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Discuss reading of Make It So chapters
Start Kinetic discussion
size of physical control vs. input
size of physical control vs. output
tactile controls are great for fine control/refinement/detailed feedback
but can get lost in the shuffle — NASA controls are laid out based on the physical design of the space shuttle
or can be stylistic / skeumorphic. Why does a Starfleet vessel have touchscreens (LCARS) everywhere but the warp engines are driven by an 19th century ship’s throttle?
MIX MECHANICAL AND OTHER CONTROLS WHERE APPROPRIATE Mechanical controls are better for some uses, though they can’t as easily serve multiple functions. Nonmechanical controls, like touch-screen buttons, are easier to change into other controls but don’t offer the same kind of haptic feedback, making them impossible to identify without looking at them and creating questions about whether they’ve been actuated. Design interfaces with an appropriate combination that best fits the various uses and characteristics.
look at inputs for kinetic outputs
median vs. mean
std devs see wiki for details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation
how to read complex sensors over serial protocols: I2C, SPI, MIDI
look at data smoothing / filtering
simple smoothing: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Smoothing
break down the types of kinetic interaction
focusing on output
– vibration
– thumps, pokes
– temperature? peltier boards
– symbols: Braille
Then over time
– signal encodings, morse
– pattern recognition: what does walk feel like? Run? Crying? Laughing?
– earthquake pattern recognition
– meaning generated by content that changes over time, poetry