Partner: Nate Hecimovich
Circuit 1 – Fade:
Using the analog pins on the arduino, marked with ~, we were capable of fading an LED. This was a relatively simple circuit, requiring only two jumper wires, a 220 ohms resistor, and of course, an LED.
Circuit 2 – Tone Melody:
This was also a simple circuit, requiring only two jumper wires and a speaker. Although, the coding was more complex, requiring assigning notes to frequencies, something that we would have been incapable of doing if it was not provided for us.
Circuit 3 – Speed Game:
Schematic:
Video:
With the understanding of the simplicity of circuits 1 and 2, Circuit 3 was not that difficult to put together. This is definitely our first case of circuit spaghetti, but altogether was a fun project. In my opinion, it could have been approved by freeing up some space with the use of the arcade buttons that we soldered in the first week recitation.
Circuit 4 – Four-Player Speed Game:
We attempted to replicate what we did for the two player game, making it a four player free-for-all extravaganza. Although we had the circuitry down, Tom worked quickly to attempt to adapt the code to work with four players. Sadly, we ran out of time before he was able to put all of the conditionals into the code.
Question 1:
As a gamer, most of my interaction with technology revolves around pointing and clicking with a mouse, or through the use of an Xbox controller. Yet, my interaction with video games tend to result in interaction with other individuals through these games, whether through in-game chat, or third party clients like Discord. Considering the speed game we created this week, I would say the interaction is very minimal and basic. The only interaction that occurs is one of our LEDs light up, notifying both players, which was sadly always Nate, that they have the quicker thumbs. Although this interaction is simple, it still has a lot of connotations behind it, which is why I would define interaction as any simple exchange of meaningful information.
Question 2:
If I had a 100k LEDs, I would simply hang them from the ceiling of a big, dark room and let them go off at varying intensities, rates, etc. It may be similar to the clear sky at night, something we don’t get much of in Shanghai, or may look like something entirely different. It would be entirely up to the person consuming the view.