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Students/KimBeswick

2010-03-19T00:37:13Z

Alpacalips:

Hey, my name is Kim and I'm a senior Vis Media student. So far my emphasis has been film, but I'm really interested in computing which is one reason why I want to take this class. I figure college is for learning, not repeating things you can already do, so hopefully I'll learn a lot. It seems pretty hands-on, which is pleasantly surprising. As for my art practices, I film, paint, draw, and things like that. I have mixed feelings about postmodern art, but I think it should be either viscerally or cerebrally compelling within a social context (doesn't have to be the local context) as opposed to self-serving. Also I think computers are a very interesting new medium for art practices and allow for original implementations of old ideas.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2810.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2812.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2811.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2806.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2807.jpg

Midterm Project:
I want to make a small fan for hot beverages. It will involve a pressure sensor which will be attached on the underside of a table coaster. When the sensor is activated, it will turn on the small motor included in the kit (which I'll need to slow down), which will have fan blades attached to it. In effect, this tiny fan will provide a huge leap in hot beverage drinking technology, preventing both pain and anguish.

(sorry for the ms paint; I can't upload any real illustrations at the moment)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/untitled.jpg

Final Project:
I want to make a tongue-in-cheek commentary on President Yudof's yearly salary, which is 540,000 a year (while President Obama makes 400,000).

I got a sound chip from a greeting card that plays the song "Taking Care of Business," the meaning of which is that Yudof treats the UC system like a business, raising student fees by 15 percent instead of cutting administrative salaries or cutting back on construction. It activates every time someone opens the cookie jar. I chose the cookie jar because of the saying of "having one's hand in the cookie jar." In my opinion Yudof is taking too many cookies.

The project is metaphorical, the technology of the speaker serving image and the image serving language, so really, it's an old-fashioned sort of project. The metaphor of "taking care of business" ceases to be a metaphor, while the act of having one's hand in the cookie jar becomes a metaphor in the act itself. The cookie jar is meant to have a very kitschy quality, Yudof looking rosy cheeked and benevolent like he knows what's best for everyone. The project was largely inspired by a New York Times interview with Yudof: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/magazine/27fob-q4-t.html?_r=2
He sounded incredibly cavalier, and made more jokes than he answered questions. I imagine that he hums "taking care of business" confidently to himself while making decisions that affect the more than 220,000 students in the UC system, and giving a 9 million dollar raise to administration. Of course, the issue of funding is very difficult, and there is no way to make everyone happy. But I think the UC system should have a more involved leader.

To do this project, I got a light sensor, and activated the sound depending of if there was enough light past a threshold of 100 coming from the analog input. I used a 47k resistor for maximum range. I took out the batteries of the sound card so that arduino powered it. I tried it with the batteries in, but I couldn't get it to stop playing. I decided to use the threshold instead of a transistor because it didn't work (I thought I might have put it in backwards, but it didn't work facing either direction). This is the code that I finally used:

int sensorPin = 2; // this is for the light sensor input
int powerPin = 5; // this is the output pin for the audio
int sensorValue = 0; // variable to store the value coming from the sensor
int threshold = 100; // threshold for analog input of light sensor

void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(powerPin, OUTPUT); // to power the sound chip
Serial.begin(9600); // analog to serial monitor
}

void loop() {
// read the value from the sensor:
sensorValue = analogRead(sensorPin);
Serial.println(sensorValue);
if(sensorValue > threshold){
digitalWrite(powerPin, HIGH);
}else{
digitalWrite(powerPin, LOW);
// arduino will supply power unless the threshold is below 100
}
delay(100);
}

Here is the sound chip:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/_MG_2898.jpg

Here's the cookie jar. I wanted it to have a hand-crafted look, so I painted Yudof's portrait in acrylic. It reminds me of the "raisin girl."
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2904.jpg

Here's the whole system, including the arduino, breadboard, soundchip and speaker all layered onto each other.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2906.jpg

Here's the final portrait of Yudof on his cookie jar. He looks like a friendly grandpa.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2907.jpg

Students/KimBeswick

2010-03-19T00:35:39Z

Alpacalips:

