48-339/739 Spring 2018
If you apply power to the Metro through the power jack, you can disconnect/reconnect from p5.js. There’s a tiny power switch between the USB port and power connector that needs to be flipped to handle external power.
Here’s a simple Arduino sketch and p5.js script: memory-example
The Library will close at 6pm Thursday 19 April.
The Library will open 8am-6pm, Friday 20 April, and 10am-5pm on Saturday 21 April.
24/7 opening resumes at 9am on Sunday 22 April and will continue until 6pm on Tuesday 15 May when vacation opening hours begin.
The assignment is here. If you have anything to contribute for final projects please post them in the “Looking Out” category.
The Chair: Rethinking Body, Culture, and Design, by Galen Cranz
Nomadic Furniture: D-I-Y Projects that are Lightweight and Light on the Environment , by Papanek and Hennesey
Adafruit guide.
Sparkfun guide.
Crowd-supported choose-your-own-story
Update of the timing sketches: class-9-updated.
p5.js example sketches: class-10
Assignment: have a short story (1-3 paragraphs) we can turn in to a proposal on Thursday.
Reading assignment, try to finish by 10 April, In Praise of Shadows.
Assignment: write a short (~1 page) story about a final project. Don’t concern yourself with how it’s implemented or what it would cost, focus on a story of an interaction. (This can become the proposal for your final project.)
Rough calendar:
3 Apr – How to write a proposal
5 Apr – Review proposals for final project
10 Apr – work day
12 Apr – work day
17 Apr – rough crit
19 Apr – no class
24 Apr – work day
26 Apr – work day
1 May – crit + class show
3 May – crit + class show
If you weren’t ready for today’s crit, please present on Thursday.
Exercise: Find and investigate an interesting physical interaction project and write a paragraph or two about how it works and what you learned from your investigation.
Reminder that we have a list of resources, let me know if you’d like anything added:
Bruce Sterling talk at 5pm, 7 March, Kresge.
Bruce Sterling’s closing keynote at IXDA
Bruce Sterling: Closing Keynote from Interaction Design Association on Vimeo.
https://www.microsoft.com/buxtoncollection/browse.aspx
William Gibson, “Neuromancer”
William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, “The Difference Engine”
K. W. Jeter, “Dr. Adder”
Intro to object oriented programming and p5.js
There was a bug in the code I displayed (but did not run) during class. I’ve attached two working examples of using timers instead of delay(): class-9
Assignment for Thursday: get an IFTTT account that, prefer a disposable one.
Notes for class-7