An interactive experience for all those who feel overwhelmed by their emotions. Reflect on the day together with MYU and be honest with your emotions. We hope that MYU can help you grow closer to your emotions and yourself, and fill any voids of the day you may have.
MYU is a character that brings light and blooms at the end of a day when one may feel empty.
The name 'MYU' comes from the concept of filling a void (무, 無, “MU") with something (유, 有, "YU"), which is light and a blooming flower.
MYU's design is inspired by its name, as the word 무 "MU" in Korean can mean nothing or white radish. With a round body and an expressionless face, MYU aims to be a friendly character who is easily approachable and without prejudice and judgement.
Translucent holographic fabric was used for the petals of the flower to show the subtle difference in colour of the light. Wire was used to express the flower's delicate curves.
Choose the heart that represents your mood today based on the emotion chart.
Plug the heart into MYU's body and observe the changes that happen.
Enjoy a time of relaxation with MYU.
The connection of each pin can be checked as if they were switches with the Arduino code pinMode(pin_number, INPUT_PULLUP). Using this, we can distinguish the colour of the heart by changing the wiring of the pins for each heart.
A brass pipe and wires were used to create a kind of crank which was then installed on a servomotor, thereby converting the circular motion of the servomotor into linear motion. This allowed the flower to bloom using the same principle as the opening of an umbrella.