Looking Outward – Making Things Interactive, Fall 2019 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/48-339/f2019 Making Things Interactive Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:56:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.20 Inspiration for this week: dada https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/48-339/f2019/?p=811 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/48-339/f2019/?p=811#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:56:43 +0000 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/48-339/f2019/?p=811 Continue reading "Inspiration for this week: dada"]]> George Antheil composed this piece for a variety of mechanical instruments including player pianos, an airplane propeller, and a siren. It was originally for a film, but the score works on its own.

He also co-invented frequency hopping for steering torpedos (with Hedy Lamarr)!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet_M%C3%A9canique

I got to see a “live” fully automated performance of this at the national gallery many years ago:

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Parallel to the conversation about sound today, check out the interesting ways that foley artists create movie sounds!

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Feel the Vibe: Vibroacoustic Sound Healing 2.0

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Project Amelia

]]> https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/48-339/f2019/?feed=rss2&p=619 0 Guide to physical movements https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/48-339/f2019/?p=616 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/48-339/f2019/?p=616#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2019 18:53:38 +0000 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/48-339/f2019/?p=616 Henry T. Brown’s guide to 507 Movements including some animated examples.

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This blog post goes through some current technologies and products that are really helpful from the perspective of someone who is blind. It was really interesting to see the impact and potential of current technology in supporting those who are differently-abled in navigating through their daily lives with more ease and comfort. It’s also helpful to know what’s already out there and being done. I would definitely recommend taking a read through!

]]> https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/48-339/f2019/?feed=rss2&p=613 0 Morphing Matter https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/48-339/f2019/?p=594 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/48-339/f2019/?p=594#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2019 02:55:41 +0000 https://courses.ideate.cmu.edu/48-339/f2019/?p=594 Continue reading "Morphing Matter"]]> I was reminded of this today upon seeing Ghalya’s smart flower.

Dr. Lining Yao is right here on campus, where she runs the Morphing Matter Lab. In the video below from Google Design (9 minutes in) she demonstrates a flower printed to self fold into a flower. And then later she shows materials that morph when exposed to moisture (16 minutes in), and even later a soft robotic bunny that has tendons that actuate to hug you (29 minutes in). I recommend watching the whole video!

Lining Yao

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Think about that for a few seconds.

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