This is an update post by Dave and Slater covering the finishing touches we made to our project and documenting our process. The first step was to figure out what we wanted to do. We talked for a while and eventually decided we wanted to do something with an AI taking over the world, and…
Author: David
Arduino Demo Sketch
For my Arduino demo sketch, I used a potentiometer to control the speed that a video plays.
Audio Input Sketch
For my video/audio input sketch, I decided to make a little interactive physics thing that activates when you clap. When you clap, the ball gets an impulse depending on how loud it was. The ball’s color changes depending on its velocity, and the walls, floor, and ceiling light up and play a sound when the…
Meme Remix Sketch – Victor “Vector” Perkins
For my meme remix sketch, I decided to remix some memorable clips of Vector from the movie “Despicable Me”. Using either the arrow keys or the four directions on the Makey Makey, you can play four different video clips. By pressing space or pressing one of the buttons on the Makey Makey, you can switch…
Interactive Touch Project – Communication (Doors)
My Interactive Touch Project attempts to depict the switch from in-person to online communication. The scene starts out with four people outside and four houses with their doors open. As you close the doors on the physical model, the door in the display closes and the person goes inside and starts communicating online. Unfortunately, I…
Interactive Touch Input Sketch – Communication (Doors)
For the input for my Interactive Touch project, I ended up extending one of the ideas I had from my sketch and made four physical doors that can be opened and closed to trigger the Makey Makey. To do this, I used cardboard and tape for the construction, and the conductive yarn and conductive tape…
Interactive Touch Concept Sketch – Communication
For my interactive touch project, I wanted to depict the switch from in-person to online communication. Once the pandemic started, people were forced to go into lockdown, closing their doors to outsiders and moving to online communication. The idea for my project is that the display would show a bunch of people outside their homes,…
Makey Makey Audio Player Sketch – Musical Drawers (and knives)
I connected my Makey Makey to the metal drawer handles on my desk so when you touch the handles it plays a different note. I also had to use two knives for the last two inputs because the alligator clip wires they provide are so short that they wouldn’t reach any of my other drawers….
Data Art – % of Individuals using the Internet
In my project, I’m aiming to represent the percentage of people using the internet in different countries over several years. In the time since I created the sketch for this project, I’ve added a few more features, tweaks, and effects, though the main concept/design remains the same. The main new addition is interactivity. The user…
Data Sketch – % of Individuals using the Internet
For my data sketch, I decided to make a visualization to show how usage of the internet varies from country to country and changes over time, since I find it interesting to see how our dependency on the internet has developed. The World Bank hosts a data set called “World Development Indicators”, and one of…
David Mahany – Introduction
Introduction Hello! My name is David Mahany. I’m from West Islip, NY and I’m currently a sophomore pursuing a BS in Computer Science and a BS in IMGD. I’ve been interested in programming and games for a while and I’ve had probably 50 personal projects, so I’m going to try to pick out a few…