9.1. 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.

9.1.1. 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

9.1.2. Fall 2016 Research Talks

The following projects were presented in-class by students in Fall 2016.

• SensorTape
• Forest of Resonating Lamps
• Aurora LED Wall
• Reach
• Murmur Wall
• Fujitsu Haptic Sensory Tablet
• Waves
• SPACEJUNK
• Cillia
• Digital Wheel Art
• Curiosity Cloud
• Perpetual Storytelling Apparatus

9.1.3. 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

9.1.4. Other courses in IDeATe

• final projects from Fall 2015 Introduction to Physical Computing
• final projects from Fall 2015 Robotics for Creative Practice
• projects from the IDeATe Gallery
• projects from Fall 2014 Introduction to Physical Computing

9.1.5. Tutorials and Guides

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

9.1.6. 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.

9.1.7. Other Academic Programs

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

9.1.8. Other Projects

• Wooden Mirror at the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum.

9.1.9. 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.