Physical Computing at ITP | Summer09 / Introduction to Physical Computing - Summer 2009

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MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface
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Digi Xbee Zigbee Radios
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Requirements, Notes, and Inspiration

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Must be made of simple materials: cardboard, foam board, Manilla folders, construction paper, pen, markers, crayons, pencils, etc.

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Must be made of simple materials: cardboard, foam board, Manilla folders, construction paper, glue, tape, pen, markers, crayons, pencils, etc.

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Think critically about its interface or usage

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Google "Chindogu"
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Notes
- Must not be functional
- Must be made of simple materials: cardboard, foam board, Manilla folders, construction paper, pen, markers, crayons, pencils, etc.
- Thoughtless Acts Flickr Pool http://www.flickr.com/groups/thoughtlessacts/pool/
- http://cre.ations.net/creation/face-mounted-lucid-dreaming-mask
- Make a teleportation device, my childhood dream
- Watch a sci-fi movie for ideas
- Ask a friend what the device of his/her dreams is
- Make a device for your pet, e.g. wearable, food dispenser
- Sleep on it, see what comes to you in the morning after a good dream
- A device that covers up a flaw of yours
- "I want to create a device that records your dreams straight to video as you sleep"
- Virtual Pet

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Student Blogs

Darcy (Yun-Ching) Wang

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Learn to Solder

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Crawford, The Art of Interactive Design, Chapters 1 and 2 (note: You will need to sign into NYUHome to view this. From your NYUHome home page, click "Research" then "books24x7.com" then search for "The Art of Interactive Design" by Chris Crawford. Alternately, try this link. )

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Banzi, Massimo. Getting Started with Arduino. O'Reilly, 2008.
Mims, Forrest. Getting Started in Electronics. Master Publishing, 2003.
Scherz, Paul. Practical Electronics for Inventors. McGraw-Hill, 2000.
O'Sullivan, Dan and Igoe, Tom. Physical Computing. Thomson Course Technology, 2004.
Norman, Donald A. The Design of Everyday Things. Basic Books, 2002.
Norman, Donald A. Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things. Basic Books, 2005.
Norretranders, Tor. User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size. Penguin, 1999.

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Banzi, Massimo. Getting Started with Arduino. O'Reilly, 2008.
Mims, Forrest. Getting Started in Electronics. Master Publishing, 2003.
Scherz, Paul. Practical Electronics for Inventors. McGraw-Hill, 2000.
O'Sullivan, Dan and Igoe, Tom. Physical Computing. Thomson Course Technology, 2004.
Norman, Donald A. The Design of Everyday Things. Basic Books, 2002.
Norman, Donald A. Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things. Basic Books, 2005.
Norretranders, Tor. User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size. Penguin, 1999.

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Assignments
- Join the Physical Computing mailing list
- Create a blog or website to use as a journal for your class assignments, if you don't already have one, and e-mail me a link to the site. Some nice free options are Tumblr, Blogger, and WordPress. ITP also provides a free Wordpress blog. If you're interested, please talk with Nancy Lewis.

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Assignments
- Join the Physical Computing mailing list
- Create a blog or website to use as a journal for your class assignments, if you don't already have one, and e-mail me a link to the site. Some nice free options are Tumblr, Blogger, and WordPress. ITP also provides a free Wordpress blog. If you're interested, please talk with Nancy Lewis.

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Week 5: Project Development, Extra Topics

Class 9 (06/16)

Class Topics
- MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface
  - Reference(s)
    - "MIDI" from Tom Igoe
Assignments
- Lab: MIDI output with Arduino
Reading
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Class 10 (06/18)

Class Topics
- Topic depending on class interest, i.e. wireless communication, protocols, programming techniques, production techniques
- Discuss your final project progress
Assignments
- Lab: Controlling a DC motor with Arduino
Reading

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Week 4: Midterm, Movement

Class 7 (06/09)

Class Topics
- Midterm Presentations
- Transistors and Relays
  - Reference(s)
    - "Controlling High Current Circuits" from Tom Igoe
    - Getting Started in Electronics, pp. 26, 48-51
Assignments
- Lab: Using a TIP120 transistor
Reading
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Class 8 (06/11)

Class Topics
- Motors: Inductance, DC motors, stepper motors
  - Reference(s)
    - "Controlling DC Motors" from Tom Igoe
    - "Motors" from Tom Igoe
    - Physical Computing, Chapter 10
- Discuss your final project ideas
Assignments
- Lab: Controlling a DC motor with Arduino
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Norretranders, The User Illusion, Chapter 6: The Bandwidth of Consciousness

Week 3: Serial Communication

Class 5 (06/02)

