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November 30, 2007, at 01:07 PM by hs420 - links from class
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  • Radio Shack 9V Recording Module
  • perfboard/PC board at Radio Shack
  • NYU's laser cutting service
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  • glove interfaces: Laetitia Sonami and Michel Waisvisz
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  • glove interfaces: Laetitia Sonami and Michel Waisvisz

Week 12

  • week 12 slides
  • Capacitive Touch Sensor
  • Hall effect sensors measure the presence of a magnet
  • One Wire Digital Temperature Sensor
  • example video: Michel Waisvisz playing The Hands
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  • here's a board to measure 5 "degrees of freedom"
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  • VTI SCP1000 pressure sensor
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  • Devantech Range Finders
  • Infrared Proximity Sensor - Sharp GP2Y0A21YK
  • Maxbotix Range Finders
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Week 10

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Week 11

  • week 11 slides
  • http://www.sensorwiki.org
  • ITP Sensor Workshop Reports
  • Directory of Sources for Input Technologies
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  • WNYC's Radio Lab: Where Am I? about phantom limbs and losing the sense of proprioception
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  • Le Centre de Ressources Art Sensitif: Video
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  • Le Centre de Ressources Art Sensitif: Video

'Week 10

  • week 10 slides
  • WNYC's Radio Lab: Where Am I? about phantom limbs and losing the sense of proprioception
  • examples from Visual Intelligence
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  • Design for the Real World: Thinking Outside the Mouse a radio bit by ITP prof Gideon D'arcangelo about haptics
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  • WNYC's Radio Lab: Where Am I? about phantom limbs and losing the sense of proprioception
  • example video: Arduino MIDI drum
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Week 9

  • week 9 slides
  • examples from Visual Intelligence
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  • example video: Interactive LED Matrix prototype video - final video - blog with the details
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  • example video: Interactive LED Matrix Prototype - blog with the details
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  • example video: Interactive LED Matrix prototype video final video - blog with the details
October 25, 2007, at 02:41 PM by hs420 - added week 8 examples
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Week 8

  • week 8 slides
  • example video: Interactive LED Matrix Prototype - blog with the details
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  • week 7 slides
  • dealing with motor noise: Reduce Motor Noise, Motor Noise Control
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  1. ohad folman
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Week 7

  • example video: Arduino LDTV
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  • Chording Keyboards, Dvorak keyboard layout Twiddler, Engelbart's keyboard
  • Blendie, the growl-controlled blender
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  • example video: LED Urban Carpet - video on youtube
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  • Interaction Design Encyclopedia/Glossary
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Week 6

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  • You can get free samples of enclosures also:
    • PacTec Enclosures
  • example video:
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syllabus - Labs

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Journals

add a link to your pcomp journals below with your name:

  1. Joseph Mariglio: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/jm3264/
  2. Alexander Ness: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~asn233/physcomp/journal.html
  3. Amit Snyderman: http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/as860/backtoschool/
  4. Jonathan Swerdloff: http://www.swerdloff.com/blog/?cat=3
  5. Noriaki Okada: http://okada.imrf.or.jp/Pcom/
  6. Taylor Levy: http://www.tojoinlaughing.blogspot.com/search/label/pComp
  7. Corey Menscher: !blog (pComp category)
  8. Andrea Dulko: http://www.andreadulko.com/blog
  9. Xue Hou: http://diubidiubidiu.blogspot.com/
  10. Kevin Siwoff: http://circuitart.blogspot.com/
  11. ohad folman
  12. Hülya Aktün :: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/ha544/category/physical-computing/
  13. Celina Alvarado: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/cad394/2007/09/20/pcomp-week2-asign/ not a nokia
  14. Marios Diamantis:http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/md1660/
  15. Eric Lewis: http://ericpcomp.wordpress.com
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  • ASCII potentiometer demo in class: analog2ASCII.zip
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Journals

add a link to your pcomp journals below with your name:

  1. Joseph Mariglio: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/jm3264/
  2. Alexander Ness: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~asn233/physcomp/journal.html
  3. Amit Snyderman: http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/as860/backtoschool/
  4. Jonathan Swerdloff: http://www.swerdloff.com/blog/?cat=3
  5. Noriaki Okada: http://okada.imrf.or.jp/Pcom/
  6. Taylor Levy: http://www.tojoinlaughing.blogspot.com/search/label/pComp
  7. Corey Menscher: !blog (pComp category)
  8. Andrea Dulko: http://www.andreadulko.com/blog
  9. Xue Hou: http://diubidiubidiu.blogspot.com/
  10. Kevin Siwoff: http://circuitart.blogspot.com/
  11. ohad folman
  12. Hülya Aktün :: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/ha544/category/physical-computing/
  13. Celina Alvarado: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/cad394/2007/09/20/pcomp-week2-asign/ not a nokia
  14. Marios Diamantis:http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/md1660/
  15. Eric Lewis: http://ericpcomp.wordpress.com
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  • ASCII potentiometer demo in class: http://at.or.at/hans/misc/itp/pcomp/slides/analog2ASCII.zip
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October 05, 2007, at 10:49 AM by hs420 - example video and slides
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Week 5

