Lab 1. output digital signal to make LED blink 2.use switch as input to control LED 3.analog input 1 using photocell, potentiometer and switch 4.analog input 2 using force sensitive resistor(FSR) Observation Pick a piece of interactive technology in public, used by multiple people. Write down your assumptions as to how it’s used, and describe the context in which it’s being used. Watch people use it, preferably without them knowing they’re being observed. Take notes on how th

Moon-shaped Fan Inspired by a chinese poem: 轻罗小扇扑流萤 Let's catch firefly with moon-shaped fan 1. I designed the pattern and shape of the fan, and used illustrator to draw them. Then I designed the base and holder of the fan. I modified the color and stroke/fill of them to prepare for laser cut. 2. I tried acrylic first, but it doesn't look nice. Then I used mat board, the result is quite satisfying. And I chose wood for holder, and acrylic for base. 3. I glued the holder and

I watched and read tutorials about arduino and circuits, and created a simple led circuit with a switch controlling on and off. #assignment

Design of Everyday Things -- the psychopathology of everyday things visibility understandability & usability conceptual model mapping Emotional Design The teapots also illustrate three different aspects of design: viscer- al, behavioral, and reflective. Visceral design concerns itself with appearances. Here is where the Nanna teapot excels—I so enjoy its appearance, especially when filled with the amber hues of tea, lit from beneath by the flame of its warming candle. Behavio

1. Drawing sketches 2. Making a model/prototype 3. Measuring and using machines from the shop 4. sanding 5. Cutting and Glueing two parts of house 6. Using drills and clamps 7. Five identical log cabins 8. Polish one log cabin a little bit In this assignment, I practiced some basics skills for making fabrication. The biggest problem I've faced was how to cut thing in straight line and how to make an arc using the tools and techniques we've learnt so far. I found that it's too

Reading Note <The art of interactive design> The term interactivity is overused and underunderstood. I choose to define it in terms of a conversation: a cyclic process in which two actors alternately listen, think, and speak. The quality of the interaction depends on the quality of each of the subtasks (listening, thinking, and speaking). And many things commonly held to be interactive are not. I suppose we could replace listen, think, and speak with input, process, and outpu

My Flashlight Sketches and Materials I used changing LED - fast; a wire; a 3V coin battery; a chopstick and a sewing rose I made in China. Originally I wanted to make a effect that when users push a button, rose will bloom and light turns on. But it's too hard to realize. Therefore for first assignment, I just keep it simple and make only LED light turn on while pushing the button. Mid-process Images Final Images of the work #assignment

how computation applies to my interests？ I have studied digital media technology during my undergraduate years. What programming languages Daniel mentioned in class computer science students learn were exactly my situation: C++, Java, C#, openGL and etc.. In computer science department, we care more about functions and have no interest in beauty. It was a period of time that makes me struggle a lot. It was not until I discovered some beautiful computational works created by a