Hey, my name is Kim and I'm a senior Vis Media student. So far my emphasis has been film, but I'm really interested in computing which is one reason why I want to take this class. I figure college is for learning, not repeating things you can already do, so hopefully I'll learn a lot. It seems pretty hands-on, which is pleasantly surprising. As for my art practices, I film, paint, draw, and things like that. I have mixed feelings about postmodern art, but I think it should be either viscerally or cerebrally compelling within a social context (doesn't have to be the local context) as opposed to self-serving. Also I think computers are a very interesting new medium for art practices and allow for original implementations of old ideas.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2810.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2812.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2811.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2806.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2807.jpg

Midterm Project:
I want to make a small fan for hot beverages. It will involve a pressure sensor which will be attached on the underside of a table coaster. When the sensor is activated, it will turn on the small motor included in the kit (which I'll need to slow down), which will have fan blades attached to it. In effect, this tiny fan will provide a huge leap in hot beverage drinking technology, preventing both pain and anguish.

(sorry for the ms paint; I can't upload any real illustrations at the moment)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/untitled.jpg

Final Project:
I want to make a tongue-in-cheek commentary on President Yudof's yearly salary, which is 540,000 a year (while President Obama makes 400,000).

I got a sound chip from a greeting card that plays the song "Taking Care of Business," the meaning of which is that Yudof treats the UC system like a business, raising student fees by 15 percent instead of cutting administrative salaries or cutting back on construction. It activates every time someone opens the cookie jar. I chose the cookie jar because of the saying of "having one's hand in the cookie jar." In my opinion Yudof is taking too many cookies.

The project is metaphorical, the technology of the speaker serving image and the image serving language, so really, it's an old-fashioned sort of project. The metaphor of "taking care of business" ceases to be a metaphor, while the act of having one's hand in the cookie jar becomes a metaphor in the act itself. The cookie jar is meant to have a very kitschy quality, Yudof looking rosy cheeked and benevolent like he knows what's best for everyone. The project was largely inspired by a New York Times interview with Yudof: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/magazine/27fob-q4-t.html?_r=2
He sounded incredibly cavalier, and made more jokes than he answered questions. I imagine that he hums "taking care of business" confidently to himself while making decisions that affect the more than 220,000 students in the UC system, and giving a 9 million dollar raise to administration. Of course, the issue of funding is very difficult, and there is no way to make everyone happy. But I think the UC system should have a more involved leader.

To do this project, I got a light sensor, and activated the sound depending of if there was enough light past a threshold of 100 coming from the analog input. I took out the batteries of the sound card so that arduino powered it. I tried it with the batteries in, but I couldn't get it to stop playing. I decided to use the threshold instead of a transistor because it didn't work (I thought I might have put it in backwards, but it didn't work facing either direction). This is the code that I finally used:

int sensorPin = 2; // this is for the light sensor input
int powerPin = 5; // this is the output pin for the audio
int sensorValue = 0; // variable to store the value coming from the sensor
int threshold = 100; // threshold for analog input of light sensor

void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(powerPin, OUTPUT); // to power the sound chip
Serial.begin(9600); // analog to serial monitor
}

void loop() {
// read the value from the sensor:
sensorValue = analogRead(sensorPin);
Serial.println(sensorValue);
if(sensorValue > threshold){
digitalWrite(powerPin, HIGH);
}else{
digitalWrite(powerPin, LOW);
// arduino will supply power unless the threshold is below 100
}
delay(100);
}

Here is the sound chip:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/_MG_2898.jpg

Here's the cookie jar. I wanted it to have a hand-crafted look, so I painted Yudof's portrait in acrylic. It reminds me of the "raisin girl."
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2904.jpg

Here's the whole system, including the arduino, breadboard, soundchip and speaker all layered onto each other.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2906.jpg

Here's the final portrait of Yudof on his cookie jar. He looks like a friendly grandpa.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2907.jpg

Students/KimBeswick

2010-03-18T22:46:59Z

Alpacalips:

Hey, my name is Kim and I'm a senior Vis Media student. So far my emphasis has been film, but I'm really interested in computing which is one reason why I want to take this class. I figure college is for learning, not repeating things you can already do, so hopefully I'll learn a lot. It seems pretty hands-on, which is pleasantly surprising. As for my art practices, I film, paint, draw, and things like that. I have mixed feelings about postmodern art, but I think it should be either viscerally or cerebrally compelling within a social context (doesn't have to be the local context) as opposed to self-serving. Also I think computers are a very interesting new medium for art practices and allow for original implementations of old ideas.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2810.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2812.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2811.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2806.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2807.jpg

Midterm Project:
I want to make a small fan for hot beverages. It will involve a pressure sensor which will be attached on the underside of a table coaster. When the sensor is activated, it will turn on the small motor included in the kit (which I'll need to slow down), which will have fan blades attached to it. In effect, this tiny fan will provide a huge leap in hot beverage drinking technology, preventing both pain and anguish.

