Connor Schone – Interaction Lab Documentation #2

In the second Interaction Lab workshop, we were able to successfully complete the following circuits: 

1. Fading Light – A circuit using an arduino connected to a breadboard with an LED light and a single resistor via two wires. The circuit was relatively straightforward to build, and after plugging in the code from the website it worked  perfectly.  

1. Button Pushing + Game – A circuit using an arduino connected to a breadboard with a speaker, two LEDs, multiple resistors, and over a dozen wires. On our first attempt, we had some trouble connecting the many wires correctly to the breadboard, and ended up having to start over. On our second try, we were much more systematic with planning the positioning of the wires on the breadboard, and ended with a successful game. 

Question 1:

In everyday life, technology like fading lights is everywhere, but often unnoticeable due to how pervasive and simple they are. These instances of technology can be both non-interactive and interactive. For instance, lights on top of buildings to prevent planes and helicopters from crashing into them, or lights with sensors on them lining the edge of runways to prevent planes from crashing into them.  

Question 2: 

Resistors reduce the number of volts passing through the circuit, and in the case of the push button, a 10k resistor was necessary. 

Question 3:

I would use most of them to line the sides of roads around the city along with sensors on the road itself so lights will illuminate the road as a car approaches. With the remaining LEDs, I would illuminate the bottom of a moped or car to make it glow in a cool way.