Digital Reactor
3 projects · 5 members
Develop an invisible or nearly-invisible device that can improve accessibility for an occupant with a sensory impairment. The device can use any sensor to understand its setting and any actuator to...more
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Composing with Visual Techniques
11 projects · 12 members
In this exercise, the goal is to create simple compositions that reflect the dichomoties of visual techniques. See more at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZLF95CprQ4vjp3X5HWna2WMEYO1MQtClNY...more
Cast Party
20 projects · 28 members
This project is all about bringing your design to a near-production level of prototyping utilizing soft-tool silicone molding and resin casting
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
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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
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6 projects · 16 members
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3 projects · 5 members
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3 projects · 10 members
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10 projects · 23 members
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3 projects · 17 members
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
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28 projects · 30 members
Make a quick hack for your home using the Particle platform. The solution should be personalised, but not to you.
39-245 - Toy Concepts - Project 1
18 projects · 32 members
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
39-245 Toy Dissection - In class activity
6 projects · 22 members
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
Calm Technology in Commercial Product
6 projects · 9 members
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
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3 projects · 2 members
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
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