October 2019
Inspired by the lock puzzles I would fiddle with during work breaks, Audio Lockpicking prototypes one way to design for bravery. The piece challenges people to solve an audio puzzle in order to stop a repetitive tap produced by a slider-crank mechanism. To solve the puzzle, people must turn the potentiometer until an LED lights up, three times.
While solving the prototypes as intended requires a small bit of bravery, a persistent mechanical glitch often takes care of the problem. If taken further, I would create a more contained mechanism and increase the complexity of the puzzle.
