2017 A2 - Project 1 - Lasers
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This pool is for students in digiTOOL: mini 2 (A2), fall 2017.
This pool is for students in digiTOOL: mini 2 (A2), fall 2017.
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
Physical computing refers to the design and construction of physical systems that use a mix of software and hardware to sense and respond to the surrounding world. Such systems blend digital and ph...more
Working design documentation for final project.
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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.
Each team of 3 people will manufacture one of their toys from Project 1. If no one on the team has a suitable toy, you may manufacture someone else's toy with permission. Thursday February 11:...more
Design an enchanted object. It must delight, surprise and be lovable, but should never be used by anyone, ever.
Prepare a conceptual design and realize a working prototype of a product for connected intimacy.
Examine the opportunities for public engagement with the remote Martian garden and propose an poetic gesture for the mission. Demonstrate the idea with a prototype.
Design a small-scale analog of a closed-loop Martian greenhouse using a sealable pressure vessel. You'll be provided with materials and technologies. Prepare a working prototype.
Develop a speculative / conceptual design for a martian garden and propose a series of ‘tools’ that will be used to tend our Martian garden.
Prepare a conceptual design and realize a working prototype of an ambient object that presents online data in a physical space and that helps with financial planning/wellbeing.
Fabrication facilities are spread across the CMU campus and are maintained by academic departments, student clubs, and research groups. For this project, you will form teams organized around a...more
Make a quick hack for your home using the Particle platform. The solution should be personalised, but not to you.
Part 1: Sketches due Tuesday January 19 Your first project is to generate conceptual designs for three toys. Each toy should be based on a fundamental physical concept. Examples of existing toy...more
Create teams of 3 people who haven't worked together before and who have different skills. (You will have to talk to other people to figure this out - both what skills they have and what skills are...more
Find and discuss one example of calm technology in a commercial product. The example can be a product that completely blends into the background, or it can be a feature of a product that uses the ...more
Physical computing refers to the design and construction of physical systems that use a mix of software and hardware to sense and respond to the surrounding world. Such systems blend digital and ph...more
Skills Dev IV: Working with Outputs - Motors and Movement
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