This is the final result of the process that I started describing in the previous post. My team and I wanted to focus on developing an infomercial that would have some kind of positive impact, therefore we decided to represent the different manifestations of stress and anxiety that are triggered while studying in Grad School at Tisch.
Read MoreWeek6: Serial communication from Arduino to P5.js
For this week’s assignments I decided to focus on the serial communication between Arduino and p5.js. I decided to implement a flex sensor that would receive the values depending on the bend angle and use those dynamic values to draw elements in the p5 canvas.
Read MoreWeek 5: Drawing with arrays
For this week’s assignment I decided to focus on understanding how to implement arrays by incorporating them into last’s week project. I decided to work with ellipses instead of lines and create a tool that enabled users to draw by creating points in the screen.
Read MoreWeek 4: Lines Mirror
The bigger challenge for this week’s project was to be able to organize the code in a Class and Method based structure. I decided to first start with some very basic element. I started with an ellipse and I was able to implement the class in the same class that we did it at school however I realized the shape was not what I wanted to use in order to generate some interesting concept for this week. Therefore I decided to start experimenting with lines.
Read MoreWeek 4: Lazy Candy Dispenser
For this week I decided to apply the knowledge acquired during the past classes in order to create a candy dispenser machine that would provide the candies when the user makes a gesture with the hand, like if they were asking for the candies to come out.
The main idea behind the concept was to create a machine that would recognize basic human expressions to activate the servo motor and for that I used the gesture of curling the fingers.
Read MoreWeek 3: Angry/In Love Sloth
For these week’s assignment I decided to continue working with the concept of the sloth that feel in love while holding hands, the last week I wanted the eyes to be white when there was no contact and then turn red when the switch was on, however since I didn’t know how to program the Arduino I didn’t do it. For this week I already have the required knowledge to (at least) try to program the LED lights in a more coherent way according to my concept.
Read MoreWeek 4: Sound walk reflexion and video storyboarding
For this week we formed new teams and received a new assignment specifically for Video production. Me and my team met during the week and started a quick brainstorming session to define the subject of our video. We had already discussed that we wanted to create something with meaning and not to create just something funny or fake marketing therefore we focussed our ideas thinking about a final result that would have a positive effect in out audience.
Read MoreInteractive technology in public: Citi Bike
For this assignment I choose “City Bike”, a piece of interactive technology used in public by multiple people. The systems consists on two different platforms: 1) physical kiosk in each bike station, 2) mobile app. For the assignment purposes I will focus on the kiosk and the interaction of the users with the bike stations. I did my research on the Washington Pi & Broadway station, which I figured is not a very touristic location, most of the users already know how to use the system and they normally already have the code in their phones when they approach the station. I assumed that the interaction with the kiosk would be fast and easy however it might be challenging for tourists who are not used to these kind of interfaces, specially non english speakers.
Read MoreWeek 3: Slider
For this assignment we were encouraged to work in teams (I worked with KC Conchinha) in order to make progress faster and be able to identify mistakes faster. The experience of working as a team was very different than the past assignments. I was writing the code while KC was giving me instructions and vice versa. We started by creating a slider from scratch.
Read MoreVideo and Sound, week2: LOST SoundWalk
The group assignment for week three consisted in creating a sound walk located in the 721 Broadway Tisch building. Me and my group got together the day after we were assigned the project and even thought we didn’t quite know our concept in that moment we decided to start the process by getting to know all of the floors in the building, neither of us had ever been to other floor rather than ITP (4th floor).
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