It is a very small step, but a first for me. The first time I’ve ever been made a program which made something happen outside the computer.
Watch the LEDs switch from green to red as I move my mouse across the gradient. And listen to the little piezo speaker sing with the change in position.
Sorry about the low quality video…not sure why it was out of focus.
Big things to come. Stay tuned.
Let me tell you about Abe, a skittish recluse, who gets nervous when you get close. As you approach, he tries to dissuade you from proceeding further by pretending he’s not home.
If you persist, however, and approach too close to the door, you’re soon greeted by a blaring alarm and flashing lights to attract the authorities and chase you away!
Another quick show. A building block for the set of a story.
How do you design a product for a category wherein the ideal scenario would be NEVER having to use said product?
Much innovation wisdom these days speak about making a product both useful and desirable, but how do you make someone desire a product that they never want to use?
Perhaps an automatic plunger? Or would the best innovation in the plunger category actually be a toilet that does not ever clog?
This month I joined a group of tinkerers on the Carnegie Mellon campus to learn some simple computer coding and learn how to make tangible interaction devices. Off to a very simple start, today I built my first “toy,” and here I am to share it with you!
A quickly assembled facade of an ambulance with Arduino powered lights and sounds.
I am excited about this course and look forward to sharing my designs as they grow (hopefully) out of this very beginner stage.