For my final project, I wanted to show hope for the future and the outcome of this pandemic. I have 4 inputs that when they are triggered will display an animation. Each input has a meaning and that meaning corresponds to the message of the animation. The four inputs and their meanings for me are:…
Author: Javier
Final Project – The Future: Monotone to Colorful
Concept: A lot of people in the world fear for what is going to happen in the future. They have every right to think that because this pandemic is dragging on and on. The world became empty and grim and everything froze almost like being in monotone. Although it’s been pretty monotonous, I started to…
Arduino Demo Sketch
I set up the light sensor using the Arduino to see if I was getting data. The below video shows data coming in from the sensor. When the number goes down, I am putting my hand over the sensor and when it goes up I am flashing a light at it. I also set up…
Audio Input Sketch
My main input is audio. When audio is detected a sphere shows up and depending on the volume of the audio, the sphere will have a different color. Light blue is when there is no sound or very little sound. Green is the normal talking volume of humans. Red is the loudest. I had the…
Meme Remix Sketch
I chose to remix the “Filthy Frank Show” video. I added in meme sound effects in the beginning to add comedic elements. I also made it so when I click on one of the coins, it sends a signal through the Makey Makey to distort the video. I time these distortions with the video to…
Interactive Touch Project – The Domino Effect
My concept focuses around the abrupt closure of society when the pandemic started in March. It ties in to the Domino Effect because when one person was infect with the virus, it caused other people to get infected. This also caused businesses to close down quickly and people to stay home behind closed doors. So…
Interactive Touch Input Sketch – The Domino Effect
I found a metal toy mailbox that will serve as the vault door that represents society. I set up the Makey Makey to detect when the door shuts to send a signal to Max that will later trigger an animation showing the shutdown of society near the beginning of the pandemic. The wiring is all…
Interactive Touch Concept Sketch: The Domino Effect
My concept based on the theme of “How life has changed since coronavirus” is about the abrupt closure of society. I want to build a model that will represent society and how open everything was before the pandemic. People could travel, go to the mall, dine inside restaurants and much more. I was thinking of…
Makey Makey Audio Player Sketch
Here is a video of me successfully getting the sound output to work and making a knocking/footstep noise each time I touch the coin. The green clip is connected to from Earth to ground (me) and the yellow clip is connected from the click on the Makey Makey board to the conductive coin. So each…
Growth of Hispanics in the USA by Country
Above shows the percentage of Hispanics in the USA by country. The order is largest to smallest and the circles alternate between two different percentages showing the growth of each. The circles first show the population of each Hispanic group in 2010 and then increases in size to show the population percentage in 2018 and…
People of Hispanic Origin in the USA
For my data sketch assignment, I displayed the percentage of people of Hispanic origin in the population of the United States of America. It is a really simple data point but it means a lot to a persons’ identity, including mine. It provides awareness of where you stand in a society and where you come…
Introduction
My name is Javier Espinal. I was born in the Bronx in New York City and I am Hispanic. My parents were born in the Dominican Republic. I moved back to The Dominican Republic shortly after being born and lived there for a couple of years. That is where I learned to speak Spanish. After…