This week I began the assembly of my final project. The failure in this process involved the backboard for the project. The idea was to adhere a sheet of steel to a sheet of polycarbonate plastic to create a nice surface for magnets. The first issue was with my method for adhering the two sheets….
Sameer – Failure and Iteration
So I tried seeing if I could get a light painting video effect by layering frames from a video in Adobe Premiere. It ended up being more work compared to physically doing out everything old school stop motion style so that is the method I used. I created an initial intro scene for a video…
Light Up Heart – Maquette
Models I modeled a high poly human heart and then decimated it to create both a high and low poly version Attempting to print models I 3D printed both models at a small scale. One I printed upright and another on its side. The upright one failed at the top due to being too top…
Rachel Feldman – Maquette
My goal is to figure out a way to efficiently produce enough trees, and other props for this project. During this time, I hope to test different production ideas that satisfy detailing, print time, assembly time, and realism. All the props will be ready to stick into a breadboard. This breadboard will be located in…
MegaHits HU3900-LA Edition
Last week I finished the first prototype of my HU3900 controller board. Thankfully no circuit mistake and It’s working as intended. I wrote a simple program for flashing its LED in a semi-random pattern with a dimming effect controlled by the on-chip PWM generator. Since the software’s random number generator is a pseudo-random generator, I…
Maquette – Neon LED Sign
This week I updated my concept drawing for my Neon LED Sign. I realized that the plexiglass shape behind the LEDs may look wonky if there is no sort of general shape. So I added a border to clean it up a little bit. I want to play around with some other border shapes to…
Tyson Wiseman – Project Maquette
Last week, I was unsure about which direction to go in for this project, but I made a decision to attempt the sound reactive neo-pixel panel. Following the class, I was able to order the neo-pixels required, as well as some additional components I already had. I plugged everythinadidas yeezy 700 v3 nike air max…
Kaamil – Proof of Concepts
Hey all, I doubled down on feedback light painting, and my initial experiments have been super fun to play with. Check out that video below. My main issue now is to really nail down the best way to use it in line with my concept. Adding video includes the viewer and completely shifts the medium….
Nathan Reed – Maquette
My maquette is comprised of a plywood base, a laser module and 3 “prism” modules. The modules attach to the base using Velcro strips allowing for some level of manipulation. The laser module is made up of a toy laser which has been strapped to a small piece of plywood with Velcro on the bottom….
Projection Sculpture – Maquette and Development
As of last week, I was still unsure of the artistic direction of the project but had created a tech proof-of-concept. This week I have refined the direction of the piece and made a couple of maquettes to show examples of the aesthetics of the finished piece. Artistic Inspirations I have drawn inspiration from the…
Zachary – Maquette
Housing Housing will be either 3D printed or made from recycled material, like tin. About 3 in tall. The final enclosure will be 3D printed or made with recycled materials. Wireframe Animation Test The final design will included a higher resolution square display and a I button for the user to interact with it. Components…
Sameer – Maquette
I still need to figure out what character I should be drawing. I tried doing a short stop motion test and it was a lot harder than I thought. Not sure if I will be able to make a full video. I will probably stick to photos and gifs instead. Need to go find more…
Hanwen Xu proof of concept
After reflecting on my concepts and playing with small-scale experiments, I settled on the breath-visualizing jacket idea for my light art project. I bought LEDs and EL wires to play around with as they could potentially be used in both the breath visualizer and cat light painting project. I realize it is very hard to…
Concept Proposal – Neon LED Sign
Inspiration There were a few very different ideas going through my head for this project, including infinity mirrors, island6 pieces, and Neon LED signs, as shown below. I considered trying to put all of these ideas into one, but found that quite difficult to envision. Materials Required After spending some time thinking about my ideas,…
Illuminated Heart – Concept Proposal
Basic Concept I want to 3D model and print an anatomical human with LEDs controlled by its orientation How it will work An accelerometer can read orientation by sensing the direction of acceleration due to gravity. When it is upright, I want to create a regular, even blinking pattern. When tilted enough I want the…
Hanwen Xu concept pitches
Hi, here are my three concepts for my light art project. Feel free to take a look at them and leave your comments! Breath visualizer The breath visualizer is basically a shirt covered by EL wires that glow along with my breaths. This installation is made up of two parts: the facemask with a sensor…