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Tangible HCI A3  

     Beginning Reality

You may accept your DPS - or defy it, but you cannot deny it. Hitting home with the reality of your parses, bringing it out of your screen and onto your table, we present “Beginning Reality”. This is a data physicalization of your competency in the massive hit MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. Your DPS, or the amount of damage dealt per second, is embodied by the swing of the warrior of light himself! The higher your numbers are, the mightier his swings will be. Your performance relative to

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others  are also reflected live in the expression, or more specifically - the eyebrow, of the monster. These percentiles are taken from fflogs, a widely popular platform where players across the globe shares their parse data.  The higher tier you can parse, the angrier he will be! Seeing your parses and performance rating simultaneously have never been easier!

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 Schematics

Components

3x     Servo

1x     LED Strip

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WIP PICs

In no particular order

Video Demo

Created By

   Neil Chulpongsatorn

   Jackie Yu

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