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Squishy circuits as a tangible interface

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Matthew Schmidtbauer,

Samuel Johnson,

Jeffrey Jalkio,

AnnMarie ThomasAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '12: CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2212776.2223761

Published: 05 May 2012 Publication History

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Squishy Circuits is an approach to exploring and learning electronics. This method uses homemade sculpting dough recipes - one that is conductive, and another that is insulating - to replace wires and insulators. Squishy Circuits can be used to model basic circuits, but can also be used as an interface for more advanced microcontroller projects.

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