3.1. Day 1: Introduction and Welcome

Notes for 2015-08-31. See also Fall 2015 Calendar and Log Book.

3.1.1. Agenda

  1. Welcome.
  2. Administrative questions
    • Course site: http://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/physcomp/f15/16-375
    • Enrollment and waitlist.
    • Blackboard.
    • IDeATe Computing Virtual Cluster.
    • Card access.
    • Fabrication resources and policy.
    • Fire safety for the laser cutter.
    • Physical Computing Lab use and abuse.
    • Course fees and costs.
    • Photos.
  3. Assignments
    • Due 9/2: skill survey.
    • Due 9/2: personal project talk.
    • Soon: Gallery profile.
  4. Exercises
    • Clone course git repository.
    • Start lab notebook.
    • Describe hardware platform.
    • Warm-up exercise.
    • G-code exercise.

3.1.2. Videos

Simon Penny, Petit Mal

Stelarc, Exoskeleton

Beatbots, Marek Michalowski, Keepon

Jacob Tonski, Balance From Within