1. How do materials affect well-being? Some research suggests that materials directly impact human psychology (e.g., warm materials promote relaxation, transparent materials create openness, acoustically absorbent materials reduce stress). Should artists and designers have a deeper understanding of material psychology? I think that designers being more intentional about the types of materials that they use…
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Evelyn R’s Taxonavigation Discussion Questions
Given the rise of smart materials (e.g., thermochromic, piezoelectric, and shape-memory alloys), do you think architecture, design, and art education should include basic material science courses? Why or why not? How do you define material intelligence? What does it mean to truly understand a material—its history, process, function, and emotional impact? Should material intelligence be…
final project Addison Eldred
I wanted to make a project that’s purpose was almost to imitate life. I love butterflies and I was very inspired by the preserved butterfly displays in museums. I wanted to make a project that looked like it came alive after you shined light on it. I like the idea of it making people who…
Joniiz Final Project Documentation
Materials: Instructions: Code: #include <Adafruit_GFX.h> #include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h> #include <Adafruit_NeoMatrix.h> #include <Adafruit_CircuitPlayground.h> #define LED_PIN A2 #define MATRIX_WIDTH 16 #define MATRIX_HEIGHT 16 #define MATRIX_TYPE (NEO_MATRIX_BOTTOM + NEO_MATRIX_LEFT + \ NEO_MATRIX_ROWS + NEO_MATRIX_ZIGZAG) // Text const char* text_to_scroll = “Perez “; int scroll_speed = 25; // higher = less sensitive #define SOUND_THRESHOLD 85 const unsigned long CLAP_DELAY_WINDOW…
Joniiz Interactive Project Documentation
Materials: Instructions: Code: #include <Adafruit_CircuitPlayground.h> #define NEOPIX_PIN A2 #define NUM_PIXELS 30 #define SOUND_THRESHOLD 90 // higher = less sensitive const unsigned long CLAP_DELAY_WINDOW = 1000; const int colors[][3] = { {50, 168, 141}, // Color 1 (Teal) {235, 226, 59}, // Color 2 (Yellow) {235, 59, 217} // Color 3 (Magenta/Pink) };…
Sensor Flower- Jenny
Materials:Paper flower Cardboard box Tree branch Red and black wire 2 Adafruit LED sequin and 2 High power LED chips- white but will change to color ones Ultrasonic Ranger sensor MG90S motor Adafruit Circuit Playground Express Alligator- clips one side and the other side is JST-SM pin connector cable. Battery Holder Fishing string Code: #include…
Trump Plushie Final Project- Andrew Wang and Daniel Hernandez
To expand on our original idea for the Trump voodoo doll, we decided to add more context to the scene in which he would be. Swapping out the original touch sensor for a movement sensor, the idea is that he would be in the Oval Office surrounded by caricatures of Trump’s misdeeds. Trump now sits…
Interactive Project- Andrew Wang and Daniel Hernandez
For our interactive project, Daniel and I decided to create a Donald Trump voodoo doll. When you picked him up, he would speak one of his lines stored in the SD card in the QT PY. The code would detect when a charge (human touch) would interact with the “SDA” pin on the QT PY….
Addison interactive butterfly project
I wanted to make a project that’s purpose was almost to imitate life. I love butterflies and I was very inspired by the preserved butterfly displays in museums. I wanted to make a project that looked like it came alive after you shined light on it. I like the idea of it making people who…
Interactive Touch-Activated melody Project Documentation- patel
Materials List: Canves 4 Conductive Thread little Plastic zip ties small wood stick Adafruit circuit playground express battery holder My project is an interactive canvas that uses conductive thread as touch-activated sensors to play music. Each of the four threads represents a different melody: three Bollywood songs and one Christmas song, “Jingle Bells.” When the…
Final Project (+ Interactive post) – Snakey Vest
——– Interactive Project ——– For my project I wanted to prototype a game on the Arduino and make something interactive for people to enjoy. At first, I was going to do an installation where two people would play a game, but I wanted to do something a little different than a game on display. After…
Joanna Kim – Final Project: Edelweiss
My final project was a refined version of our last assignment. I created five flowers that light up according to the different notes that are played in the song from The Sound of Music, “Edelweiss.” My target audience would be people who can read music, as I would ideally want to have an instrument and…