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[thesis prototyping] :: techmmmology

So my new concept is geo-locative sensor tracking with a modular pack. Basically you pick and choose what you want to track (ie carbon monoxide, dust, noise pollution, alcohol[?], light pollution, or methane gas), and this data is recorded. Then you transfer it to an online database, and can watch a personal log of your own data collection over time. Last step is to connect individuals to each other via the database, so you can see how your friend in Beijing experiences his/her journey from home to work every day, and relate on a new level. more...





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[thesis prototyping] :: material

i will write more on these when i have more time but i've made 2 material prototypes so far... by this i mean, the cloth strapping mechanism that will hold the module to the user's body. more...




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[thesis prototyping] :: processing to PHP, attempt one

ok nerdzors, look out. Ira told me about a project that she made that took an analog input from processing and posted it to php (and then possibly a database, not sure). i wanted to try it out for myself, so i did some searching, and of course the processing guru Daniel Shiffman had a nice tutorial on at least getting to a php script. I ended up creating a world-wide collaborative drawing tool... read more

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Ars Electronica Collab presentation

  • May 18th, 2009
  • Posted in school

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SOBEaR v02 :: the responsible robot bartender

UPDATE: featured on GIZMODO,ENGADGET and MAKE! Finally, my finalized prototype of SOBEaR, the responsible robot bartender. I've added a glass coaster with a glowing status light to tell you that he is on, as well as a sewn-on patch to show you where the 'go' button is. When you press the "breathe + pour" button on his right foot, the status light goes solid, and the user breathes into SOBEaR's face. view post for more!





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Robot Bunny // Desecrated and Celebrated

On Friday, we were told to bring in any plush toy that had interesting innards that we would want to understand. Naturally, I picked out a stuffed bunny that has a switch on his foot which triggers a song to play, and two motors to start up- one in the body, one for the ears. [ READ MORE ]

Spatialized Umbrella v01

This is my first prototype of the Spatialized Umbrella. The Spatialized Umbrella project offers an entirely new dimension to walking in the rain. Using light and sound spatialization this umbrella creates an immersive, mobile, and highly personal multi‐sensory environment.  Range sensing technology helps the Spatialized Umbrella react to your movement through a space. 5 speakers and LEDs [ READ MORE ]

Sharp Infrared Range Finder sensors

Click on image to walk through a great lesson myself, kerstin, and cecilia put together about Sharp Infrared range finding sensors. there’s info in there about pin connections, the 3 types of sharp IRs, and code for mapping, smoothing, and calibrating the range finder data. HERE is the link to the page, if your resolution [ READ MORE ]

Luminosphere FOR SALE

i have posted v0.5, original prototype, on etsy.com :: jmsaavedra.etsy.com LUMINOSPHERE FOR SALE ON ETSY soon i will use the atmega chip alone, and cut this cost from $42, to about $15... hopefully by this weekend. you know you want one[ READ MORE ]

Luminosphere • v0.5

Finally finished!!! Here it is in all it’s glory, luminosphere. You can check out my Arduino code HERE I also had to make a product sheet, the PDF file can be downloaded HERE.  There is also an image of it, in case you don’t want to download (always a hassle, i know). I am going to sell [ READ MORE ]