Meet Leo, the guitar who loves you back.
Leo is a guitar with a personality and a voice to express it. The Duncan/Channon Makers gave him sensors, a microcontroller, and a Twitter account. With these, he can live-tweet his guitar experiences any time something happens, like when someone plays him. Read on to find out how you can interact with Leo. Maybe you’ll become his next best friend.
Sometimes, life gets stressful. Work goes long. Like a good friend, Leo is there for the rough days.
Tweet
Introduce yourself to Leo by tweeting at him with a “#hello.” He’ll remember your handle. Next time you play him, just tweet at him again with “#hello.” He’ll be glad to feel you!
Play
Make some sweet, passionate music with Leo. He’ll remember when you play and for how long, in case you ever want to know.
Love
Form a reciprocal relationship with Leo. He tweets his own guitar-experiences, too. He’ll miss you when you’re gone. He’ll be there when you need him.
A. See
A camera has been mounted on Leo’s headstock, which lets him put a chin to the name of the player. He uploads each photo to his personal Flickr account, so he can remember every interaction.
B. Sense
A piezoelectric sensor allows Leo to sense exactly when someone is playing him—and when they have stopped.
C. Think
Thanks to his pimped out Arduino microcontroller brain, Leo can remember the last time someone played him, how long it was, and how much he’s hung out with this human overall.
D. Tweet
Leo live-tweets thoughts about his human friends, his joys, his sorrows, his existential crises, and other observational musings. That’s what Twitter is for, right?
Leo spends most of his active life horizontal, which gives him a unique perspective. This is the world from his point of view.
Leo doesn’t consider just anyone his friend. Like humans, he creates stronger bonds with people who spend more time with him on a regular basis.
