Making Toys

February 2009

  • LED time piece • v03 • PWM

    LED time piece • v03 • PWM

    Went minimalist for this iteration of my timepiece.  My new role for this prototype is a…

  • Toy fair video!

    Toy fair video!

    http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3376456&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1int’l toy fair 2009 from j saavedra on Vimeo.

  • broken – can we talk about this?

    int ledPins[] = { 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 }; // an array of pin…

  • Ira / Still counting sheep2…

    I find the way to make my counting sheep prototype as a more compact book. I…

  • Passage of time v2.5 with Switches

    I added switches to the fourth iteration of the passage of time. 1 rocker switch for…

  • Ira / Still counting sheep…

    Still counting sheep as a time passage project, but I decided try a totally different iteration.I've…

  • :::Switches:::

    There are a few aspects of having fun with switches that we did not cover during…

  • time gesture iteration – new prototype

    I've shelved the cocoon prototype for the time being, in favor of a model which better…

  • :::Reading from Code:::

    :::Reading from CODE::: What were the specific technical issues (referring to wire and resistance) that prevented…

  • Student Lecture 3

    Student Lecture 3

    Steve, Thai, Bruce – AnalogWrite, PWM, Fading LED’s, Multiple LED’s via PWM, Tri-Color LEDs, Cases, Switch…

  • Student Lecture Sections

    _1_____Yury___________________________2/13/09_Structure:  Void Setup, Void Loop, Functions:  pinMode, digitalWrite, digitalRead, analogRead, analogWrite, Syntax:   (semicolon),{} (curly braces),//…

  • Prototype 3

    Prototype 3

    New iteration of the the time passing LED prototypes. Definitely getting very close to a finished…

  • LED Passage of Time – Prototype 3

    LED Passage of Time – Prototype 3

    On this prototype a majority of my time was assembling the little structure that supports all…

  • :::Fun with switches:::

    Fun with switches link Where to buy your witches: Sparkfun is great for mini switches For…

  • Library Research

    My library research yielded several results of time based media. The first example I found was…

  • Passage of Time / Ira Goldberg

    After a very long night of work and burned fingers I finally finished  this new iteration.I've…

  • Telegraph – 2/13/09 class paper

    What were the specific technical issues referring to wire and resistance, that presented the early telegraph…

  • Code class paper

    What were the specific technical issues (refering to wire + resistance) that prevented the early telegraph…