Materials
From Arduino Kit:
1 * Arduino Uno
1 * USB A to B cable
1 * breadboard
5* LEDs
5 * 220 ohm resistors
A handful of jumper cables
On the recitation, on Sunday I worked with my classmate Ashley. We built the infrared distance sensor and included a light. We used this light to indicate certain proximity to the s}ensor. The light would light up when the object was 30 centimeters close to the sensor. It would turn off when our object was further away than 30 cm. We followed the instructions on the Arduino website, and we copy-pasted the established code. We didn’t know what syntax precisely we should use so we asked the LA for help, and we ended it up figuring it out.
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?
We wanted to build an Infrared Distance Sensor. Well, I am thinking of using the infrared sensor for things like a car distance radar. When you are parking your car there would be a sensor that helps you determine how close you are to an object like a wall or another car. It could signal pro by increasing its beeping as you get closer
Question 2:
Code is often compared to following a recipe or tutorial. Why do you think that is?
Well from what I have seen in coding so far there is normally a base code you can copy-paste. When you are building your code you are telling your computer what to do. You are communicating with your computer. But to be able to communicate there is always base rules you would have to follow to be understood. Those rules are preestablished so in a way when you are trying to make the code you have to base yourself in these pre-established rules.
Question 3:
In 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?
The way our language nowadays is transforming is heavily influenced by technologies. There is, for instance, autocorrect that fixes your grammar. There are memes, stickers, emojis and other ways of communicating that have been a part of language and technology intertwining.