(sorry for the ms paint; I can't upload any real illustrations at the moment)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/untitled.jpg

Final Project:
I want to make a tongue-in-cheek commentary on President Yudof's yearly salary, which is 540,000 a year (while President Obama makes 400,000).

I got a sound chip from a greeting card that plays the song "Taking Care of Business," the meaning of which is that Yudof treats the UC system like a business, raising student fees by 15 percent instead of cutting administrative salaries or cutting back on construction. It activates every time someone opens the cookie jar. I chose the cookie jar because of the saying of "having one's hand in the cookie jar." In my opinion Yudof is taking too many cookies.

The project is metaphorical, the technology of the speaker serving image and the image serving language, so really, it's an old-fashioned sort of project. The metaphor of "taking care of business" ceases to be a metaphor, while the act of having one's hand in the cookie jar becomes a metaphor in the act itself. The cookie jar is meant to have a very kitschy quality, Yudof looking rosy cheeked and benevolent like he knows what's best for everyone. The project was largely inspired by a New York Times interview with Yudof: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/magazine/27fob-q4-t.html?_r=2
He sounded incredibly cavalier, and made more jokes than he answered questions. I imagine that he hums "taking care of business" confidently to himself while making decisions that affect the more than 220,000 students in the UC system, and giving a 9 million dollar raise to administration.

To do this project, I got a light sensor, and activated the sound depending of if there was enough light past a threshold of 100 coming from the analog input. I took out the batteries of the sound card so that arduino powered it. I tried it with the batteries in, but I couldn't get it to stop playing. I decided to use the threshold instead of a transistor because it didn't work (I thought I might have put it in backwards, but it didn't work facing either direction). This is the code that I finally used:

int sensorPin = 2; // this is for the light sensor input
int powerPin = 5; // this is the output pin for the audio
int sensorValue = 0; // variable to store the value coming from the sensor
int threshold = 100; // threshold for analog input of light sensor

void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(powerPin, OUTPUT); // to power the sound chip
Serial.begin(9600); // analog to serial monitor
}

void loop() {
// read the value from the sensor:
sensorValue = analogRead(sensorPin);
Serial.println(sensorValue);
if(sensorValue > threshold){
digitalWrite(powerPin, HIGH);
}else{
digitalWrite(powerPin, LOW);
// arduino will supply power unless the threshold is below 100
}
delay(100);
}

Here is the sound chip:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/_MG_2898.jpg

Here's the cookie jar. I wanted it to have a hand-crafted look, so I painted Yudof's portrait in acrylic. It reminds me of the "raisin girl."
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2904.jpg

Here's the whole system, including the arduino, breadboard, soundchip and speaker all layered onto each other.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2906.jpg

Here's the final portrait of Yudof on his cookie jar. He looks like a friendly grandpa.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2907.jpg

Students/KimBeswick

2010-03-18T20:53:51Z

Alpacalips:

Hey, my name is Kim and I'm a senior Vis Media student. So far my emphasis has been film, but I'm really interested in computing which is one reason why I want to take this class. I figure college is for learning, not repeating things you can already do, so hopefully I'll learn a lot. It seems pretty hands-on, which is pleasantly surprising. As for my art practices, I film, paint, draw, and things like that. I have mixed feelings about postmodern art, but I think it should be either viscerally or cerebrally compelling within a social context (doesn't have to be the local context) as opposed to self-serving. Also I think computers are a very interesting new medium for art practices and allow for original implementations of old ideas.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2810.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2812.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2811.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2806.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2807.jpg

Midterm Project:
I want to make a small fan for hot beverages. It will involve a pressure sensor which will be attached on the underside of a table coaster. When the sensor is activated, it will turn on the small motor included in the kit (which I'll need to slow down), which will have fan blades attached to it. In effect, this tiny fan will provide a huge leap in hot beverage drinking technology, preventing both pain and anguish.

(sorry for the ms paint; I can't upload any real illustrations at the moment)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/untitled.jpg

Final Project:
I want to make a tongue-in-cheek commentary on President Yudof's yearly salary, which is 540,000 a year (while President Obama makes 400,000).

