Key Technical Contributions:

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  RFID Integration:
  
  Programmed a custom RFID scanner system using Arduino to assign unique user IDs and trigger individualized interactions. This data drove both the AI logic and projected visual content across the experience.
  
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  System Architecture & Networking:
  
  Built the system’s backend to coordinate communication between the RFID scanner, two retrofitted phones, and a large-format projection display. Used TCP/IP networking for real-time data transfer, and adapted the system on-site to wired Ethernet for stability.
  
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  AI Integration & Book Recommendation Logic:
  
  Collaboratively implemented an AI pipeline that:
  
  • Identified user-named books via API cross-referencing
  • Confirmed and clarified input with the user
  • Generated relevant, personalized recommendations
  • Delivered author, title, description, and visual metadata to the projection layer
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  Page Tracking with Computer Vision:
  
  Designed a page-tracking system using reflective stickers and a night-vision camera to detect book interactions. This data dynamically updated visual projections mapped onto a large-scale physical book.
  
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  Phone Integration (Supporting):
  
  Integrated an Arduino-based switch to detect handset lift/hang-up, triggering stages of the experience and syncing with the phone’s scripted interaction logic.
  

Collaboration & Execution:

• Worked side-by-side with a co-creative technologist who focused on the phone’s interactive script, AI dialogue logic and book projection visuals.
• Chemistry Creative’s internal team designed and fabricated the physical environment, including phone booths and a sculptural display housing the projection system.