Solution

An interactive outdoor planter installation with each planter that becomes more responsive as you move closer to it. Ideally, this would be installed next to the main door to allow for maximum interaction and create positive ambient experience as the first impression when someone approaches the house. Each planter’s purpose is two fold:

1. To provide the plant just the right amount of incandescent light for its optimal growth. When there is no lighting around the planter, high intensity yellow lighting will provide plant light and it’ll decrease with increase in natural light around it. (Photo-resistor).
2. An interactive planter: When a person gets close to the planter, it will glow blue light (Motion sensor) and with a complete installation in place, the person can essentially wave his hand over multiple plants at once and experience a range of pixelated colored formations taking place. If the person touches the planter, it makes a note sound like ‘do/re/mI/fa/so/la/ti/do’ that is set to change in order with every touch (An interactive planter-keyboard: FSR Sensor and Speaker Pin) in addition to a red light that glows around the edge of the planter. Finally, it will send a “Hope you enjoyed the music” message if you touch it.

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