Comments for Introduction to Physical Computing

Comment on Assignment 6: Final Project Proposal by jzimmer1@andrew.cmu.edu

jzimmer1@andrew.cmu.edu — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:08:48 +0000

Come get office hours before class:
Tuesday 11/07/17 from 2:30 to 6:30!

Comment on Assignment 6: Final Project Proposal by sayers@andrew.cmu.edu

sayers@andrew.cmu.edu — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 03:36:45 +0000

Office Hours for me are Sunday November 5th at 2-6PM!
-Sydney

Comment on Ying Gao’s interactive dresses by J Eric Townsend

J Eric Townsend — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 03:50:22 +0000

One (not cheap) option is Luminex — http://www.lumigram.com/catalog/page6.php — I can bring a sample to class next week.

Comment on Ying Gao’s interactive dresses by sch1@andrew.cmu.edu

sch1@andrew.cmu.edu — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 18:39:31 +0000

Ok this is really cool. I’ve always been interested in incorporating technology with apparel and Ying Gao has a fascinating take on it. I like the photo-luminescent dresses– I wonder if anyone has explored these concepts with fiber optics? Maybe weaving side glow fiber optics into a textile?

Comment on Motors with Stories by noell@andrew.cmu.edu

noell@andrew.cmu.edu — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 18:53:32 +0000

The idea is quite powerful and ubiquitous in today’s dialogue about renewables versus conventional energy choices. A lot of people see only the windmill turning- at least at first- because they only care about where the energy is going/how they use it, seldom considering the darker details (literally depicted in your project). The project runs smoothly mechanically and is very clean-cut. Great job 🙂

Comment on The Circle of Life – “A child gives birth to a mother” by tmustako@andrew.cmu.edu

tmustako@andrew.cmu.edu — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 07:51:51 +0000

Thanks for hearing me out, I’m glad we were able to talk this out 🙂

Comment on The Circle of Life – “A child gives birth to a mother” by akshatp@andrew.cmu.edu

akshatp@andrew.cmu.edu — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:30:38 +0000

In addition, as seemed appropriate, I have updated the post to remove any misunderstanding.

Comment on The Circle of Life – “A child gives birth to a mother” by akshatp@andrew.cmu.edu

akshatp@andrew.cmu.edu — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:25:06 +0000

Hi,

I’m sorry if my choice of words led to an ill-representation of my idea. I did not mean that having children is the only meaning to a woman’s life. I only meant in the sense that it adds another dimension. I’ll be more careful of wording and reviewing my drafts. Your interpretation, which is clear from my choice of words, is justified, but in no sense what I believe or wanted to say. Again, truly sorry for the error.

Comment on The Circle of Life – “A child gives birth to a mother” by tmustako@andrew.cmu.edu

tmustako@andrew.cmu.edu — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:33:25 +0000

I was not talking about the original quote, but I was referring to your post in which you say that “Having a child really gives a woman, now mother, meaning to life.”

My interpretation stems directly from the words that you used, and my point is that you should really consider the words you use how you say things so that these kinds of miscommunications do not arise, and so that your work is not misinterpreted, especially when dealing with topical issues such as gender roles.

Comment on Stairway To Heaven by jessicay@andrew.cmu.edu

jessicay@andrew.cmu.edu — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:23:27 +0000

I was really impressed with your project! I liked that it looks very clean and almost minimalistic- laser cutting a cover for the motor definitely helped contribute to that. I also liked your solution of threading a string through all the steps and attaching it to the motor, I thought it was very clever. For future improvements, it might help to look into how momentum affects the rotation of the steps, and how to adjust the speeds to manipulate the steps into fanning out in the way you want.