Forgotten Objects
8 projects · 10 members
Design a hybrid ritual for data loss (the forgetting or dispossessing of digital memories) supported with one or more tangible (physical/digital) objects. Image Credit: Forget Booth by Zain Isla...more
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MTI Final Project
8 projects · 10 members
Final project synthesizing the techniques and design thinking learned throughout the semester.
HMV-S15: Exercise Two: Work Station Setup
2 projects · 3 members
In teams of three, students will fabricate four table-top frames to mount electronic peripherals (e.g. digital projector, Microsoft Kinect, and external monitor) for real-time sensing and visual fe...more
HMV-S15: Exercise One: Tool Taxonomy
7 projects · 8 members
In pairs, students will be assigned a hand-tool related to a historically significant craft in the domain of ceramics, metal-work, or wood-work. Students will investigate their tool through physica...more
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It seems like you're drawing inspiration from the paper leaves hanging from the ceiling. This uses the same material, paper, to give the material in bulk a new form. I wonder what the significance will be of a giant paper dragon hanging from the ceiling. Also, swaying it in some manner, by hand or using a vent, and projecting lights of different color are interesting options to explore.
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15 projects · 16 members
Working in small groups, develop a digital exhibition to engage invited guests (and potentially wider audiences) in Spooky Technology. Each group will prepare one prototype with supporting diagetic...more
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4 projects · 8 members
Engage a line of spooky inquiry. Unsettle the present by making a creative technology. Prepare an intentionally haunted- or hauntologically-informed research product that can be encounters in the c...more
Investigation I - That Which is Hidden
10 projects · 13 members
Explore a spooky line of design inquiry that reveals an aspect of a system that is hidden. Make (an aspect of) a hidden system visible, tangible, perceivable, or discussable through a designed art...more
Thinking about Things
4 projects · 8 members
Reflecting on the topics, readings, and projects introduced, work collaboratively to prepare a working prototype of an thought-provoking IoT experience.
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7 projects · 13 members
As part of this exercise you’ll practice developing paired devices and networked interactions with Particle.publish
Skills Dev IV: Working with Outputs - Motors and Movement
15 projects · 17 members
Get oriented with output and feedback by working with an actuator. Taking cues from Google's Paper Signals experiment with materials to create an interesting notification or effect when combined wi...more
Skills Dev III: Ambient Orb
15 projects · 18 members
This practice exercise will ask you to create an ambient calendar alert using a neopixel strip. By the end of the project, you’ll have connected your Particle device to your Google Calendar through...more
Skills Dev II: Working with Inputs and Sensors
12 projects · 17 members
Prepare a simple 2-in (sensors or inputs) 1-out (LED) device (i.e. your project will use three components (resistors and wire don't count!) and at least one must be a sensor). Present a really sim...more
Ubiquitous Presence
1 project · 3 members
Imagine a world where IoT devices are haunted by supernatural beings; where specters, familiars, or gremlins are fundamental components of of smart devices. Realize a plausible but alternative IoT ...more
The Unexplained
4 projects · 6 members
Manipulate a system or technical process to produce an outcome or effect that someone might struggle to explain.
Social Objects
3 projects · 7 members
Prepare a conceptual design and realize a working prototype of a IoT devices that will coordinate to meaningfully enhance social relationships.
Skills Dev V: Working with Networking
4 projects · 8 members
As part of this exercise you’ll practice networked interactions with the Particle event model and create a simple set of paired devices in preparation for the final project.
Skills Dev IV: Paper Signals
4 projects · 9 members
Get oriented with output and feedback by working with an actuator. Taking cues from Google's Paper Signals experiment with materials to create an interesting notification or effect when combined wi...more
Skills Dev IV: Working with Outputs - Motors and Movement
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