I got a sound chip from a greeting card that plays the song "Taking Care of Business," the meaning of which is that Yudof treats the UC system like a business, raising student fees by 15 percent instead of cutting administrative salaries or cutting back on construction. It activates every time someone opens the cookie jar. I chose the cookie jar because of the saying of "having one's hand in the cookie jar." In my opinion Yudof is taking too many cookies.

The project is metaphorical, the technology of the speaker serving image and the image serving language, so really, it's an old-fashioned sort of project. The cookie jar is meant to have a very kitschy quality, Yudof looking rosy cheeked and benevolent like he knows what's best for everyone.

To do this, I got a light sensor, and activated the sound depending of if there was enough light past a threshold of 100 coming from the analog input. I took out the batteries of the sound card so that arduino powered it. I tried it with the batteries in, but I couldn't get it to stop playing. I decided to use the threshold instead of a transistor because it didn't work (I thought I might have put it in backwards, but it didn't work facing either direction). This is the code that I finally used:

int sensorPin = 2; // this is for the light sensor input
int powerPin = 5; // this is the output pin for the audio
int sensorValue = 0; // variable to store the value coming from the sensor
int threshold = 100; // threshold for analog input of light sensor

void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(powerPin, OUTPUT); // to power the sound chip
Serial.begin(9600); // analog to serial monitor
}

void loop() {
// read the value from the sensor:
sensorValue = analogRead(sensorPin);
Serial.println(sensorValue);
if(sensorValue > threshold){
digitalWrite(powerPin, HIGH);
}else{
digitalWrite(powerPin, LOW);
// arduino will supply power unless the threshold is below 100
}
delay(100);
}

Here is the sound chip:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/_MG_2898.jpg

Here's the cookie jar. I wanted it to have a hand-crafted look, so I painted Yudof's portrait in acrylic. It reminds me of the "raisin girl."
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2904.jpg

Here's the whole system, including the arduino, breadboard, soundchip and speaker all layered onto each other.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2906.jpg

Here's the final portrait of Yudof on his cookie jar. He looks like a friendly grandpa.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2907.jpg

Students/KimBeswick

2010-03-18T20:53:33Z

Alpacalips:

Hey, my name is Kim and I'm a senior Vis Media student. So far my emphasis has been film, but I'm really interested in computing which is one reason why I want to take this class. I figure college is for learning, not repeating things you can already do, so hopefully I'll learn a lot. It seems pretty hands-on, which is pleasantly surprising. As for my art practices, I film, paint, draw, and things like that. I have mixed feelings about postmodern art, but I think it should be either viscerally or cerebrally compelling within a social context (doesn't have to be the local context) as opposed to self-serving. Also I think computers are a very interesting new medium for art practices and allow for original implementations of old ideas.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2810.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2812.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2811.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2806.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2807.jpg

Midterm Project:
I want to make a small fan for hot beverages. It will involve a pressure sensor which will be attached on the underside of a table coaster. When the sensor is activated, it will turn on the small motor included in the kit (which I'll need to slow down), which will have fan blades attached to it. In effect, this tiny fan will provide a huge leap in hot beverage drinking technology, preventing both pain and anguish.

(sorry for the ms paint; I can't upload any real illustrations at the moment)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/untitled.jpg

Final Project:
I want to make a tongue-in-cheek commentary on President Yudof's yearly salary, which is 540,000 a year (while President Obama makes 400,000).

I got a sound chip from a greeting card that plays the song "Taking Care of Business," the meaning of which is that Yudof treats the UC system like a business, raising student fees by 15 percent instead of cutting administrative salaries or cutting back on construction. It activates every time someone opens the cookie jar. I chose the cookie jar because of the saying of "having one's hand in the cookie jar." In my opinion Yudof is taking too many cookies.

The project is metaphorical, the technology of the speaker serving image and the image serving language, so really, it's an old-fashioned sort of project. The cookie jar is meant to have a very kitschy quality, Yudof looking rosy cheeked and benevolent like he knows what's best for everyone.

