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Category: Intermediate Arduino Class

This is the class work for PNCAs Intermediate Arduino Class.

  • Nance’s Project

    Trying to keep up from home.

    My project is a Tipi / Skirt with a rotating video projection that will circulate the perimeter of the Tipi.  The idea is that the video (a figure) will be moving and the moving figure will make a circuit around the perimeter of the garment.  Ideally, I’d like to even upgrade this to have it triggered by a motion detection device so it activates when you’re in range.

    Non-negotiables:

    Projection inside (rear projection)

    Projection rotates

    Loop initiated by motion

     

    Even more bonus elements:

    whole thing would be wired to turn on / off (power) by motion sensor so I don’t burn the projector out in the course of exhibiting the piece.

    Here’s a link to an old blog of mine with an earlier piece (see kangaroo at bottom of blog)  Video clip to right projects inside pouch.

    old blog

     

  • James’ Project

    I’d like to create a box that listens for various short melodies and then opens and displays light and sound in response.

  • Light sculpture

    Control a light sculpture without a laptop. Create an interactive sequence of lights that looks animated.

  • Gail’s project

    3D sculpture illuminating various areas of EL paint based on music input.

  • Sue’s Project Idea

    A video generating box inspired by the Lumia compositions by Thomas Wilfred in 1930s. Idea is to create a live video micro-set using means and methods I employ in live film performances. Box will have dynamic LED lighting, live video camera and various shiny and/or translucent objects in motion. Result hopefully is an abstract animation that can run “for ever” with no further human input.

  • Intermediate Arduino Day 1

    Leading Questions:

    • What do you know?
    • What do you not know?
    • What Would be most helpful for you as an artist?

    Whiteboard from “what do you know?”

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    (as a bullet list)

    • I/O -> Massage -> Outputs (james)
    • AD -> I/O -> Midi (christiano)
    • Sensors -> Control movement / sound (gail)
    • The Unit is robust/stable (julie)
    • I/O ->  Lights -> Sequences/Processing (nance)
    • The hardware is diverse (nance)
    • Max/MSP/Processing -> Motors/Blinkin Lights

    The Original Proposed  Topics.

    • Midi / Sound
    • Sensors
    • Motors and Motion Control
    • High Voltage
    • Build Your Own Arduino / Soldering,
    • Advanced communication /Networking
    • Programming, Datasheets, Hardware

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    Not sure how to go from 3 hour whiteboard session to wordpress site. But we are going to figure this out.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Categories.

    • Video Processing -> BL
    • Rotating Projector
    • Hacking Existing Hardware
    • El/paint -> Sound Processing -> Display
    • leap motion -> motor control
    • sound processing -> output
    • sound processing with control

     

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     Therefore Pi!

    Out of the 7 projects 6 of them would best be done with a computer and the arduino. For that reason we suggested (and decided) to go with a Raspberry Pi / Arduino combination.

     

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    Resulting proposed lectures

    • Pi Setup /PD
    • Communication
    • Sensors
    • Motion Control

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