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  • Kazu
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April 19, 2006, at 09:12 AM by 128.122.151.79
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Week 12 (April 12):

  • Presentations Due:Final: show prototypes and user research (projects selected at random)

Look at examples of past presentations:

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Week 13 (April 19):

  • Presentations Due:Final
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  • Kenny
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Look at an example of a past presentation:

  • Rebecca
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Week 11 (April 5):

  • Presentations Due: Final Project: show technical research (projects selected at random)
  • Synchronous serial or other topic TBA at instructor's discretion
  • Presentation days.

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Week 12 (April 12):

  • Presentations Due:Final: show prototypes and user research (projects selected at random)

April 10, 2006, at 02:13 PM by 216.254.116.141
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(10 Minutes presentation 5 minutes discussion 3 MINUTES SETUP!!)

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April 19th Presentations

  • Xiaochang and Sai and Christin
  • Rocio and Kathryn
  • Vivian
  • Che
  • Michael
  • Angela
  • Joanna and Bennett and Teresa

April 26th Presentations

  • Kati
  • Kenni
  • Aaron
  • Carolina
  • Kazu
  • Joseph
  • Won
April 04, 2006, at 09:56 PM by 63.212.165.52
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Week 10 (Mar 29):

  • Video Tracking
  • Presentations Due: Present final project concepts. Show observations
  • Project workshop
  • Talk about Final Project (group or individual)PLEASE PUT A LINK TO YOUR PROJECT ON THE PROJECTS PAGE
  • Individual meetings

Assignment

  • Make calendar for final project only THREE WEEKS left till presentations begin!!!!
  • Prepare tech research here is an example http://www.birnboim.com/nyu/pcomp/techresearch/howlcdswork.html
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Week 11 (April 5):

  • Presentations Due: Final Project: show technical research (projects selected at random)
  • Synchronous serial or other topic TBA at instructor's discretion
  • Presentation days.
March 29, 2006, at 09:30 AM by 128.122.151.79
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  • Make calendar for final project only THREE WEEKS left till presentations begin!!!!
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  • Prepare tech research
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  • Prepare tech research here is an example http://www.birnboim.com/nyu/pcomp/techresearch/howlcdswork.html
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  • Individual meetings
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  • Talk about Final Project (group or individual)PLEASE PUT A LINK TO YOUR PROJECT ON THE PROJECTS PAGE

Assignment

  • Make calendar for final project only THREE WEEKS left!!!!
  • Prepare tech research
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Week 9 (Mar 22):

  • Shift registers (SPI interface)
  • Qprox
    • This sensor measures capacitance and works through non-conductive materials simple and cheap, probably used in the ipod
    • Code time
  • Talk about Final Project (group or individual)

Reading:

  • Hoffman, Visual Intelligence, ch. 7, pp.172-184 (in coursepack)
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Week 10 (Mar 29):

  • Video Tracking
  • Presentations Due: Present final project concepts. Show observations
  • Project workshop
  • Talk about Final Project (group or individual)
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  • Talk about Final Project (group or individual)
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  • This sensor measures capacitance and works through non-conductive materials simple and cheap, probably used in the ipod
  • Code time
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  • Shift registers (SPI interface), row column scanning, QProx?
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  • Shift registers (SPI interface)
    • Shift registers are useful for increasing the number of I/O pins your chip has and row column scanning
    • Check out some Code.Registers?
  • QProx?
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Week 8 (Mar 8):

Assignment:

  • Decide on which project you want to re-do for your final; be prepared to talk about it next week.
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Week 9 (Mar 22):

  • Shift registers (SPI interface), row column scanning, QProx?
  • Begin Final Project (group or individual)

Reading:

  • Hoffman, Visual Intelligence, ch. 7, pp.172-184 (in coursepack)
March 08, 2006, at 08:59 AM by 128.122.151.63
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Week 7 (Mar 1):

  • MIDI and other control protocols
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project advanced prototype
  • Change of state (edge detection), arrays and for next loops

Assignment:

  • Lab: Talking to a MIDI device
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Week 8 (Mar 8):

Assignment:

  • Decide on which project you want to re-do for your final; be prepared to talk about it next week.
February 28, 2006, at 10:41 PM by 63.212.165.52
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Week 6 (Feb 22):