To do this, I got a light sensor, and activated the sound depending of if there was enough light past a threshold of 100 coming from the analog input. I took out the batteries of the sound card so that arduino powered it. I tried it with the batteries in, but I couldn't get it to stop playing. I decided to use the threshold instead of a transistor because it didn't work (I thought I might have put it in backwards, but it didn't work facing either direction). This is the code that I finally made:

int sensorPin = 2; // this is for the light sensor input
int powerPin = 5; // this is the output pin for the audio
int sensorValue = 0; // variable to store the value coming from the sensor
int threshold = 100; // threshold for analog input of light sensor

void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(powerPin, OUTPUT); // to power the sound chip
Serial.begin(9600); // analog to serial monitor
}

void loop() {
// read the value from the sensor:
sensorValue = analogRead(sensorPin);
Serial.println(sensorValue);
if(sensorValue > threshold){
digitalWrite(powerPin, HIGH);
}else{
digitalWrite(powerPin, LOW);
// arduino will supply power unless the threshold is below 100
}
delay(100);
}

Here is the sound chip:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/_MG_2898.jpg

Here's the cookie jar. I wanted it to have a hand-crafted look, so I painted Yudof's portrait in acrylic. It reminds me of the "raisin girl."
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2904.jpg

Here's the whole system, including the arduino, breadboard, soundchip and speaker all layered onto each other.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2906.jpg

Here's the final portrait of Yudof on his cookie jar. He looks like a friendly grandpa.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2907.jpg

Students/KimBeswick

2010-03-18T20:29:35Z

Alpacalips:

Hey, my name is Kim and I'm a senior Vis Media student. So far my emphasis has been film, but I'm really interested in computing which is one reason why I want to take this class. I figure college is for learning, not repeating things you can already do, so hopefully I'll learn a lot. It seems pretty hands-on, which is pleasantly surprising. As for my art practices, I film, paint, draw, and things like that. I have mixed feelings about postmodern art, but I think it should be either viscerally or cerebrally compelling within a social context (doesn't have to be the local context) as opposed to self-serving. Also I think computers are a very interesting new medium for art practices and allow for original implementations of old ideas.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2810.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2812.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2811.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2806.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2807.jpg

Midterm Project:
I want to make a small fan for hot beverages. It will involve a pressure sensor which will be attached on the underside of a table coaster. When the sensor is activated, it will turn on the small motor included in the kit (which I'll need to slow down), which will have fan blades attached to it. In effect, this tiny fan will provide a huge leap in hot beverage drinking technology, preventing both pain and anguish.

(sorry for the ms paint; I can't upload any real illustrations at the moment)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/untitled.jpg

Final Project:
I want to make a tongue-in-cheek commentary on President Yudof's yearly salary, which is 540,000 a year (while President Obama makes 400,000).

I got a sound chip from a greeting card that plays the song "Taking Care of Business," the meaning of which is that Yudof treats the UC system like a business, raising student fees by 15 percent instead of cutting administrative salaries or cutting back on construction. I chose the cookie jar because of the saying of "having one's hand in the cookie jar." In my opinion Yudof is taking too many cookies.

The project is metaphorical, the technology of the speaker serving image and the image serving language, so really, it's an old-fashioned sort of project. The cookie jar is meant to have a very kitschy quality, Yudof looking rosy cheeked and benevolent like he knows what's best for everyone.

This is the code:

int sensorPin = 2; // this is for the light sensor input
int powerPin = 5; // this is the output pin for the audio
int sensorValue = 0; // variable to store the value coming from the sensor
int threshold = 100; // threshold for analog input of light sensor

void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(powerPin, OUTPUT); // to power the sound chip
Serial.begin(9600); // analog to serial monitor
}

void loop() {
// read the value from the sensor:
sensorValue = analogRead(sensorPin);
Serial.println(sensorValue);
if(sensorValue > threshold){
digitalWrite(powerPin, HIGH);
}else{
digitalWrite(powerPin, LOW);
// arduino will supply power unless the threshold is below 100
}
delay(100);
}

Here is the sound chip:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/_MG_2898.jpg

Here's the cookie jar. I wanted it to have a hand-crafted look, so I painted Yudof's portrait in acrylic. It reminds me of the "raisin girl."
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2904.jpg

Here's the whole system, including the arduino, breadboard, soundchip and speaker all layered onto each other.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2906.jpg

Here's the final portrait of Yudof on his cookie jar. He looks like a friendly grandpa.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii50/existentialistcat/IMG_2907.jpg

Students/KimBeswick

2010-03-18T20:21:50Z

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Alpacalips: New page: Hey, my name is Kim and I'm a senior Vis Media student. So far my emphasis has been film, but I'm really interested in computing which is one reason why I want to take this class. I figure...

