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I would like to build a simple vehicle with moving wheels. The circuit would provide power to the motor, causing the wheels to move. The switch will be mounted on the top of the vehicle. I would like to use a light sensor, if possible. This would function as a normally open switch. Light would close the circuit, the idea being that if a person shined a light on it, it would drive off, giving the appearance of hiding from the light, like a little mechanized roach. Conceivably, one could put a lot of these devices in a dark room and manipulate them with a flashlight. As for the body of the vehicle, I would like to use a cigarette box.
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For my midterm project, I installed a speaker box that tells a narrative based on the song “Mary Had A Little Lamb” in a jacket. I removed the apparatus from a book with a little stuffed lamb that read the story aloud. Originally, a magnet embedded in one of the lamb’s feet was used to close the circuit, which was embedded in another foot, and ultimately trigger the speaker. I simply cut both of the wires, removing the magnetic component, and attached one wire to each half of the button enclosure on the front pocket of the jacket. . So, when the pocket is closed, the circuit is closed also, prompting the speaker to tell the story. In hindsight, I could have kept the magnetic component, attaching it to one half of the button, but alas, this occurred to me all too late.
  
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The jacket, appropriately, is lined with a material that simulates sheepskin. If possible, I would have preferred to use a piece of clothing that incorporated actual sheepskin, or wool. Ideally, I would have loved to use a pair of Ugg boots. Unfortunately I do not own any such items. Aesthetically, however, I feel that this jacket makes the proper point. It puts a new spin on the words, “Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.”
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Revision as of 17:41, 3 February 2010

I am currently in my senior year at UCSD, majoring in ICAM Music. I originally got into the major thinking that it would provide me with a fair amount of sound engineering skills. By and large, it hasn't. However, I've managed to pick up some useful knowledge and along the way have been exposed to some very interesting art practices. It has definitely expanded my view of art, as well as the range of my own work. In this course I hope to explore circuit bending, though I am interested and excited to learn about manipulating electronic devices in general.



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Midterm Project:

For my midterm project, I installed a speaker box that tells a narrative based on the song “Mary Had A Little Lamb” in a jacket. I removed the apparatus from a book with a little stuffed lamb that read the story aloud. Originally, a magnet embedded in one of the lamb’s feet was used to close the circuit, which was embedded in another foot, and ultimately trigger the speaker. I simply cut both of the wires, removing the magnetic component, and attached one wire to each half of the button enclosure on the front pocket of the jacket. . So, when the pocket is closed, the circuit is closed also, prompting the speaker to tell the story. In hindsight, I could have kept the magnetic component, attaching it to one half of the button, but alas, this occurred to me all too late.

The jacket, appropriately, is lined with a material that simulates sheepskin. If possible, I would have preferred to use a piece of clothing that incorporated actual sheepskin, or wool. Ideally, I would have loved to use a pair of Ugg boots. Unfortunately I do not own any such items. Aesthetically, however, I feel that this jacket makes the proper point. It puts a new spin on the words, “Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.”


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