  • Digital output: Transistors and Relays: switching higher-current devices (light bulb and switch)
  • Motors and Inductance:
  • DC motors
  • Steppers
  • Review Servo
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project initial prototype
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Week 7 (Mar 1):

  • MIDI and other control protocols
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project advanced prototype
  • Change of state (edge detection), arrays and for next loops
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  • Advanced prototype of device/instrument/tool project
  • Lab: Controlling a motor

Reading:

  • Handout
  • Gear mechanism
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  • Lab: Talking to a MIDI device
February 22, 2006, at 11:00 AM by 128.122.151.79
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  • Nørretranders, User Illusion, ch. 6, "The Bandwidth of Consciousness" (in coursepack)
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  • Handout
  • Gear mechanism
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  • Review Servo
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Week 5 - (FEb? 15):

  • Serial output: Sending bytes out
  • Serial interpretation: ASCII
  • Serial to desktop: Into Processing
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project descriptions and observations
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Week 6 (Feb 22):

  • Digital output: Transistors and Relays: switching higher-current devices (light bulb and switch)
  • Motors and Inductance:
  • DC motors
  • Steppers

  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project initial prototype
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  • Device/instrument/tool initial prototype
  • Lab: Serial output and Talking to Processing
  • Please look at Code.Serial for more examples on sending ascii to processing thanks to Dan O and Shawn V

Reading: Catch up on any readings you have missed

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  • Advanced prototype of device/instrument/tool project
  • Lab: Controlling a motor

Reading:

  • Nørretranders, User Illusion, ch. 6, "The Bandwidth of Consciousness" (in coursepack)
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  • Lab: Serial output and Talking to Processing
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  • Please look at Code.Serial for more examples on sending ascii to processing thanks to Dan O and Shawn V
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Reading: Catch up on any readings you have missed

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Reading: Catch up on any readings you have missed

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Week 4 (Feb 8):

(week 4 notes)

  • Analog output: Devices that create analog motion or sound. (servo, freqout, PWM)
  • Presentations Due: Observation project; show final prototypes
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Week 5 - (FEb? 15):

  • Serial output: Sending bytes out
  • Serial interpretation: ASCII
  • Serial to desktop: Into Processing
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project descriptions and observations
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Reading:

  • Myron Krueger, "Responsive Environments", in Packer & Jordan, Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality, ch. 12, pp. 104-120. (in coursepack)Kreuger Response
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  • Device/instrument/tool initial prototype
  • Lab: Serial output and Talking to Processing here is Shawn's ascii processing example it is good..

Reading: Catch up on any readings you have missed

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  • Look at some of the PWM examples for dimming and mixing lights
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  • Look at some of the PWM examples for dimming and mixing lights
  • Also look at some of the sound out examples, you can find them at the bottom of this page.
  • Play around with for next loops and please post your group names and numbers on the Projects page
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  • Lab:
    • servo/analog out if you want, we will go over this more during the motor lab
    • Look at some of the PWM examples for dimming and mixing lights
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Week 3 (Feb 1):

(week 3 notes)

  • Memory and variables: Decimal, binary, hex.
  • Analog input, what an ADC is.
  • Presentations Due: observation project: Present location and observations.
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Week 4 (Feb 8):

(week 4 notes)

  • Analog output: Devices that create analog motion or sound. (servo, freqout, PWM)
  • Presentations Due: Observation project; show final prototypes
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  • Lab: Analog in; tracking changes with variables; practical jokes
  • Observation assignment, propose prototype, story board and cheap prototype.

Reading:

  • Norman, Design of Everyday Things, ch. 1 (in coursepack which only exists floating around previous pcomp students, so try to library this book, or save it for another time).
  • Norman, Emotional Design, Chapter 1, "Attractive Things Work Better".
  • Put response to reading here
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Reading:

  • Myron Krueger, "Responsive Environments", in Packer & Jordan, Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality, ch. 12, pp. 104-120. (in coursepack)Kreuger Response
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  • Norman, Design of Everyday Things, ch. 1 (in coursepack which only exists floating around previous pcomp students, so try to library this book, or save it for another time) or here.
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  • Norman, Design of Everyday Things, ch. 1 (in coursepack which only exists floating around previous pcomp students, so try to library this book, or save it for another time).
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  • Norman, Design of Everyday Things, ch. 1 (in coursepack which only exists floating around previous pcomp students, so try to library this book, or save it for another time)
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  • Norman, Design of Everyday Things, ch. 1 (in coursepack which only exists floating around previous pcomp students, so try to library this book, or save it for another time) or here.
February 02, 2006, at 08:38 AM by 63.212.165.52
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  • Norman, Design of Everyday Things, ch. 1 (in coursepack which only exists floating around previous pcomp students, so try to library this book, or save it for another time)
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Week 2 (Jan 25):

(Class 2 notes)

  • Microcontrollers: what they are, different types, levels.
  • Intro to PIC and PIC programming
  • Digital Input and Output
  • serout2 (for debugging; more detail in week 5)
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(:showright:)

Week 3 (Feb 1):

(week 3 notes)

  • Memory and variables: Decimal, binary, hex.
  • Analog input, what an ADC is.
  • Presentations Due: observation project: Present location and observations.
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  • Lab: first PIC program Document HERE
    • Choose a part of the body and design a switch for it specifically, prototype if possible post Here
  • Begin observation project (group project) Document Here
    • Probably the toughest this is to try to "only" observe, no thoughts on what to make.
  • Extra assignment for week 3/4: Attend a Tool safety session in the shop
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  • Lab: Analog in; tracking changes with variables; practical jokes
  • Observation assignment, propose prototype, story board and cheap prototype.
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  • Buxton, "Less is more (more or less)"

showright

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  • Norman, Design of Everyday Things, ch. 1 (in coursepack)
  • Norman, Emotional Design, Chapter 1, "Attractive Things Work Better".
  • Put response to reading here
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(:showright:)

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(:showtight:)

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Week 1 (Jan. 18th):

(week 1 notes)

  • Introductions, Class structure, Digital vs. Analog
  • Intro to Electronics: Definition of components, reading a meter, reading a schematic, Ohm's Law
  • Soldering (thanks to Jeff Feddersen for the link)
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Week 2 (Jan 25):

(Class 2 notes)

  • Microcontrollers: what they are, different types, levels.
  • Intro to PIC and PIC programming
  • Digital Input and Output
  • serout2 (for debugging; more detail in week 5)
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  • Join the physcomp listserve
  • Introduce yourself in the class wiki. Create a page that will be the index of your wiki pages or create a link to an external journal.
  • Sign up for two days of shop cleaning.
  • Lab: Electronics
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  • Lab: first PIC program Document HERE
    • Choose a part of the body and design a switch for it specifically, prototype if possible post Here
  • Begin observation project (group project) Document Here
    • Probably the toughest this is to try to "only" observe, no thoughts on what to make.
  • Extra assignment for week 3/4: Attend a Tool safety session in the shop
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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. ) Please leave your comments Here
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  • Buxton, "Less is more (more or less)"
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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. ) Please leave your comments Here
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  • Buxton, "Less is more (more or less)"
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Week 1 (Jan. 18th):

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Week 11 (Nov. 17):

Shift Registers

SN74HC595?

Digital Pot AD5206?

Check out this tech research Thanks Yosef Akio and Luis

SPI

analog multiplexers/demultiplexer

MC14051?

digital pot

So this is the list of presenting. I am not able to switch you around, but you are allowed to switch with another group if you need. I understand that these are all works in progress and how much time you have put into them, so if it is not shiny I understand. I want to see clearly what your goal is, why you want to do it, how it will work and "proof of concept" in the form of some functioning part. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Next week Dec. 8th

  • Glove (Kate)
  • Light Chair (Max)
  • Hot baby (Chris)
  • Breathe (Min, Alice Mike)... We're going to be making a few changes for our presentation in Tom Igoe's class next week. Come see the improvments here
  • Vibrate Hat (Lisa, Michael)
  • Meditation Chamber (Anh, Dan)

2 weeks Dec. 15th

  • Type it (Gabe)
  • Table Imps (Rebecca)
  • Light Instrument (Rolf)
  • Pedal Keys (Charles)
  • Kinetic Violence (Todd)
  • Polite Umbrella (Joo Youn)
  • Yellow Submarine (Jury, Jadie)
  • SMS case (Nanna, Catherine, Alex)
  • Shake a box (Josh)

