Hold & Release.
Hold & Release.
Hold & Release.
What if technology could feel the weight of a moment before letting it go? Hold & Release is an interactive message ritual that translates emotion into motion, where holding becomes remembering, and release becomes letting go.
What if technology could feel the weight of a moment before letting it go? Hold & Release is an interactive message ritual that translates emotion into motion, where holding becomes remembering, and release becomes letting go.
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Scope
Tangible Interaction
Role
Concept / Interaction / Visual / Motion Designer (Solo)
Duration
2 weeks
Year
2025
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Background
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Background
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Background
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Why We Hold On
Why We Hold On
In a world of constant input, emotions often accumulate without resolution. We scroll, react, and store fragments of feeling but rarely pause to process or release them. Hold & Release began from this observation: the quiet need for moments of reflection within everyday digital experiences.
In a world of constant input, emotions often accumulate without resolution. We scroll, react, and store fragments of feeling but rarely pause to process or release them. Hold & Release began from this observation: the quiet need for moments of reflection within everyday digital experiences.
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Concept
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Concept
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Concept
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What if physical gestures could become emotional data?
What if physical gestures could become emotional data?
Hold & Release explores how physical gestures can express emotion and memory. The project turns the simple act of holding and letting go into an interactive experience between human and machine. Using a flex sensor, it measures tension in the hand and translates that data into visual responses , capturing the emotional rhythm of grasping and releasing.
Through light, motion, and timing, Hold & Release reflects how we experience attachment, tension, and relief, showing how technology can translate human emotion into digital form.
Hold & Release explores how physical gestures can express emotion and memory. The project turns the simple act of holding and letting go into an interactive experience between human and machine. Using a flex sensor, it measures tension in the hand and translates that data into visual responses , capturing the emotional rhythm of grasping and releasing.
Through light, motion, and timing, Hold & Release reflects how we experience attachment, tension, and relief, showing how technology can translate human emotion into digital form.
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Interaction Snapshot
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Interaction Snapshot
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Interaction Snapshot
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What does it feel like to hold and let go?
What does it feel like to hold and let go?
A sequence of gestures and responses unfolds like a quiet ritual.
Through writing, holding, and releasing, emotion becomes motion, bridging touch, memory, and light. Each stage reveals how technology can sense presence, respond with feeling, and mirror what it means to let go.
A sequence of gestures and responses unfolds like a quiet ritual.
Through writing, holding, and releasing, emotion becomes motion, bridging touch, memory, and light. Each stage reveals how technology can sense presence, respond with feeling, and mirror what it means to let go.
1. Begin by writing what you hold inside.
1. Begin by writing what you hold inside.
2. Hold the sensor : Feel the tension build
3. Let go : Watch the moment scatter
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Outcome
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Outcome
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Outcome
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Technology that feels, not just functions.
Technology that feels, not just functions.
The result is an interactive system where touch, motion, and memory converge into an emotional interface.
Through the synchronized response of light, vibration, and time, Hold & Release transforms data into feeling, turning a simple gesture into an act of reflection.
The result is an interactive system where touch, motion, and memory converge into an emotional interface.
Through the synchronized response of light, vibration, and time, Hold & Release transforms data into feeling, turning a simple gesture into an act of reflection.
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Reflection
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Reflection
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Reflection
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What I Learned
What I Learned
Through Hold & Release, I learned how physical gestures can translate emotion into digital form. Working with the flex sensor and p5.js taught me the power of subtle motion, how small changes in pressure or timing can convey human feeling.
Next, I plan to expand the concept with additional sensors and visuals that capture more emotional nuance, exploring how technology can reflect inner states like tension, calm, or relief through simple, poetic interaction.
Through Hold & Release, I learned how physical gestures can translate emotion into digital form. Working with the flex sensor and p5.js taught me the power of subtle motion, how small changes in pressure or timing can convey human feeling.
Next, I plan to expand the concept with additional sensors and visuals that capture more emotional nuance, exploring how technology can reflect inner states like tension, calm, or relief through simple, poetic interaction.
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