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MidTerm: climateHack

Time to put it all together! For the mid-term, I had the pleasure of being  paired up with Jen Kagan. We first met to narrow down our ideas….

Serial Part Deux: Output Remix

LAB I: Serial Output from P5.JS First stop on the Serial Output Train – getting an LED to change in response to the functions in p5.js. In these…

Snap, Crackle, PCOMP: Serial Communication

LAB I: INTRO TO ASYNCHRONOUS SERIAL COMMUNICATION After doing the labs multiple times, I am still unclear if the results were what were supposed to happen.First of all,…

Mambo Jumbo: Prototype in Action

 

The Art of Listening & Sketching (and Physical Computing)

The idea of “shut up and listen” has been a life long struggle. When I was a child my aunt would offer me $5 if I would remain…

Mambo Jumbo: Tonal Recall

My goal for this week’s application of the labs was to create a music box with a touch sensor that plays “Papa Loves Mambo” when the touch sensor…

P Complicated: StresSmile and the analogRead/digitalWrite program

I spent much of this week stuck in an internet video and tutorial worm hole getting more lost than I was to begin with.  I found myself finally…

Observation: Interactive Video Kiosk Experience

Location: American Museum of Natural History Interactive Technology: “Send a Video to Friends & Family” Video Kiosk Duration of Transactions: Under 3 minutes I went to the American…

Week 2: Reading Response

Norman’s discussion about design failures that lack a a good conceptual model and visibility really hit home for me. Several devices from my last job really stand out….

Week 2 Switches Lab: LED Dog Collar

At first I began the labs using the guide and instructions for setting up a circuit in the Arduino handbook. And then redid the lab according to the…