Class Topics
- Serial: Overview, Output, Interpreting, Arduino
  - Reference(s)
    - Serial Print with an Arduino
    - "Serial Communication" from Tom Igoe
    - "Serial To The Desktop" from Tom Igoe
    - ASCII Chart
    - Getting Started with Arduino, pp. 68-69
Assignments
- Lab: Serial Output with Arduino
Reading
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Class 6 (06/04)

Class Topics
- Serial: Multiple sensors, ASCII vs. binary, handshake/call-and-response
  - Reference(s)
    - "Interpreting Serial Data" from Tom Igoe
Assignments
- Lab: Serial Duplex with Arduino
Reading
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Class 3 (05/26)

Class Topics
- Programming: Pseudo-Code, Commenting, Debugging, Using the Arduino reference
  - Reference(s)
    - Physical Computing, Chapter 5
    - Getting Started with Arduino, pp. 87-92
    - Arduino.cc Reference
- Analog Input: Overview, Components, Arduino
  - Reference(s)
    - "Analog Input" from Tom Igoe
    - Getting Started with Arduino, pp. 64-68
    - Physical Computing, pp. 102-112
Assignments
- Lab: Analog Input with an Arduino
- Observe a device. How do you think it works? How are other people using it? After using it, what are your feelings?
Reading
- Norman, Design of Everyday Things, Chapter 1
- Norman, Emotional Design, Chapter 1, "Attractive Things Work Better".

Class 4 (05/28)

Class Topics
- Analog Output: Overview, Components, PWM (Pulse Width Modulation), Servos, Sound, Arduino
  - Reference(s)
    - "Analog Output" from Tom Igoe
    - Getting Started with Arduino, pp. 56-62
    - Physical Computing, pp. 112-127
- Choose midterm partners and brainstorm
Assignments
- Lab: Analog Output with Arduino
- Begin your midterm project
Reading
- Norretranders, The User Illusion, Chapter 6: The Bandwidth of Consciousness

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Join the Physical Computing mailing list
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Lab: Digital Input and Output with an Arduino
Create the device of your dreams

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Crawford, The Art of Interactive Design, chapters 1 and 2 (note: You will need to sign into NYUHome to view this. From your NYUHome home page, click "Research" then "books24x7.com" then search for "The Art of Interactive Design" by Chris Crawford. Alternately, try this link. )

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Introductions
Class Outline
Physical Computing and Interaction Design
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  - Physical Computing, Introduction
Basic Electronics: Overview, Components, Breadboards, Multimeter, Schematics, Ohm's Law
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  - "Breadboards" from Tom Igoe
  - "Understanding Electricity" from Tom Igoe
  - Getting Started with Arduino, pp. 39-42, 93-94
  - Physical Computing, Chapters 1-3
  - Getting Started in Electronics, pp. 19, 20-22, 24-25, 28-35
Learn to Solder
Analog vs. Digital

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Introduction to Microcontrollers, e.g. Arduino
- Reference(s)
  - "All About Microcontrollers" from Tom Igoe
Programming: Basics, Variables, Structure, Controls, Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
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  - Physical Computing, pp. 87-101
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Class 2 (05/21)

Class Topics
- Introductions
- Class Outline
- Physical Computing and Interaction Design
  - Reference(s)
    - Physical Computing, Introduction
- Basic Electronics: Overview, Components, Breadboards, Multimeter, Schematics, Ohm's Law
  - Reference(s)
    - "Breadboards" from Tom Igoe
    - "Understanding Electricity" from Tom Igoe
    - Getting Started with Arduino, pp. 39-42, 93-94
    - Physical Computing, Chapters 1-3
    - Getting Started in Electronics, pp. 19, 20-22, 24-25, 28-35
- Learn to Solder
- Analog vs. Digital
Assignments
- Join the Physical Computing mailing list
- Create a blog or website to use as a journal for your class assignments, if you don't already have one, and e-mail me a link to the site. Some nice free options are Tumblr, Blogger, and WordPress. ITP also provides a free Wordpress blog. If you're interested, please talk with Nancy Lewis.
- Sign up for two days of shop cleaning. This is MANDATORY.
- Speak with John Duane about attending a shop safety session. This is MANDATORY.
- Lab: Breadboard
- Lab: Electronics
Readings

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Join the Physical Computing mailing list
Create a blog or website to use as a journal for your class assignments, if you don't already have one, and e-mail me a link to the site. Some nice free options are Tumblr, Blogger, and WordPress. ITP also provides a free Wordpress blog. If you're interested, please talk with Nancy Lewis.
Sign up for two days of shop cleaning. This is MANDATORY.
Speak with John Duane about attending a shop safety session. This is MANDATORY.
Lab: Breadboard
Lab: Electronics

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Introductions
Class Outline
Physical Computing and Interaction Design
- Reference(s)
  - Physical Computing, Introduction
Basic Electronics: Overview, Components, Breadboards, Multimeter, Schematics, Ohm's Law
- Reference(s)
  - "Breadboards" from Tom Igoe
- "Understanding Electricty" from Tom Igoe
  - Getting Started with Arduino, pp. 39-42, 93-94
  - Physical Computing, Chapters 1-3
  - Getting Started in Electronics, pp. 19, 20-22, 24-25, 28-35
Learn to Solder
Analog vs. Digital

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Norretranders, Tor. User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size. Penguin, 1999.