  • week 5 slides
  • example video: Fluidforms: design with your fists
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  • Alexander Ness: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~asn233/physcomp/journal.html
  • Amit Snyderman: http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/as860/backtoschool/
  • Jonathan Swerdloff: http://www.swerdloff.com/blog/?cat=3
  • Noriaki Okada: http://okada.imrf.or.jp/Pcom/
  • Taylor Levy: http://www.tojoinlaughing.blogspot.com/search/label/pComp
  • Corey Menscher: !blog (pComp category)
  • Andrea Dulko: http://www.andreadulko.com/blog
  • Xue Hou: http://diubidiubidiu.blogspot.com/
  • Kevin Siwoff: http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ks1439/pcompjournal/
  • ohad folman
  • Hülya Aktün :: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/ha544/category/physical-computing/
  • Celina Alvarado: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/cad394/2007/09/20/pcomp-week2-asign/ not a nokia
  • Marios Diamantis:http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/md1660/
  • Eric Lewis: http://ericpcomp.wordpress.com
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  1. Joseph Mariglio: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/jm3264/
  2. Alexander Ness: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~asn233/physcomp/journal.html
  3. Amit Snyderman: http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/as860/backtoschool/
  4. Jonathan Swerdloff: http://www.swerdloff.com/blog/?cat=3
  5. Noriaki Okada: http://okada.imrf.or.jp/Pcom/
  6. Taylor Levy: http://www.tojoinlaughing.blogspot.com/search/label/pComp
  7. Corey Menscher: !blog (pComp category)
  8. Andrea Dulko: http://www.andreadulko.com/blog
  9. Xue Hou: http://diubidiubidiu.blogspot.com/
  10. Kevin Siwoff: http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/ks1439/pcompjournal/
  11. ohad folman
  12. Hülya Aktün :: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/ha544/category/physical-computing/
  13. Celina Alvarado: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/cad394/2007/09/20/pcomp-week2-asign/ not a nokia
  14. Marios Diamantis:http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/md1660/
  15. Eric Lewis: http://ericpcomp.wordpress.com
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  • Eric Lewis: http://ericpcomp.wordpress.com
September 28, 2007, at 06:16 PM by hs420 - free samples
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  • most electronics manufacturers give free samples!!
    • Spectra Symbol makes sensors
    • National Semiconductor makes lots of things
    • Atmel makes the microcontroller in the Arduino
    • Maxim makes lots of handy chips like LED Matrix controllers and serial chips
September 28, 2007, at 06:05 PM by hs420 - slides and example video
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Week 4

  • week 4 slides
  • example video: Mixed Reality Chainsaw
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  • sites mentioned in class: ITP sensorwiki - sensorwiki.org - AVR freaks
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  • Celina Alvarado: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/cad394/2007/09/20/pcomp-week2-asign/ not a nokia
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  • Hülya Aktün :: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/ha544/category/physical-computing/
  • Celina Alvarado: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/cad394/2007/09/20/pcomp-week2-asign/ not a nokia
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  • color perception example - (more examples)
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  • visual context example - (more examples)
  • auditory context examples #14 and #29 - (more examples)
  • color perception example - (more examples)
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  • example video: Tuned Stairs
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  • auditory context examples #14 and #29 - (all examples)
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  • auditory context example - (all examples)
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  • Noriaki Okada: http://okada.imrf.or.jp/Pcom/
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  • Joseph Mariglio: http://itp.nyu.edu/blogs/jm3264/
  • Alexander Ness: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~asn233/physcomp/journal.html
  • Amit Snyderman: http://blogs.nyu.edu/blogs/as860/backtoschool/
  • Jonathan Swerdloff: http://www.swerdloff.com/blog/?cat=3
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Weekly Links

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  • The Arduino is RoHS compliant, meaning it's much less toxic
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  • YoYo Berimbau and Amorphic Robot Works
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Week 1:

  • YoYo Berimbau
  • Amorphic Robot Works
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solenoid concert

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Thursday 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

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Intro to Physical Computing

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Intro to Physical Computing H79.2301.06 (Fall 2007)

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You are welcome to use your laptop in cass when I am speakng, or when it is relevant to the classwork being presented. However, during discussions and when your fellow students are talking, please be respectful of everyone's time and close the lid. If necessary, I'll remind of this, but even better would be if everyone does so naturally.

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Laptops are very useful tools, but they are also very effective instruments of distraction. Everyone benefits if we all pay attention. I'll do my best to keep the class interesting, I hope you'll join me in this pursuit. You are welcome to use your laptop in class when I am speaking, or when it is relevant to the classwork being presented. However, during discussions and when your fellow students are talking, please be respectful of everyone's time and close the lid. If necessary, I'll remind of this, but even better would be if everyone does so naturally.

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Intro to Physical Computing

Laptops

You are welcome to use your laptop in cass when I am speakng, or when it is relevant to the classwork being presented. However, during discussions and when your fellow students are talking, please be respectful of everyone's time and close the lid. If necessary, I'll remind of this, but even better would be if everyone does so naturally.

Weekly Examples

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