These blinking electronic badges, created for the Burning Man 2015 festival, actually evolve and change every time they meet another badge. By the end of the festival, each badge had a completely unique color pattern.
Burning Man has a tendency to attract extreme makers, and thus produces a lot of really interesting inventions, both technological and artistic. These Burning Man 2015 badges fit into both categories, and add a bit of biology to the mix. Designed by a maker who goes by the name "Bunnie," the Burning Man 2015 badges blink out a colorful light display. When one badge comes into contact with another, both badges change color in compliance with a code based on genetic science.
By the end of Burning Man 2015, each badge had met so many others that it had evolved its own one-of-a-kind pattern.
What's Driving This Trend
- Interactive Festival Badges
- There is an opportunity to create more interactive festival badges for music or art festivals that respond to stimuli and environmental cues.
- Biology-based Wearable Technology
- There is an opportunity to develop wearable technology that incorporates biological principles such as genetic science to create unique patterns or designs.
- Evolutionary Art Installations
- There is an opportunity to create art installations that use technology to evolve and change over time based on interactions with other art pieces or environmental factors.
Who This Affects Most
- Festival and Event Planning
- Interactive festival badges can enhance the experience for attendees, just like wristbands that provide access to specific areas.
- Wearable Technology
- Biology-based wearable technology has the potential to stand out in a crowded market and create unique designs.
- Art and Design
- Evolutionary art installations can create entirely new art forms that change and evolve over time based on audience interactions.