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Norretranders, Tor. User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size. Penguin, 1999.

Schedule

Week 1: Basic Electronics, Introduction to Microcontrollers

Class 1 (05/19)

Class Topics
Assignments
Readings

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Books

The following books will be used as readings and references throughout the duration of the class. While none of the books below are mandatory purchases, some of the weekly readings will come from these books, and others come highly recommended as supplementary reading if you find yourself enjoying the subject matter. I will provide you with the weekly reading assignments in a physical or digital format.

Banzi, Massimo. Getting Started with Arduino. O'Reilly, 2008.
Mims, Forrest. Getting Started in Electronics. Master Publishing, 2003.
Scherz, Paul. Practical Electronics for Inventors. McGraw-Hill, 2000.
O'Sullivan, Dan and Igoe, Tom. Physical Computing. Thomson Course Technology, 2004.
Norman, Donald A. The Design of Everyday Things. Basic Books, 2002.
Norman, Donald A. Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things. Basic Books, 2005.
Norretranders, Tor. User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size. Penguin, 1999.

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Physical computing takes a hands-on approach, which means that you spend a lot of time building circuits, soldering, writing programs, building structures to hold sensors and controls, and figuring out how best to make all of these things relate to a person's expression. Students have weekly lab exercises to build skills with the microcontroller and related tools, and longer assignments in which they apply the principles from weekly labs in creative applications. Both individual work and group work is required.

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Physical computing takes a hands-on approach, which means that you spend a lot of time building circuits, soldering, writing programs, building structures to hold sensors and controls, and figuring out how best to make all of these things relate to a person's expression. Students have weekly lab exercises to build skills with the microcontroller and related tools, and longer assignments in which they apply the principles from weekly labs in creative applications. Both individual work and group work is required.

Grading

Participation & Attendance: 20%
Lab Assignments: 15%
Satellite Assignments: 10%
Midterm: 15%
Final: 20%
Journal: 20%

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Class Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 3:15 - 6:10p
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Class Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 3:15 - 6:10p
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Office: Residents' Office
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Class Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 3:15 - 6:10p
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 6:10 - 7:00p
Additional office hours by request

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Description

Physical Computing is an approach to learning how humans communicate through computers that starts by considering how humans express themselves physically. In this course, we take the human body as a given, and attempt to design computing applications within the limits of its expression.

To realize this goal, you'll learn how to use sensors to detect changes in energy given off by our bodies (in the form of sound, light, motion, and other forms) and feed these values into a very simple computer called a microcontrollers that will also control output of the circuit. The microcontroller used in this class is called Arduino, is much more accessible than previous microcontrollers and is intended specifically for artists and hobbyist. The core technical concepts of the class include digital, analog and serial input and output. You'll also learn how microcontrollers communicate with other computers.

Physical computing takes a hands-on approach, which means that you spend a lot of time building circuits, soldering, writing programs, building structures to hold sensors and controls, and figuring out how best to make all of these things relate to a person's expression. Students have weekly lab exercises to build skills with the microcontroller and related tools, and longer assignments in which they apply the principles from weekly labs in creative applications. Both individual work and group work is required.

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Summer Session I May 18th - June 26th 2009 Tuesday and Thursday, 3:15 - 6:10p Instructor: Rory Nugent (rory.nugent at nyu.edu) Office: Residents' Office

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Summer Session I
May 18th - June 26th 2009
Tuesday and Thursday, 3:15 - 6:10p
Instructor: Rory Nugent (rory.nugent at nyu.edu)
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Summer Session I May 18th - June 26th 2009 Tuesday and Thursday, 3:15 - 6:10p Instructor: Rory Nugent (rory.nugent at nyu.edu) Office: Residents' Office Office Hours: https://itp.nyu.edu/inwiki/Signup/Rory

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Introduction to Physical Computing - Summer 2009

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Week 2: Programming, Analog Input and Output

Week 2: Programming, Analog Input and Output

Week 1: Basic Electronics, Introduction to Microcontrollers

Class 1 (05/19)

Week 1: Basic Electronics, Introduction to Microcontrollers

Class 1 (05/19)

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Week 6: Final Workshop and Presentations

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Week 2: Programming, Analog Input and Output

Week 2: Programming, Analog Input and Output

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Week 2: Programming, Analog Input and Output

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Schedule

Week 1: Basic Electronics, Introduction to Microcontrollers

Class 1 (05/19)

Books

Grading

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