I want my instrument to be played in a way that you don’t automatically think of so no strumming, blowing, drumming, etc. I looked at a few different ideas and decided on using a PING ultrasonic distance sensor. With this sensor, the different tones will be determined by how far an object is away from the sensor and I am using a lot of code from this page for this project. Here is a video showing how this sensor works!
Category: Inspiration
Plastic bag fax machine replacement inspiration.
As I thought about my topic, I concluded that a fax is a copy of a document that is delivered via the phone. In that regard, I looked at bike couriers. They receive a phone call from someone who needs something delivered, sometimes a document, & deliver it in person. It’s kind of like analog fax machine.
Embroidered Chandelier x Arduino
I hadn’t quite figured out what I could do with a chandelier, but as I’ve decided early on this semester, I wanted to integrate my own culture into as many projects as possible. And as long as it made sense.
As I headed down to Canal Plastics to pick up some acrylic for the project (I had thought of lasercutting them, although in what shapes I didn’t know), I stopped by the quintessential Chinese market in Soho: the Pearl River. In there (they don’t allow photos, unfortunately), I saw a variety of colorful Chinese lanterns and I knew right then I wanted to use them. I just needed to make them look like a chandelier, which, coincidentally, isn’t too far of a stretch since Chinese lanterns are hung in multitudes during the Chinese Lantern Festival, which marks the end of the Lunar New Year:
Chinese lanterns symbolize togetherness, well-being, and good fortune, having been part of the Chinese tradition for at least two thousand years.
I also need to incorporate some embroidery, so I picked out a few paper lanterns with eyelets, so I can put yarn through them. Here’s a photo of my embroidery in progress:
Since lantern were originally used as portable lights (they helped blocked candles from the wind, making them basically an ancient form of flashlights), I wanted the LEDs to mimic the flickering motions of the candle flame. To do that, I plan on modifying the “Blink” code along with the “Button” code to control it:
Duct Tape crafts
There is a term called “ductivity” so i decided to try doing some crafts by using duct tape to make a bike more visible in the streets using a FSR sensor.
Here is a video how to make a “super-cute duct tape headband”.
I will use FSR with my Arduino for this project
<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/11392379″>Graphing FSR input with Arduino and Processing</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/rourboat”>Ro</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
A New Book Interface
I was truly floored by this book concept, originally seen on Adafruit’s blog here. Using an Arduino, this artist created a new way to combine a book and computer into one experience. The video does a great job illustrating the entire process from sketch through final interface. I love the idea of a physical, printed book being connected and controlling a digital interface, and one that is so beautifully made.
Water clock installation
I was revisiting Gaia’s soluble clock topic and I thought of this installation.
I was revisiting Gaia’s soluble clock topic and I thought of this installation: