Question 1: What kind of machines would you be interested in building? Add a reflection about the use of actuators, the digital manipulation of art, and the creative process to your blog post.
I wanted to create a machine that could implement virtual reality like “Ready player one”. Through the real-world supporting facilities, the player can get the same touch feeling during the game as the same as realities. With the continuous development of science and technology in the future, the replacement rate of machines for workers will gradually increase. People will spend more time having fun than going to the office. In this case, virtual reality will help people get the best entertainment experience at the lowest cost.
Question 2: Choose an art installation mentioned in the reading ART + Science NOW, Stephen Wilson (Kinetics chapter). Post your thoughts about it and make a comparison with the work you did during this recitation. How do you think that the artist selected those specific actuators for his project?
I’m impressed by the Matt Heckert, Centripetal Sound Machines, 2004. Which is a device contained by the striker and motor that can lift the metal track goes up and down to make the sounds. The author said that he want to build the project to make the audience feel inside the system. The difference is that my writer can’t write automatically. We need to turn the resistor to give the program a signal to rotate the arm. His product gives the viewer a more immersive experience, whereas ours simply changes the position of the nib by turning the photoresistor to create a writing effect. At the same time, because of manual control, our finished products are not very beautiful, or even can not accurately draw the works we want to express. Firstly, we apply the diagram to build the circuits which contained the motor used to move the mechanical arm. Each circuit is just half part of the final project. I and Rena formed as partners
to combine our circuits.