Documentation

  • This is a layout for a proposal
    • Goal (make it easier to do something, make a fun and eduactional thing....)
    • Context (this is the situation as it is)
    • Problem (these are the proplems with the current situation that your proposal will fix)
    • Proposal
    • Target Users (population)
    • Design Criteria (ADA compliant, easy to use, low stress, atractive, light-weight...)
    • User Scenario (interaction design)
    • Hardware Design
  • http://library.nyu.edu/
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Week 1 (Sept. 8):

(week 1 notes)

  • Introductions, Class structure, Digital vs. Analog
  • Intro to Electronics: Definition of components, reading a meter, reading a schematic, Ohm's Law
  • Soldering (thanks to Jeff Feddersen for the link)

Assignment:

  • Join the physcomp listserve
  • Introduce yourself in the class wiki. Create a page that will be the index of your wiki pages or create a link to an external journal.
  • Sign up for two days of shop cleaning.
  • Lab: Electronics

Reading:

  • Buxton, "Less is more (more or less)"
  • Crawford, "The Art of Interactive Design", chapters 1 and 2 (note: you will need to sign into NYUHome to view this. )

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  • Vibrate Hat (Lisa, Michael)
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  • Pedal Keys (Charles)
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  • Shake a box (Josh)

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  • Breathe (Min, Alice Mike)
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  • Breathe (Min, Alice Mike)... We're going to be making a few changes for our presentation in Tom Igoe's class next week. Come see the improvments here
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multiplexers/demultiplexer

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analog multiplexers/demultiplexer

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Digital Pot AD5206?

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Check out this tech research Thanks Yosef Akio and Luis

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Shift Registers

Check out this tech research http://www.birnboim.com/nyu/pcomp/techresearch/?

SPI

multiplexers/demultiplexer

digital pot

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2 weeks Dec. 15th

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Presentations Due:

  • Final Project: show technical research (projects selected at random)
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So this is the list of presenting. I am not able to switch you around, but you are allowed to switch with another group if you need. I understand that these are all works in progress and how much time you have put into them, so if it is not shiny I understand. I want to see clearly what your goal is, why you want to do it, how it will work and "proof of concept" in the form of some functioning part. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Next week

  • Glove (Kate)
  • Light Chair (Max)
  • Hot baby (Chris)
  • Breathe (Min, Alice Mike)
  • Pedal Keys (Charles)
  • Polite Umbrella (Joo Youn)
  • Meditation Chamber (Anh, Dan)
  • Shake a box (Josh)

2 weeks

  • Type it (Gabe)
  • Table Imps (Rebecca)
  • Light Instrument (Rolf)
  • Kinetic Violence (Todd)
  • Vibrate Hat (Lisa, Michael)
  • Yellow Submarine (Jury, Jadie)
  • SMS case (Nanna, Catherine, Alex)

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  • post your project ideas here
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Presentations Due:

  • Final Project: show technical research (projects selected at random)
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Presentations Due: Final Project: show technical research (projects selected at random)

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Week 11 (Nov. 17):

Presentations Due: Final Project: show technical research (projects selected at random)

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  • Code approaches: State machines, aliasing, pseudocode, using subroutines well
  • Motors and Inductance:
  • DC motors
    • see L293 example
  • Steppers
  • MIDI and other control protocols

Assignment:

  • Lab: Talking to a MIDI device
  • Begin Final Project (group or individual)

Reading:

  • Hoffman, Visual Intelligence, ch. 7, pp.172-184 (in coursepack)
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Documentation

  • This is a layout for a proposal
    • Goal (make it easier to do something, make a fun and eduactional thing....)
    • Context (this is the situation as it is)
    • Problem (these are the proplems with the current situation that your proposal will fix)
    • Proposal
    • Target Users (population)
    • Design Criteria (ADA compliant, easy to use, low stress, atractive, light-weight...)
    • User Scenario (interaction design)
    • Hardware Design
  • http://library.nyu.edu/
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  • post your project ideas here
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  • see L293 example
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Reading:

  • Hoffman, Visual Intelligence, ch. 7, pp.172-184 (in coursepack)
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Week 7 (Oct. 20):

  • Digital output: Transistors and Relays: switching higher-current devices (light bulb and switch)
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Week 9 (Nov. 3):

