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  Yury Gitman 2:02 pm on March 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  Studen Lectures- updated 

  _4_____Ira, Paola, _______________________3/24/09_
  Analog I/O
  Potentiometers. Faders-From Sparkfun.
  Analog Input, Calibration, Fading, Smoothing
  POT Control of LED's

  Homework for class:
  Make a project board that controls the fading speed and frequency of LED's via POT's.
  Order Speakers (discuss in class).
  Work in Class

  Read Code Chapter:
  18,19,20

  _5_____Kristen, Cecila, Joe ________________3/27/09_
  IR Sensors,
  Calibration, Smoothing,  Control LED and Speaker via IR Sensor, Serial Print.

  Homework for class:
  Make a project board that controls the fading speed and frequency of and LED via IR sensor.
  Print out value to Serial Print. Switch Control ON/OFF.

  Read Code Chapter:
  15

  Von Neumann Podcast:

  http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/278

  Gordon Moore:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxLnbVjKXmQ
  

  
  

  
  

  _6____Paola, Ira, Nick___________________3/31/09_
  Speakers
  Control Speaker via IR sensor, Play Melody, Serial Read, Button Control of Device. 

  Thermin Movie

  _6.5___Katherine, Myriam ________________3/31/09_
  Ultra-Sound Sensors Calibration, Smoothing

  Homework for class:
  Make a project board that controls speaker
  output via and POT and via UltraSonic.  Serial Read out on both of
  these values. Make a 3 different Melodies or sound effects.  Activate
  them each with a button press in class. 

  Homework: Make a "Thermin-style instrument" with IR or Ultra-sonic control.

  Thermin-Style instrument  4/3/09

  Homework for class:
  Make a project board that controls speaker output via and Ultra-Sound Sensor.  Serial Read sensor values. Make 3 more different Melodies
  or sound effects.  Activate them each with a button press in class.

  
  

  Thermin-Style instrument  4/7/09

  Make an enclosure, name, photo and video of your instrument and present it in class.

  Homework:

  Submit your projects to Blogs
  Buy plush Interactive Toy

  Plush Toy 4/10/09

  Toy Dissections in class. Bring seem ripper, small screw-drivers, small scissors, and camera. 

  Homework:
  Blog your toy on site.

  Create concepts for you toy idea.

  _7____Kathrine, Nick, Bruce_______________4/14/09_
  Alcohol Sensors
  Hardware, Inputting Values, Inputting Values, Control Lights

  In class:

  Present concept. Introduction to Sewing.

  _8____Steve, Joe__________________4/17/09_
  Capacitance Sensing Library Via Arduino
  Code, Reading Values, Controlling LED's and Speakers.

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  Yury Gitman 1:32 pm on March 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  Cornelius Hoot Undergoes Further User Testing 

  I sent Cornelius out to play and got some excellent feedback. I think the general consensus is that he is a good comfort object; he is cute, has good weight, and he invites play. However, he still needs a bit more personality. He needs to do more, he needs to have convey clear use for his buttons/switches. Apparently, hipster moms would be all over this (?), but I do have a few requests for final manufacture of Cornelius, if that time ever comes.

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  Yury Gitman 7:32 am on March 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

  The Spine of Scapula / User Testing 

  

  http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3828848&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1
  The Spine of Scapula from Ira Goldberg on Vimeo.

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