Computational Media Final

Finished ICM Final.....

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:53:49 +0000

Well, last night I finished the code for pulling me around the room. I didn't think it would work when using both the X and Y axis but I figured out a way to set a "threshold" so once the values were greater than the "threshold" in a certain axis it will continue in that direction. With a little tweaking, it works really well now. Here is the code.

Actually, what I would like to do is make my images much larger. I orginally tried using images that were about 1000 wide and 667 high, and I would run out of memory. I would get an error called a Java Heap Space error. So I am currently using much smaller images and it works great, but I don't think it is as effective with such small images. Maybe I'll find a work around after I get the accelerometer working for P-Comp.

UPDATE: All i had to do is use the updated version of Processing 123 and it works great with large images.

Progress......

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:59:44 +0000

For my final i've decided on using a SMS sensor in my Mac Book to make it seem like you are tossing me around a room by shaking my laptop. So far I have the X-axis working but the idea won't really work unless I build something for the laptop to sit in and always some back to center before the user shifts the laptop. So far here is the code.

I order to accelerometers inorder to possibly use that instead of my computer. This way I can build something that a user can really physically move a contraption without breaking an expensive computer.

Computational Media Final Project - "Pull a Christian"

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:05:08 +0000

My final project will be throwing me around a room using the built in SMS sensor in the macbooks.

I would like to do something similar to my Human Graphic Equalizer

Where you will use the data being read from the SMS sensor to throw me around a room. I know it will get a little to complicated if the user will has the ability to tilt the computer at any angle or direction, so I'm also thinking of building an enclosure to put the computer which will limit the tilt to only the X and Y axes.

In order to execute this I'm will be using Dan Shiffman's SMS library along with his sample code:
import sms.*;

void setup() {
size(200,200);
}

void draw() {
int[] vals = Unimotion.getSMSArray();
println(vals[0] + " " + vals[1] + " " + vals[2]);
}

Which reads the values of the X, Y and Z axes.