  • Code approaches: State machines, aliasing, pseudocode, using subroutines well
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  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project where you are at and how you are going to get to next week

Assignment:(these labs are all due by the week after next, Nov. 3)

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Assignment:

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  • Begin Final Project (group or individual)
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Assignment:(these labs are all due by the week after next, Nov. 3)

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Assignment:

  • Advanced prototype of device/instrument/tool project
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  • MIDI and other control protocols
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project where you are at and how you are going to get to next week

Assignment:(these labs are all due by the week after next Nov. 3)

  • Lab: Talking to a MIDI device
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Reading:

  • Nørretranders, User Illusion, ch. 6, "The Bandwidth of Consciousness" (in coursepack)

Week 7 (Oct. 20):

  • MIDI and other control protocols
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project advanced prototype

Assignment:

  • Lab: Talking to a MIDI device
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  • Prepare for final presentations for next week
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Week 5 - (Oct. 6):

  • Serial output: Sending bytes out
  • Serial interpretation: ASCII
  • Serial to desktop: Into Processing
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project descriptions and observations

Assignment:

  • Device/instrument/tool: choose a medium that you are going to control, do some research into the sensors you might employ (email me if you are having trouble, check out Tom's resources), sketch out some initial design plans and concepts.
  • Lab: Serial output and Talking to Processing

Reading: Applications, TBA

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Assignment:

  • Advanced prototype of device/instrument/tool project
  • Lab: Controlling a motor

Reading:

  • Nørretranders, User Illusion, ch. 6, "The Bandwidth of Consciousness" (in coursepack)

Week 7 (Oct. 20):

  • MIDI and other control protocols
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project advanced prototype

Assignment:

  • Lab: Talking to a MIDI device
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  • Device/instrument/tool: choose a medium that you are going to control, do some research into the sensors you might employ (email me if you are having trouble, check out Tom's resources), sketch out some initial design plans and concepts.
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Week 4 (Sept. 29):

(week 4 notes)

  • Analog output: Devices that create analog motion or sound. (servo, freqout, PWM)
  • Presentations Due: Observation project; show final prototypes
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Week 5 - (Oct. 6):

  • Serial output: Sending bytes out
  • Serial interpretation: ASCII
  • Serial to desktop: Into Processing
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project descriptions and observations
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Reading:

  • Myron Krueger, "Responsive Environments", in Packer & Jordan, Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality, ch. 12, pp. 104-120. (in coursepack)

Next Week 5 - (Oct. 6):

  • Serial output: Sending bytes out
  • Serial interpretation: ASCII
  • Serial to desktop: Into Processing
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project descriptions and observations
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  • Device/instrument/tool initial prototype
  • Lab: Serial output and Talking to Processing

Reading: Applications, TBA

Week 6 (Oct. 13):

  • Digital output: Transistors and Relays: switching higher-current devices (light bulb and switch)
  • Motors and Inductance:
  • DC motors
  • Steppers
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project initial prototype
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Week 3 (Sept. 22):

(week 3 notes)

  • Memory and variables: Decimal, binary, hex.
  • Analog input, what an ADC is.
  • Presentations Due: observation project: Present location and observations.
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Week 4 (Sept. 29):

(week 4 notes)

  • Analog output: Devices that create analog motion or sound. (servo, freqout, PWM)
  • Presentations Due: Observation project; show final prototypes
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  • Lab: Analog in; tracking changes with variables; practical jokes
  • Observation assignment, propose prototype, story board and cheap prototype.

Reading:

  • Norman, Design of Everyday Things, ch. 1 (in coursepack)
  • Norman, Emotional Design, Chapter 1, "Attractive Things Work Better".
  • Put response to reading here

Next Week 4 (Sept. 29):

  • Analog output: Devices that create analog motion or sound. (servo, freqout, PWM)
  • Presentations Due: Observation project; show final prototypes
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Reading:

  • Myron Krueger, "Responsive Environments", in Packer & Jordan, Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality, ch. 12, pp. 104-120. (in coursepack)

Next Week 5 - (Oct. 6):

  • Serial output: Sending bytes out
  • Serial interpretation: ASCII
  • Serial to desktop: Into Processing
  • Presentations Due: device/instrument/tool project descriptions and observations
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  • Analog output: Devices that create analog motion or sound. (servo, freqout, PWM)
  • Presentations Due: Observation project; show final prototypes
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Week 2 (Sept. 15):

