Tangible User Interfaces - Fall 2011

For this assignment I used some random pieces of household plastics (coffee cup and fruit container) to construct what was conceived as a 'disco ball' like effect. Using arcylic paint to black out the LED the light only shines through the holes, and those spots with less paint cover.

Resource list

Arduino

Breadboard

DC motor

Potentiometer

LED

Arduino code

I try to reconstruct the first animations using the pot to control the speed (frames/sec) and the motor to control the motion

Parts:

DC motor

Arduino

POT

diode

transistor

CODE

Description:

I created a psychedelic music player. Using processing I play a song (.wav) file. Using the pot the user can change the speed of the song. Simultaneously a music wheel starts rotating, which gets faster as the speed of the song increases, creating a visual experience similar to the visuals played by online music players.

Materials:

1 potentiometer

DC motor

CODE:

Arduino

Description:

Create a rotating axle that can rotate clockwise and counter clockwise. The FSR is acting like a gas pedal, the proximity sensor determine the direction of the wheel. If we put our hands blocking the proximity sensor, the wheel will rotate counter clockwise, if there is no blockage the wheel rotate clockwise. Two LEDs as an indicator, green:the wheel moving clockwise, red: the wheel moving counter clockwise.

Materials:

Proximity Sensor

FSR

DC motor

Wine cap

In this weeks Arduino installation, Kilian and Martin created a little game called PushTheLukas - Air Edition. The goal of the game is to balance a ping pong ball on top of an air stream within a tube by pushing a small blue ball (see youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJJg9OHGuKk). Every time the ping pong ball stays inside a target area, the player is being awarded credits.

In this weeks Arduino installation, Kiliand and Martin created a little game called PushTheLukas - Air Edition. The goal of the game is to balance a ping pong ball on top of an air stream within a tube by pushing a small blue ball (see youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJJg9OHGuKk). Every time the ping pong ball stays inside a target area, the player is being awarded credits.

Description: