I’m extremely proud of what I’ve been able to make this term! I hope you enjoy learning about the journey that brought me here: Early Ideas Initially, I thought of two completely different concepts, neither of which were very feasible 😅. The first was a volumetric display that I had been introduced to by the…
Author: Nikhil
Polish & Present
Iterating to the Final Design Like I mentioned last class, the design intent was to mimic a retro macintosh’s shape while trying to keep a minimal black/white aesthetic so I can use it on my desk. I initially mocked up the following CAD model and printed it out: However, some of the dimensions were slightly…
Everything Working (finally!)
Initial Design I started by whipping up an initial design for the LED enclosure. The idea was the have a front panel that can help direct and diffuse the light for the LED’s and a back panel that holds the electrical components and my phone: A Late Bloomer… I then switched over to trying to…
Failure, Recalibration & Iteration
Like I mentioned last week, the main upcoming goals were centered around translating the depth map into information that the esp32 could use and then giving it that information through wifi. Here’s a condensed version of the last week: Converting the Depth Map into a Binary Matrix The first step was translating the information into…
Maquette
A New Direction Over the weekend, I was reminded of this project that I saw on Harvard’s campus: I remember feeling the “I should make that” itch, prompting me to quickly forget about the other two projects and feel the need to run after this instead. To scope the project for the rest of the…
Concept Proposal
I’m stuck between two ideas… Volumetric Display The first is a more light-art themes project to created a 3D volumetric display. There are very few on the internet and they are usually very expensive, complicated builds. I’d love to create a simpler, more affordable build that many others could also make. My main inspirations for…
Light Artist Presentation: Vincent Bal
I chose to do my presentation about Vincent Bal. He is an artist that focuses on shadowology, a term coined by him which I assume means “the study of shadows”. Bal uses shadows in his art to create outlines of characters, and even sometimes, to create movement. He uses random household objects, as well as…
Light Exploration Lab
I found this photograph taken by David Ilzhoefer. He has an awesome collection of photography that I highly recommend checking out. This piece caught my eye for its immaculate execution and attention to detail. As someone who has dabbled in photography, I know how difficult this composition, along with the clean reflection is to setup,…
Introduction and Art Portfolio
Hey there, my name is Nikhil. I am a junior RBE major from California who believes that art is unique in its ability to capture the attention and hearts of vast audiences. I’m excited for this class to learn more about the intersection between art and technology. I began my journey in art working in…