exhibit based on the concept. This is a fun exhibit that kids love and it opens the opportunity to talk about sound and vibration as well as sensors and amplification.