Classes/2010/VIS147A

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== Instructors ==
Robert Twomey

rtwomey@ucsd.edu
*my work: http://roberttwomey.com
*experimental game lab: http://experimentalgamelab.net
*CRCA: http://crca.ucsd.edu

Office Hours: Wednesday 3-4pm, Atkinson Hall Rm 1601 (CRCA research neighborhood)
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Tim Schwartz

Section: Wed 1 - 3

Office Hours: wed 12 - 1

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Stephanie Lie

sflie@ucsd.edu

Section: Tues 9-10:50, 11-12:50

Office Hours: Wed 2-3, VAF 271

== Platform ==

[[Image:freeduino.jpg]] [[Image:Fk_schematic2 L.jpg|400px|thumb]]
[http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc8025.pdf datasheet (400+ pages)]

== Grading ==
Overall grade:
* Assignments 50%
* Midterm Project 20%
* Final Project 30%

Assignments are graded on completion. If I assign something during lecture or if you do not finish a lab activity, that item will be due by the next section (one week later). If you finish on time, you will get 100% credit.

Attendance is mandatory. Each absence (from lecture or section) is a 1/2 letter grade deduction off your final grade. Three absences is a failing grade.

Projects are graded on :
* 33.3% - concept/proposal
* 33.3% - effort
* 33.3% - realization/documentation

Readings will familiarize you with material covered in lecture.

== Lab Safety ==
BE CAREFUL. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, ASK.
* http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/shock.html
* http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_3/4.html

== Curriculum ==

=== Week 1 - Intro ===
* Lecture:
** Grading/rules
** Goals
** Art
* Homework 1:
** part 1 - Create a page for yourself on the wiki, adding it to this list [Classes/2010/VIS147A#Student_Pages]. On your personal page, put your name and one paragraph describing your interests in art generally and your interests in electronics and art specifically. Questions to get started: Why are you an art/ICAM major? Are you an art major? Why are you taking this class in particular? Do you have any previous experience with electronics?
** part 2 - Field Research. If it plugs in, has buttons, has a switch, toasts bread, emits light, it probably runs on electricity. We are surrounded by electronic devices. This presents an opportunity. Conceivably, with the right hardware, you can interface with or control any electronic device. Exploring your local environment (your neighborhood, walmart) make a list of electrical devices, and document the 5 most interesting in this regard--things you would like to control. Avoid the dorm room problem--i.e. do not photograph things in your dorm room, apartment, at the price center, etc., unless you have good reason to do so. Dorm room art looks like dorm room's and thus enters the world severely handicapped. Don't do it!!! Document means photograph, video, or draw. Post images of these five things to the wiki page you made in part 1. If you are feeling extra creative, briefly describe how you would use each item.
* Lab 1:

=== Week 2 - Voltage, Current, Resistance / Circuit, Diagram, Switch ===
* Reading for class: Scherz p 1-28, 49-62.
* Lecture: Voltage, Current, Resistance / Circuit, Diagram, Switch
* Homework 2:
* Lab 2:

=== Week 3 - Sensors ===
* Lecture:
* Homework 3:
* Lab 3:

=== Week 4 - LEDs, Transistors, Semiconductors ===
* Lecture:
* Homework 4: Proposal for Midterm Project
* Lab 4:

=== Week 5 - Motors, Coils, Inductors ===
* Lecture: MedTech
** http://www.swharden.com/blog/2009-08-14-diy-ecg-machine-on-the-cheap/
**other
***Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
**** [http://transcenmentalism.org/OpenStim/tiki-index.php http://transcenmentalism.org/OpenStim]
***Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS)
**[[MedTech]]
** wireless stethoscope
*** http://www.freedomscope.com/
*** http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Littmann_3100_3200/stethoscope/?#Model3200
* Homework 5:
* Lab 5:

