During recitation two, we need to build 3 circuits Fade, toneMelody, and Speed Game, which provides me an opportunity to not only build different kinds of circuits using Arduino but also try to understand the complex codes. Circuit 1: Fade We spent a lot of time on this circuit due to debugging. The circuit seems correct and nothing wrong with the LED light. But what happened? We even started to think if it is a computer issue. After asking a learning assistant for help, we finally found out that the resistor is broken. I felt a little anxious since the progress was slow compared to ...
Archives for February 2022
Group Project: Read Fiction
1. The Winter Market – William Gibson In the story, there is a technology that can 'extract' dream and edit it to sell for people interested. However, I think dreams are uncontrollable. For some artists, their dream may be very inspiring and fantastic, but normal people may only have ordinary or boring dreams. Therefore, this technology can spread to wider areas, such as consciousness. Compared to dreams, we have consciousness when we are awake so that we can decide what to extract. If we can output our present thoughts and emotion to computers or other people, writers can easily transfer ...
Group Project: Research
After reading three designated readings, my understanding of interaction has changed. Now, I think interaction is a loop process of listening/receiving orders, thinking/processing, and speaking/making actions between two participants. Moreover, others can not interrupt or try to help interpret the content during the interaction. "Echo Planet" is a sound visualization device designed for hearing loss children. In this case, even though these children can not hear any sounds, they can still see and feel the variation of sounds. In the video, we can see that children took turns shouting ...
Recitation 1
In the first recitation class, we learned about how to build a circuit by using a breadboard. I thought it is very interesting and worth exploring even though I almost forgot all the knowLEDge about electricity. At first, we tried to build a switch by soldering wires and copper tape. The process of metal gradually melting by heat is fascinating, but we actually try many times before success. I guessed it is because the solder had not reached the high temperature. Later on, we turned to our seats to start working with the complex circuits. In the beginning, we were confused with ...