FIRST OF ALL, SHE BON in a finalist in the Human Computer Interface category for the HackaDay Prize!! This is so very exciting!! =D

This means two things: ( 1 ) I get a little bit of money as a result to spend on materials and parts ( 2 ) I have a TON of work to do in the next month!

As a refresh on the memory, the SHEBON project will involve the creation of (9) unique wearable augments! Even though I intend to complete them all in time, I can only expect to make so much before the HackaDay Prize judgement period begins on October 22nd.

It seems like a good time to hash out my goals before then, and also go over what I am preparing for open source documentation!

As much as I'd like to have the entire project ready to prance in by the middle of next month, I don't have enough humanly power and waking hours to pull that off. I will try my hardest to have a decent sampling to show... say... a full outfit. Here is a list of the sub-systems I will shoot have have developed by the judgement period:

1. nips (propellor pasties) 
2. pelvis (beat box)
3. buns (spank skirt)
4. thighs (hot spot)

What this means: I will work towards having the sensors that are imbedded in the augments listed above, communicating input values to the PULSE board (mother brain of the project), so that it can send those values to the graphical interface worn on the arm.

This means part of the next month will involve preparing the GUI that will be displayed on the touch sensitive screen... which will be housed in an enclosure for the forearm. (think of it as a pip boy for your arousal!)

THE OPEN SOURCE PART: 

It goes without saying, the individual wearable augments themselves are kinda personal! They are utilities calibrated to serve my body specifically. Their various forms are based on my own quirks, silliness, and personal narrative… so it doesn’t make much sense to open source them specifically (I doubt anyone would find the need for a whispering crotch salmon anyway…)

The part which will be available for replication and iteration will be the literal heart of the project responsible for receiving, orchestrating, and logging the data collected from the wearable subsystems. Additionally, I'll provide documentation, code, and instructions for the wearable GUI that functions as an active status indicator !

Before October 22nd (when the judging period for the HackaDay prize begins), I will document as much of my progress as possible regarding how to utilize the core system for your own personal projects! That way, if you choose to make your own “BON”, you’ll have the brain and UI as a base to start with!

IF YOU WERE A KINKY GUNDAM, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR FINAL FORM?

Yes. I submitted this project to the HackaDay Prize... which is first and foremost about having an impact on the world by bringing an invention to life and sharing it with others. 

While I realize this project does not qualify as a traditional utility, the concept embodies and confronts an aspect of human nature that I would like to change for the better. I think this can be achieved through personal exploration, and discussion... and I believe producing personalized technology can act as the ultimate catalyst for such discussion!

I hope by creating these personalized body augments for myself, I encourage you and others to consider what you'd make for yourself if tasked with the challenge.

Even if it isn't intimate in nature, how would you use technology to communicate with others in a personally expressive way?

I'M GIVING A TALK ABOUT ALL OF THIS AT SUPERCON!

That's right... my talk was accepted! So, I'll be simultaneously preparing the skirt that spanks, the belt that lifts and separates the buns, the whispering crotch salmon, and the propellor pasties for demo!! This is so exciting!! =D 

Currently this week I have been working on constructing a corset... girdle... belt?? It needs to be worn around my core and act as a strong enough mounting point for the pulling force of two winches...

I'm making winch hips.