(Class 2 notes)

  • Microcontrollers: what they are, different types, levels.
  • Intro to PIC and PIC programming
  • Digital Input and Output
  • serout2 (for debugging; more detail in week 5)
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Week 3 (Sept. 22):

  • Memory and variables: Decimal, binary, hex.
  • Analog input, what an ADC is.
  • Presentations Due: observation project: Present location and observations.
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  • Lab: first PIC program Document HERE
    • Choose a part of the body and design a switch for it specifically, prototype if possible post Here
  • Begin observation project (group project) Document Here
    • Probably the toughest this is to try to "only" observe, no thoughts on what to make.
  • Extra assignment for week 3/4: Attend a Tool safety session in the shop

Next Week, Week 3 (Sept. 22):

  • Memory and variables: Decimal, binary, hex.
  • Analog input, what an ADC is.
  • Presentations Due: observation project: Present location and observations.
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  • Lab: Analog in; tracking changes with variables; practical jokes
  • Observation assignment, propose prototype, story board and cheap prototype.

Reading:

  • Norman, Design of Everyday Things, ch. 1 (in coursepack)
  • Norman, Emotional Design, Chapter 1, "Attractive Things Work Better".
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Next Week, Week 3 (Sept. 22):

  • Memory and variables: Decimal, binary, hex.
  • Analog input, what an ADC is.
  • Presentations Due: observation project: Present location and observations.
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Week 1 (Sept. 8):

(week 1 notes)

  • Introductions, Class structure, Digital vs. Analog
  • Intro to Electronics: Definition of components, reading a meter, reading a schematic, Ohm's Law
  • Soldering (thanks to Jeff Feddersen for the link)
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Week 2 (Sept. 15):

(Class 2 notes)

  • Microcontrollers: what they are, different types, levels.
  • Intro to PIC and PIC programming
  • Digital Input and Output
  • serout2 (for debugging; more detail in week 5)
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  • Join the physcomp listserve
  • Introduce yourself in the class wiki. Create a page that will be the index of your wiki pages or create a link to an external journal.
  • Sign up for two days of shop cleaning.
  • Lab: Electronics

Reading:

  • Buxton, "Less is more (more or less)"
  • Crawford, "The Art of Interactive Design" , chapters 1 and 2 (note: Use library books 24/7 after signing into NYUHome to view this. )

I cannot view this: more info please! Response.

What is this wiki thing?

More information about PmWiki can be found at http://www.pmwiki.org/.

Next week class:

  • Microcontrollers: what they are, different types, levels.
  • Intro to PIC and PIC programming
  • Digital Input and Output
  • serout2 (for debugging; more detail in week 5)
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  • Lab: first PIC program Document HERE
    • Choose a part of the body and design a switch for it specifically, prototype if possible post Here
  • Begin observation project (group project) Document Here
    • Probably the toughest this is to try to "only" observe, no thoughts on what to make.
  • Extra assignment for week 3/4: Attend a Tool safety session in the shop
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Hey class what is up

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Hey class what is up

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  • Introduce yourself in the class wiki. Create a page that will be the index of your wiki pages or create a link to an external journal.
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Next week class:

  • Microcontrollers: what they are, different types, levels.
  • Intro to PIC and PIC programming
  • Digital Input and Output
  • serout2 (for debugging; more detail in week 5)
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Welcome to Physical Computing. This is a class on interaction in art and design, how to make it happen and why.

Who am I?

Who are you?

Look at Syllabus and stuff.

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Week 1 (Sept. 8):

(week 1 notes)

  • Introductions, Class structure, Digital vs. Analog
  • Intro to Electronics: Definition of components, reading a meter, reading a schematic, Ohm's Law
  • Soldering (thanks to Jeff Feddersen for the link)

Assignment:

  • Join the physcomp listserve
  • Introduce yourself in the class wiki. Create a page that will be the index of your wiki pages or create a link to an external journal.
  • Sign up for two days of shop cleaning.
  • Lab: Electronics

Reading:

  • Buxton, "Less is more (more or less)"
  • Crawford, "The Art of Interactive Design", chapters 1 and 2 (note: you will need to sign into NYUHome to view this. )
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wow isn't this cool

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