At the start of this week, there was one main hurdle left to overcome before having a working version of my project. Earlier versions used very simple code that would just cycle through LEDs to show that the wiring works. This week, it was time to write the code for actually simulating the neurons, in…
Recalibration & Iteration: Brent Reissman
This last week, I attempted to implement the techniques previously documented to create an intentional piece of artwork. The four variables i worked with, and had to deal with difficulties with, are polarization direction, tape direction, tape layering and thickness. The polarization filters change the light which passes through drastically, and i found flipping either…
Failure, Recalibration & Iteration: William Schwartz
this week I continued to print more parts of the head, I also started to work on the spectrum analyzer. here are some pictures of how things are going. this is what the head currently looks like its coming together, I still have a few more parts to print. this is a sketch…
Failure & Recalibration: Isabel Azevedo
This week, I decided to tackle the part of the project that I have the least experience with: the lights! Last week I ordered a bunch of 4 inch LED strips, connectors, a controller, etc so my plan was to set the whole thing up and get it working! Unfortunately as I was going through…
Failure and other Things: Rachel Schiebel
This week I did an incredible amount of failure, I have really out-done myself with this week’s assignment. I attempted to use more flexible thinner clay but unfortunately it fell apart as soon as I tried to pick it up. That was slightly less than ideal, because of that problem I was unable to attempt…
Failure, Recalibration, & Iteration: Jared Grimm
This week I went head on against the main areas of my project, that being, laser cutting the actual mirror and wiring the neopixels. I drew up my final design in Photoshop, and created a vector out of it in Illustrator, so I would be able to laser cut it. The electrical side of this…
Failure, Recalibration & Iteration: Chenggu Wang
This pass week really has been the failing week for me. some of the solutions mentioned last week were found out not feasible such as glass cutting and chemistry lab. So i end up scavenging some plastic bottle and cutting them. One turned out pretty good and i started to see some convection effects once…
Maquette: Chenggu Wang
Over this past week, i’ve been scavenging parts and trying to find useful tools to build towards my projects. For the cylinder, i found a clear glass bottle that used to hold water plants. I was going around campus to see if there are resources to cut it in half, but noting promising at the…
Successes and Failures: Vincent Miller
This week I set out to tackle the two parts of my project that I believed would be the most challenging: 3D printing a frame for my light art project, and wiring up multiple LEDs with a shift register. Before I start, huge thanks to Will Schwartz for printing the two models for me! I…
Failure, Recalibration & Iteration: Karin Plante
This week, I’ve worked through several iterations in my project proposal; At our last meeting, I was intending on creating a sort of “stained glass” mosaic out of dichroic glass with the intent of showcasing the qualities of the dichro (mainly the discrepancy between the color of reflected and transmitted light). My main concern at…