Category Archives: Physical Computing

Wow does time fly by. Thought Bubbles (as described in the last post), is an interactive Soap Bubble based art project. The user approaches the console and pushes the red button to record his or her word related to soap … Continue reading →

Thought Bubbles is a whimsical art project utilizing real soap bubbles to surprise and delight. First, the user approaches the main console. The machine instructs the user to record his or her voice in response to a prompt (yet to … Continue reading →

My PComp midterm project was the first opportunity I had to work in a group, and I would like to start off by thanking Paul May and Suzanne Kirkpatrick because oh boy was it rough at times making through that … Continue reading →

This weeks PComp lab involved tracking the inputs for multiple sensors,  changing the display output between binary, Decimal, and ASCII characters,concatenating the string (ie adding the various parts), and sending all of this data to processing: either continuously or only … Continue reading →

This week for Physical Computing the lab involved getting the arduino board to communicate with a Processing sketch using the serial port. The circuit build was quite simple, just power, ground, a variable resistor (I used a potentiometer) and a … Continue reading →

I was unsure what direction to take my pet trick originally. I started with the light alarm (mentioned in an earlier post) and considered just adding a speaker. From there, I was stuck between two ideas: a model elevator, or … Continue reading →

So I originally did the Tone lab for PComp this past weekend, but in my rush to complete the assignment I completely forgot to document doing it (and thus technically didn’t do it at all). This second time around things … Continue reading →

Hooray! I can finally use my arduino to control moving pieces (though I am also a fan of the blinking lights). The wiring for this project is rather simple. I hooked up the power and ground to the breadboard, a … Continue reading →

This weeks lab involved familiarizing myself with the use of a multimeter, measuring continuity, voltage/current in series and parallel and resistance. I initially had problems with the lab because I was not aware I did not have all the parts … Continue reading →

Quick catch up: Last week we had to design a fantasy device. Mine is a weather controlling device (which I built a control panel for out of clay, newspaper, cardboard, old vcr parts, hot glue, and acrylic paint). The front … Continue reading →