Eva He

Vibration Sensor: 

     

We choose the vibration sensor for our recitation exercise. We build a circuit that integrates this sensor with Arduino. Basically what we are just turned on the LED as an output. When we touched the vibration sensor, it could light it up which had an interaction with it.

Question 1: What did you intend to assemble in the recitation exercise? If your sensor/actuator combination were to be used for pragmatic purposes, who would use it, why would they use it, and how could it be used?

I was intend to assemble the connection between senor and LED in the recitation exercise. If my sensor combination were to be used for pragmatic purposes, most people would like to use it. Since it is just like the light that we turned on at home when someone touched it.

Question 2: Code is often compared to following a recipe or tutorial. Why do you think that is?

The reason that code is often compared to following a recipe or tutorial is that they are something that needs to progress step by step. And following the direction of what people made it.

Question 3: In The Language of New Media, Manovich describes the influence of computers on new media. In what ways do you believe the computer influences our human behaviors?

Of course,  almost everything is made by computer now. And new media requires a lot of technology to support it. I believe that these two points are enough to prove that the computer influences our human behaviors

Materials:

• 1 * Arduino Uno
• 1 * USB A to B cable
• 1 * breadboard
• 1 * buzzer
• 2 * LEDs
• 2 * 220 ohm resistors
• 2 * 10K ohm resistors
• 2 * pushbuttons
• A handful of jumper cables

Circuit 1: Fade

             

                                   

Circuit 2: toneMelody

           

                                                       

Circuit 3: Speed Game

       

                               

Question 1: The reason this button would make this game more interactive is the addition of wind senor. When the player presses the button, it will show the amounts of clicks on the screen. Then the speaker will play sound for the winner.

Question 2: It won’t press down when the 10K resistor is grounding the switch since it already avoids ‘floating pins.’

1. The Fish of Lijiang

by Chen Qiufan

At the beginning of the novel, the author tells the story of a small interaction. This is one of the few times he can relax because the typical work environment is very stressful. And Lijiang, as a place, is the most relaxed and comfortable for him. If I were up to you, I would like to design a super somatosensory robot, which can help the hero to return to Lijiang at any time. You can immediately go to a place where you feel most comfortable so that you don’t feel mentally and physically unhealthy and often go to the hospital. This can also obtain the effect of the combination of work and rest.

2. Newton’s sleep

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Sleeping is a widespread problem in modern times; some people lose sleep because of pressure, some don’t sleep because they go out to play, and some don’t want to sleep because they enjoy the peace of the night. But I think the most important thing for a human being is to eat and sleep. If I could design a product about sleep, I would start with why I never sleep. Identify the problem first to make a solution, according to each person’s different reasons to develop a plan. A place for all people with insomnia to communicate.

3. The Winter Market

by William Gibson

This is a story changed by the author according to his own experience. He says something about winter. When I think of winter, I will think of snow first. Because I was born in the south, it doesn’t snow very often. If it snows, I will cherish it and get excited. I hope that I can design a product so that everyone in the world can feel the snow while touching the snow will make the cold winter warm.

In my own opinon, the meaning of interaction is how people having a good experiance while interact with everthing in life. As a interaction designer, our job is to having a better interaction solutions which can help improve the experiance of customers.

 

https://hellocircuits.com/2013/11/18/music-controller-glove-by-sunnie-sang-michie-cao/

Here ere I found two example of interaction art work. I think the first one which is the music controller glove aligns with my definition of interaction. Because I belive this artwork can help customers have a new way to play with music, it even could be more exciting and sporty. The designer has changed the traditional music devices or insrument to wearable devices, and that could be better if we can move more of our body then just twist our fingers on the bottoms.

   

https://hellocircuits.com/2013/05/13/cosmic-quilt-by-the-principals/

The second artwork is the Cosmic Quilt. I would define this is an interactive installation artwork. Since it didn’t solve any problems or help create a better experiance through the using of the light, I don’t think it align to mu definition of interaction. The artwork trutly interact with the audiance, but it is only a new way of experssion. So I think it is really strong in the fine art area, but weak with design principle.

Circuit 1: Door Bell

                         

This is my first experience in the Interaction Lab!!! I was so excited about it. Sherry and I didn’t make it work in the beginning. After the professor’s help, we made it work. The main process of this circuit is to make it a doorbell that could sound. There is one moment that we were putting the output on the side of input, we solve this problem step by step. 

Circuit 2: Lamp

     

When we finish the first activity successfully, we were asked to switch the switches. We learned how to solder and solder long wires to an arcade button. Then we used this switch as our new switch for the lamp. It was easier than the first circuit. The LED turns on when the switch touch.

Circuit 3: Dimmable Lamp

                         

We get the processes of the circuit to become faster. In this circuit, we just need to add R2 10kΩ from the last one. It also works when we change the switch back to the original one. I could see a huge difference by looking at the picture of the second circuit.

Question 1: After reading The Art of Interactive Design, in what way do you think that the circuits you built today include interactivity? Please explain your answer.

I think the switch we create for the circuits makes it interactive with people after reading The Art of Interactive Design. People could press the switch to control the whole circuit in the way they like it to be.

Question 2: How can Interaction Design and Physical Computing be used to create Interactive Art? You can reference Zack Lieberman’s video or any other artists that you know.

Physical Computing could make a lot of things moving and Interactive Art needs it. I know an artist called Jamie Zigelbaum, he made an interactive lighting installation by using LEDs, Electronics, Software. The pixel-tiles change their color in response to touch.