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3.6. Related Work¶

There are a huge number of projects related to physical computing documented online. The following resources represent a tiny slice of where to look for inspiring examples.

3.6.1. Fall 2015 Research Talks¶

The following projects were presented in-class by students in Fall 2015.

  • Cosmic Quilt
  • Aurora LED Wall
  • x.pose
  • Helio Curve
  • SuperShoes, video
  • Fiber Optic Ocean
  • Penguins Mirror, video
  • Coca-Cola Small World
  • Weave Mirror
  • airFIELD
  • Cheers
  • inFORM shapeshifting display
  • Amazon Drones
  • Gesture Vocalizer
  • Database
  • Liftware
  • The Marble Answering Machine by Durrell Bishop, video, more
  • Botanicus Interacticus
  • Lily Camera, video
  • Tactum
  • The Magic Carpet

3.6.2. Pinterest¶

If you are a Pinterest user, you may view the CMU Physcomp boards:

  • Physical Computing Projects
  • Physical Computing Technologies
  • Physical Computing Readings
  • Physical Computing Shopping

3.6.3. Other courses in IDeATe¶

  • projects from the IDeATe Gallery
  • projects from Fall 2014 Introduction to Physical Computing

3.6.4. Tutorials and Guides¶

  • tutorials from Fall 2014 Introduction to Physical Computing
  • SparkFun tutorials
  • SparkFun YouTube channel
  • Adafruit tutorials
  • Adafruit YouTube Channel
  • Arduino Playground

3.6.5. DIY Fabric Sensors¶

  • Kobakant DIY: extensive guide to homebrew fabric sensors.
  • Stickytape Sensors: quick and simple pressure and bend sensors.
  • Handcrafting Sensors: long guide to variety of fabric sensors.

3.6.6. Other Academic Programs¶

  • ITP Physical Computing
  • Tangible Media Group at MIT Media Lab

3.6.7. Academic papers¶

If you have a specific area in mind, Google Scholar is a convenient starting point for finding research papers on a given topic.

The Carnegie Mellon Library offers free on-campus access to many research databases via the unified search interface. Many databases are full-text and papers can be downloaded as PDF files.

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  • 3.6. Related Work
    • 3.6.1. Fall 2015 Research Talks
    • 3.6.2. Pinterest
    • 3.6.3. Other courses in IDeATe
    • 3.6.4. Tutorials and Guides
    • 3.6.5. DIY Fabric Sensors
    • 3.6.6. Other Academic Programs
    • 3.6.7. Academic papers

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