Morse Code Encoder

Materials Needed:  Circuit Playground  Crikit (optional)  3 neopixel strips with at least 5 neopixels  Thin wire  Alligator clips with female end  Soldering Iron  Hot glue gun Solder  Popicle sticks  Glass Jars  White paint  Paint sponge Instructions Step 1 : Paint glass jars with a thin layer of white paint using a wet paint sponge, also paint…

Questions for Final Project

Is it better to have multiple lights representing dots and dashes or to have single light? What material would work best for diffusing light in the jar? To display “stillness”/”waiting” should all lights be off or on ?

Slow Design Principles

After reading through the Slow Design Principles the first design project that came to mind was EarthShip Homes. The Earthships homes in New Mexico are homes that are self-sustaining in nature, making them eco-friendly options for people to own or rent. These homes use design principle 4, because the homes are created on shared blueprints….

Light Cup Creative Switch By: Tiffany Marin

Light Up Cup Materials Need: 4.5 Volt Battery Pack 3 AA Batteries  4 Clear LED’s  4 100 Ohm Resistors Copper Tape   Wire  Cardboard  Reusable Coffee Cup  Step 1: Start by prototyping the circuit on a breadboard. This ensures that all LED’s work and gives a basic layout for the circuit       Step 2: Recreate the…

Assignment 1 Drawing Machine

For this assignment I took inspiration from the Jaws poster. I created the shark using primitive shapes and followed that theme for the fish and and the coral in the background. The shark pops up when the mouse is clicked. The fish move around the screen continuously using a flock and boid  class to change…

Processing Assignment 2

For this assignment I experiment with using 3D shapes to create an image. I used the camera function in order to change the orientation of each box using the position of the mouse. I also wanted to incorporate 2D circles in the image so I randomized the position with each mouse click. In order to…