Sunday, 5 April 2020

Dissecting the Furby (Updated with video)

So the project has stalled. Wasn't sure it worked as a piece of art. Not sure about these drawings. Time to put it aside and have a long think.
The strongest part are the videos. Have a look at them here:





Beginnings

Got this Furby. It's an annoying thing because it eats batteries and keeps wanting to connect to it's App. The App then spends time trying to sell you things that don't exist. So I decided to dissect it and then present it was a real animal in a museum case.
Here's a couple of pictures:



Inside the Furby's head. To be exact it's brains. Still works if you connect it up and press sensors. Reminds me of Donavan's brain. Totally unaware that it has been removed.



This is the bit that holds the Furby's brain. So I'm painting it up to resemble a skull. Not finished yet, but already looking skull like. This is about the width of a smartphone screen (40mm) looks crude if you enlarge it.

Here's a still from Donovan's Brain (1953)


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