April 2012 archive

The Jig Is Up: Time to Get Past Facebook and Invent a New Future

First, you should check out this JOTLY ultimate app: ( p.s. I don’t know why for some reason the links are not clickable…) http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/11/jotly-the-ultimate-app-for-sharing-everything-with-everyone-psych/247866/   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QIWpbfZHHzc   and here’s the “The Jig Is Up” article: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/04/the-jig-is-up-time-to-get-past-facebook-and-invent-a-new-future/256046/

MoogBot – Final Project

Okay, so I think from today’s conversation, I was misunderstood, so after mulling over my ideas for this project, I’ve decided to try to explain this concept again, and finalize what I’m going to do for the next month. This is basically me laying out my battle plans for the next couple of days of …

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Conor’s Final – iOS Arduino Modem Communication

This link will take you to my blog where I detail how I intend to interface my Neurosky Mindflex with my iPhone using an Arduino and Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) modem communication: IOS INTERFACING – FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING (FSK) FROM ARDUINO

Communication Over A Distance, Complete!

Finally, DONE We were asked to find creative ways to communicate over a distance. My original concept was a wearable technology which enabled one user to communicate with another through a haptic/physical feedback system. After more thought and fine-tuning I arrived at a scenario where one user could communicate a written message or image through …

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Final Project (LOOMIS) notes from today

L O O M I S F I N A L P R O J E C T P R O D O Q U E S T I O N / P R O B L E M Can we affect a person’s relationship to an object by infusing said object with a living …

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Final Project, Part 4

Okay I added some ramps, spent three days fixing the serial funk, and created a very simple steal-the-flag game. Connor and Mehdi tested the gameplay with good results. Still a long ways to go…. the gameplay is looking a bit sad at the moment.

Communication Over A Distance, Part 5

Getting close….

table of gather update

I have the skeleton of my table:                         Now as far as things projected, I have a few new ideas that I will be playing with: Image distortion:                         also motion sensored Kaleidoscope …

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in-class exercise Thursday April 5th

Below are notes as well as our whiteboard brainstorming for the in-class exercise with Youmna and Anthony. backpacks – counter balance when weight is not evenly distributed (power laces); GPS enabled; reminder of what items are missing from bag based in weight or RFID tags carpet – growable can change thickness or height based on preferences; sound …

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Mock Up – Final Project

So, I finished this mock up recently of an idea that I wasn’t initially planning on fully executing but I wanted to imagine anyway. And I then I started thinking about my thesis for next year and what I would create for that, and how I want to tie in my final project with what …

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