Future Humans

Your mission is to design and build FutureGear: wearable, interactive, electronic accessories that will help you experience the environments of an imaginary planet.

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YOU MUST HAVE A FUTURE HUMANS INVENTORY KIT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM

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Need help getting started? Contact us: futurehumans@beamcenter.org

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Start Here

Everything you need to know about the Future Humans program, your inventory kit, your lab, and tool safety.

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1. START HERE
2. Inventory Kit
3. Set up your lab
4. Tool safety

Project 1

Journal and Sensor Badge

Make the first two pieces of Future Human equipment: a Journal and a Sensor Badge.

Silhouette of a person holding a colorful, patterned object and wearing a geometric-shaped accessory with a glow in the center.
Project 1 Demo Videos

Written instructions:

1. Make Journal
2. Sensor Badge Circuit
3. Sensor Badge wearable
4. Activate Sensor Badge

Project 2

FutureGear Fore Sight

Make and activate Fore Sight: a FutureGear wearable that can sense changes in light and dark.

A hand with an IV inserted, connected to a colorful art arm with pink, yellow, and black abstract patterns.
Project 2 Demo Videos

Written instructions:

1. Sight circuit
2. Fore SIGHT Wearable
3. Activate Fore Sight
4. Planet map Zone 1

Project 3

FutureGear Sonic Visor

Make and activate Sonic-Visor: a FutureGear wearable that has tap-sonar senses.

Person wearing a green reflective visor and a headlamp with a speaker on top, with a black background.
Project 3 Demo Videos

Written instructions:

1. sound circuit
2. Sonic visor wearable
3. Activate Sonic Visor
4. Planet map zone 2

Project 4

FutureGear Design Challenge

Can you design, make, and activate your own FutureGear that works with a touch circuit? We think you can!

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Project 4 Demo Videos

Written instructions:

1. touch Circuit
2. Build your own Futuregear
3. Activate FutureGear
4. Planet Map zone 3

Project 5

FutureGear gif and dance party

Finish up! Create a GIF that shows off your FutureGear dance moves, and Celebrate a successful mission!

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Written instructions:

1. Finish your work
2. FutureGear Dance Gif
3. Planet map zone 4
4. GIF DANCE PARTY!!!

Check out the online gif dance party here!

All Demo Videos
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