See Erin St Blaine’s latest guide to making a glowing Rapunzel wig that reacts to sound and lights up when the wearer makes noise. This is based on Rapunzel’s glowing hair from the Disney film Tangled, which causes the protagonist’s hair to light up when she sings a special song, giving her magical healing powers. It’s always worth it to make kids feel like magical princesses.
Erin wrote the CircuitPython code for the project using ChatGPT, and the guide also has a page showing the tips and process she used to create this code.
Complete tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/sound-reactive-rapunzel-hair
From the guide:
Let your power shine with this DIY glowing Rapunzel wig. CircuitPlayground Bluefruit uses its onboard microphone to listen to your voice and create a golden light animation when it hears it. Sing your heart out and the voice-responsive lights will cause your hair to glow with a warm, magical glow, reminiscent of Rapunzel’s hair from the Disney movie Tangled.
This is a great project for kids who won’t be able to get enough of this fantastic role play prop. This is a fairly simple project that only involves some tricky wiring. We’ve provided sample CircuitPython code that you can copy and paste to make your hair look blond and wavy. This code is easily customizable, so if yellow isn’t your color, it fits your cosplay character.
This guide provides instructions on how to make a sound-responsive Rapunzel wig using NeoPixel lights and a Circuit Playground Bluefruit that lights up as she sings. It includes a detailed walkthrough of the code used to control NeoPixels, including customization options for sound sensitivity, light duration, color, and animation speed.
Adafruit products used:
– Circuit Playground Bluefruit is used as a microcontroller to manage sound detection and NeoPixel control.
– NeoPixel LEDs are used to create glow effects within the wig in response to sounds detected by Circuit Playground Bluefruit
Read More: Sound Reactions to Rapunzel Hair
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