How to trigger audio from RFID embedded objects

Filed in archive Implementation on April 2, 2008

In the past few weeks I have been highlighting how artists have adopted RFID in their creative work. In some of my earlier posts I have talked about Shisha embroidered RFID wristbands, medical alert bracelets, iTea concepts which have focused on the creative side of RFID and in continuation of my efforts to highlight the work of various artists today I will talk about Meghan Trainor who moulded the technology along with her creative work. This is probably one of the earliest work of hers where RFID embedded objects were able to trigger audio pieces. In the pics below you will get to see how an interaction is formed with objects by scanning control pieces and numbered graphite pieces are scanned for triggering audio.

In the first image on the left you can see a person passing object in front of the RFID reader which leads to sound being emitted as a result





In this image you can see a person swinging suspended pieces of graphite which leads to rhythm being created depending upon the chain action





Here you come across sound being triggered with RFID embedded filter





Here you can see sound being triggered with vinyl pieces.

Now who said there was no creative side to RFID!!