Captured

Portraits, 3D, entrepreneur, programming, design

Research Mentor: Professor Kevin Curry, He, Him, His
Department, College, Affiliation: Art, Fine Arts
Contact Email: kcurry@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Computer Science,
Programming,
Entrepreneurship
Interior Design & Architecture
Art
Project Location: 3216 Sessions Rd. Tallahassee
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Yes
Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Monday & Wednesday 12 - 3PM

Project Description

I'm working on building a walk-in "photo booth" (approx. 10 feet diameter), which uses 100+ cameras, each powered by individual Raspberry Pi mini-computers all connected, to simultaneously capture and generate a full-body (or multiple people) image capable of being 3D printed in full color, resulting in a realistic statuette of the participants. This technology already exists, and I'm interested in duplicating and advancing current designs.
I'm partially interested in the documentation of people (memory), but I also recognize the market potential for something like this on a campus such as FSU - especially during graduation season.


Research Tasks: Assist with creating and building functioning proofs of concept (design, structural, electronics, programming)
Cut materials using our laser cutter
3D printing
Programming

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Recommend:
Basic knowledge of tools/ability to work with their hands
Programming using Python