Imagine RIT: Project Showcase (May 2)

Each issue of News & Events will feature a project to be showcased at Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 2. This week’s spotlight:

Etch-A-Sketch Photo Booth

Presenter: David Brenner, Computer Science House

Brief description: Visitors will have their pictures taken and, using motors and a microcontroller connected to a computer, their image will be drawn onto an Etch-A-Sketch.

How is the exhibit creative and/or innovative: Combining a computerized Etch-A-Sketch with a photo booth has never been attempted.

Exhibit experience for visitors: Visitors will see themselves portrayed on a toy from their childhood.

For more, visit www.rit.edu/imagine.