NazcAlpaca is a innovative training system to avoid work related stress issues. The Alpaca shirt monitors your body, with this app you can adjust settings, start training and check your history.
A lot of people experience stress during office work, therefore we developed a body-monitoring shirt to help reducing stress. NazcAlpaca is researching how to combine the high quality of alpaca yarn with highly innovative wearable technology. Electrical components, silver fiber and alpaca yarn are brought together to become an interactive fashion item. A brand identity and 3d printed casings make sure to achieve a unique look and perfect fit of hard and soft materials. A male and a female version of the body-monitoring garment are made. Via tiny magnets the hardware is connected. An adjustable breathing sensor and hart-rate sensor are knitted in the garment. The NazcAlpaca app will guide you though your body monitoring and enables you to start exercising.
More information about the project: http://www.by-wire.net/nazcalpaca-body-monitoring-alpaca-fashion-innovation/
Video of the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJr6n7fUba8
about
This project is designed and developed by Marina Toeters and Martijn ten Bhömer
credits
- Matthijs Vertooren, 3D modeling + 3D printing
- Xinwei Wang, logo design, UX design and animation
- Jesse Asjes, yarn and knitting expert, jsssjs.com
- Erna de Reuver & Boudewijn, knitting of the fabric, De Reuver breifabriek
- Geert van den Boomen, hardware advise, Eindhoven University of Technology
- Iztok Klančar, movie and pictures, easetock.com
- Kristel van Walen, model
- Loe Feijs, fractal pied-de-poule development, Eindhoven University of Technology
- Beam van Waardenberg, electronics in the scarves, ContreChoc
- Melissa Bonvie, confectioning expert, Katoen Enzo
- Janny Toeters, hand stitching
- Kyra Journée and Laura, steaming experts
- Mientje Toeters-Kleinjan, knitting experiments
- Malte von Krshiwoblozki, body monitoring inspiration, Fraunhofer
- Koen van Os, wearable inspiration, Philips Research
- Ineke Visser, spinning conductive yarn
- Kevin MacLeod, music movie
- Niko Vegt, voice-over English
- Eduardo Antúnez De Mayolo, intermediary Peru – Netherlands / voice-over Spanish
- Martijn ten Bhömer, concept, interaction design, app development, technology, mtbhomer.com
- Marina Toeters, concept, garment design, management, by-wire.net
Thanks to Bear Creek Mining S.A.C.