Recitation day!
This time, Melissa and I would use cardboard to create a mechanism.
In order to save time and improve efficiency, I built the circuit while Melissa was cutting the cardboard.To be honest,the circuit was so complex that I was irresolute the first time I saw it.However,I decided to challenge myself .I managed to built the circuit with the examples of the diagram even though I revised several times on the cables connected to the four ground ports.Then I asked the learning assistant to check my circuit and it was correct.She even gave me a thumbs up!I was glad that I faced what I wasn’t good at.Later, I typed the code in the arduino and the motor spinned as expected.
After I finished building the circuit,I helped Melissa with cutting the cardboard.
After that,we used tht hot melt glue gun to stick the different parts of the cardboard.
Minutes later, the basic structure emerged and we placed the motor on the back of the device.It worked!
For the last step,I decided to cut the shape of a train because the process of the motor’s rotating was similar to the spinning process of the wheels on the trains.Here was how it looked.
The train is coming!Toot toot~
Additional questions
1.Daniel Palacios Giménez also used motors in his artifact “Waves” in 2006.Motors rotate an elastie rope to create complicated sounds and visual wave oscillations. The artifact creates the illusion of solid shapes for the viewers since the exposure blurs multiple rope positions.Compared with my work,I think his design is more complex and brings greater visual impact because the rope keeps moving and the visions are diverse.Hence,I think the usage of motors in his design really contributes to the artifact’s success.
2.
As the note demonstrates,I will use the motors to squeeze the ping pong ball so that the shooter can shoot the ball(the inspiration comes from the tennis ball serving machine）and this is much more feasible and more interesting than using an animation on a digital screen.
