In Class Writing 02/07/11

My Project

“Explain (in a nutshell) your code structure, logic, important parts.”

My code starts out by reading the room’s light and then creates a limit, based on the code, as far as how dark and how bright of light it will read. By using these parameters, it then plays different sounds based on how dark or light the photocell resistor reads.  It is a bit broken now, but if the resistor reads the highest capacity of brightness for 10 seconds consecutively then the speaker plays the intro to Bob Marley’s (RIP) song “Buffalo Soldier”.  This is done to simulate the utmost euphoric state of THC highness.  At its darkest state, the program plays a disenchanted, depressed sound to simulate sobriety.  Between these two sounds there are 5 more levels of THC intoxication represented by different sounds.

“What did you do that you feel is new, non-obvious, and useful”

This project is not useful whatsoever, let’s just get that out there.  However as far as new and non-obvious, my project was a left field approach to an assignment that called for the construction of a “creature” that responds to light and dark.  In the context of my project, the creature is both the stoner’s joint and his state of being.  Instead of a creature or plant that receives light to grow or be happy, my project uses light as a metaphor for a stoner’s lighter that he or she would use to light up a joint.  I thought this was a creative approach to this assignment.