Day 7: (Tue Sep 17, Week 4) Vision-Guided Behavior; Menagerie

Notes for 2024-09-17.

New Assignments

New assignment, due Tue Sep 24: Exercise: Project Simulation. Please submit documentation to the Assignment 5 Shared Folder prior to class.

Administrative

tentative plan:

week 4	project prototype simulation
week 5	pneumatic actuation and control
week 6	prototype machine design and fabrication
week 7	prototype assembly
week 8	Fall Break
week 9	first physical installation

Agenda

1. Review results of Exercise: Vision-Guided Behavior (Assignment 4 Shared Folder)

2. Discuss new assignment.

3. Demo of new Webots demo world features.

4. Discussion of behavioral programming strategies.

Discussion Notes

• Amazing Digital Circus

top-level questions:

• time-based composition vs ambient installation

• autonomous performance vs interactive

• character-driven form vs abstract

• organic form vs inorganic

• representation vs embodiment

• ensemble vs solo

• community behavior

methods:

• reactive feedback

• behavior state machine

• scripted sequences

concepts:

• “asking”

• “begging”

• “shy”

• “nervous”

activities:

• chatting

• fighting

• dancing