Project detail: The possibility of technology for creative is immense but it’s sometimes difficult to build a connection between the two. We want to help students understand physical computing concepts and possible creative solutions through interactive lessons, then we would solidify the abstract concepts with a concrete example. We hope that they will be able to use what they learned to implement physical computing creatively into their murals.
We decided on using Twine as the platform we’ll be creating our interactive lessons in, the easy linked-based navigation and the ability to embed images, videos and other supplementary materials makes it a good starting point for our creative physical computing guide. Rather than organizing the different parts linearly, we’ll be arranging the topics modularly, allowing you to access any part of the guide from the get go. We hope it’d be something of a quick “cheat sheet” that students can reference to get ideas and figure out how to implement those ideas immediately.
To start off, we’ll be writing up a guide for one interaction and doing a quick physical prototype on connecting a motor with a pressure sensor.
We’re hoping to have a prototype ready by next week to show and user test with!