Political Vision

A wearable device that restricts the user's field of vision according to the political bias of different news outlets.

Year

2023

Concept

Political Vision physically visualizes the bias of news channels and how they can manipulate our political viewpoints.

The project controls the wearer's field of vision based on which news channels they interact with online - just like how news channels can purposely change our perspectives by suppressing or reinforcing certain political stances.

Photograph of the Political Vision project consisting of various electronic devices, and a headset-looking device on a black background.

Side-view close up photograph of the project showing the side of a person's head with a white head gear.

Close up photograph of wires taped to the side of the headgear.

Close up photograph of a blue servo motor attached to a metal panel in front of someone's head.

Technical Aspects

Political Vision consists of a hand-coded website displaying various news channels. The user can select one, and research any topic on that news outlet. The users' selection is sent to an Arduino via node.js. The Arduino operates servo motors, and is connected to a gyroscope that measures head rotation. The motors open and close panels attached to the wearable device based on their news channel selection.

Photograph of brown sunglasses that have cardboard flaps attached to the glasses via a motor.

... first prototype on my sunglasses

Photograph showing a table with various electronic components, and a cardboard prototype of the political vision project.

... second prototype made from cardboard

Political Vision

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