=== Week 6 - Microcontrollers ===
* Lecture 6: intro to microcontrollers. soldering. breadboards.
* Homework 6:
* Lab 6: [[Classes/2010/VIS147A/Lab6 | assemble freeduino]]
=== Week 7 - Digital input/output===
* Lecture:
* Homework 7:
* Lab 7: [[Classes/2010/VIS147A/Lab7 | digital input/output]]
=== Week 8 - Analog Input/Output, PWM ===
* Lecture:
* Homework 8:
* Lab 8: [[Classes/2010/VIS147A/Lab8 | analog input/output, PWM]]
=== Week 9 - Interfacing with the computer, higher level sensors ===
* Lecture:
** serial communication
* Homework 9:
* Lab 9: [[Classes/2010/VIS147A/Lab9 | serial communication]]
=== Week 10 - Summary, discussion, wind-down ===
* Lecture:
* Homework 10: work on finals. get help
* For Next Week: finish final projects
=== Finals ===
* Scheduled time for final project assistance
* Final Project Presentations. (time/location TBD)

== Resources ==
=== Reference ===
* sensors
** http://itp.nyu.edu/physcomp/sensors
** https://ccrma.stanford.edu/CCRMA/Courses/252/sensors/sensors.html
* motors
** http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/classes/motor_mania/

=== Other Similar Classes ===
* http://itp.nyu.edu/physcomp/Intro/HomePage
* Microcontrollers and sensors http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/classes/microcontrollers/
* mechanical actuators http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas/classes/robotics_mechanics/

=== WhereTo Get Parts ===
* digikey
* mouser
* mcmaster-carr
* small parts

=== Previous Final Projects ===
* http://wiki.roberttwomey.com/Electronic_Technologies_for_Art#Students_Pages
=== Main Board ===
Many different options. All share a common programming environment, common code, and a similar physical layout. The board we are using does not require an external USB adaptor, which means all we need to do to program (and power) it is to plug it into the computer with a USB cable.

Here are some of the variants:

*Arduino
** Arduino Duemilanove http://moderndevice.com/diecimila.shtml
* Freeduinos
** http://www.freeduino.org/buy.html
** http://www.hvwtech.com/products_view.asp?ProductID=682
** http://www.nkcelectronics.com/freeduino-arduino-diecimila-compatible-board-complete-kit.html
**http://mcukits.com/2009/03/12/assembling-the-freeduino-board-kit/
* Bare Bones Freeduinos
** Bare Bones Board http://moderndevice.com/index.shtml
** Readlly Bare Bones Board http://moderndevice.com/RBBB_revB.shtml
** require external USB adapter
* Off-board Serial
** FTDI breakout board (with DTR reset) http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8772

== Student Pages ==
Register to create a log-in in the upper right.

wiki-text of the form: <code><nowiki>[[Students/RobertTwomey | RobertTwomey]]</nowiki></code>

will come out looking like this: [[Students/RobertTwomey | RobertTwomey]], which is a link to your new personal page on the wiki. Click on it and begin editing away.

There is editing help here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing and here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet. Image uploading help is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Uploading_images. Of course you can always view the source of my page (or any other page) to learn how to do things.

Click "edit" on the right to add your own page below.
* [[Students/RobertTwomey | RobertTwomey]]
* [[Students/StevenYuan | Steven Yuan]]
* [[Students/Carol Ahn | Carol Ahn]]
* [[Students/Jet Antonio | Jet Antonio]]
* [[Students/Tiffany Lee | Tiffany Lee]]
* [[Students/Erika Marie Go | Erika Marie Go]]
* [[Students/KristenZwicker | Kristen Zwicker]]
* [[Students/MikeTeall | Mike Teall]]
* [[Students/SamanthaPeterson | Samantha Peterson]]
* [[Students/Tung Mach | Tung Mach]]
* [[Students/Joeny Thipsidakhom | Joeny Thipsidakhom]]
* [[Students/KaylaCheves | Kayla Cheves]]
* [[Students/KimBeswick | KimBeswick]]
*and
*more
*students

Classes/2010/VIS147A

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User:Alpacalips

2010-01-11T03:41:18Z

Alpacalips: New page: Hey, my name is Kimberly Beswick and I'm a senior Vis Media student. Although I don't have much experience with computers, I think the class sounds awesome and I look forward to learning m...

Hey, my name is Kimberly Beswick and I'm a senior Vis Media student. Although I don't have much experience with computers, I think the class sounds awesome and I look forward to learning more. I've been a long time complainer that I'm using systems that I don't fully understand, so it will be interesting to finally learn about the fundamental, physical parts of computing. I have the most experience making films, painting, drawing and other "traditional" art forms (still not sure about most conceptual art). I'll post pictures soon!