In this week's recitation, our goal is to learn how to use the tilt switch. At first, the result looked like this, which is quite difficult to observe. After asking Vivian for help, I changed the delay code and finally got the correct interface. At approximately what angle of tilt does it transition between HIGH and LOW? I think it's transit at around 45 degrees and 135 degrees. What else do you notice about its behavior? There were still some tiny times that the tilt switch was not that accurate. What if you tilt the forearm? I think the result was ...
Interaction Lab
Recitation 4
Step 1: Build the circuit This is the first time I used the H-bridge to build the circuit. I found it complicated but not that difficult. Even though there were many pins, following the pin number to connect the circuit to the breadboard and Arduino did save a lot of time and cause less error. I felt a sense of achievement after finishing the circuit. Step 2: Control rotation with a potentiometer This is the step I spent most of the time on. First of all, I misunderstood the instructions and removed all the circuits. Therefore, stupid me needs to rebuild the circuit again. However, I ...
Midterm Project: Proposal
A. Title: A Mischievous House Name: Vicky (Team member: Steven) Instructor: Margaret Minsky B. Diagrams: Possible model house (by my partner): C. Project Explanation Topic: Game Design-To play, for fun Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Zw4-lRXJI At first, we did the research respectively. I thought of an idea about a device ...
Group Project: Reflection
Group Name: Mood Bubbles Part One: Discussion On February 22nd, our group decided to meet up for our group project. Since I was on duty at that time, I could not come to the meeting. However, I asked Leander to tell me about the discussion results. Thanks to his help and the pictures, I understood that our performance is about a device called 'main brain', which can use orbits to connect humans and the machine to share emotion, feeling, and memories. I agreed with this idea, since when I read "Winter Market", I thought the invention which can export the main character's ...
Recitation 3
In recitation 3, we received our Arduino kit and had the chance to try the sensors in it. I and my partner decided to use the Force Sensitive Resistor to build a device that if you press heavy enough, the speaker would play a song for you. It is a simple design that encourages people to relieve their pressure and relaxed when hearing the songs. However, the problem is that we did not how to write the code or where to find an example. We tried many different ways and asked learning assistants and instructors for help. Finally, we found out that the speaker's code is different ...
Recitation 2
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 ...
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 ...