Physical Computing

Weekly Activity Template

Discovering Sensors in Interactive Art

Module 1

Activity Research

Researching began with using arduinos to try out different sensors and connecting it with Protopie. Exploring the arduino was interesting, however, I did not choose the design path since I wanted to explore sensors in interactive art.

Activity 1

After plugging it in, the Arduino worked as intended but had no code to execute.

I loaded the blink preset to test if the arduino worked.

Going through to make sure I was connected to the correct board.

Opening the terminal to check if uploading worked.

After uploading and executing the blink code and attaching an LED the light blinked.

Activity 2

Began by installing all the libraries needed by the seed shield.

Opening the app initially did not work and all values were stuck at 0.

Checking the output to make sure that the values were being read by the arduino.

Using the given protopie file to copy onto my own account and run a preview from my tablet.

The display connecting with the arduino information and working from my tablet.

Research Activity

Consumer Trend Research

Both of my research categories already leaned toward the art path and I did research regarding motion capture sensor trends and the trends of immersive experiences.

Looking into motion capture trends and how the technology is going to grow in the future.

Researching into the equipment used in immersive experiences and what the trends are for the technology.

Organizing all of the information I collected into the activity document.

Personas Research

Looking into the categories, I found demographics for people who visit immersive experiences and the demographics for people who create using motion capture technology.

A study's findings in the UK about the demographics of people who visit immersive experiences.

Another study in the UK conducted a study about creators who use motion capture technology.

My two personas created with the data I gathered.

HMI Research

While researching to come up with problems and statements that I could try to solve, I found articles about the current issues that affect immersive experiences.

Reading about audience accessibility and the importance of narrative in immersive experiences.

More about the cost and accessibility of the technology used in immersive experiences, particularly motion capture.

The HMI activity in the figma document using the articles I read for each category.

Project Path

I searched for examples of interactive art and found several interesting pieces. One of them was Flowers and People which inspired me for the idea of using a body to affect time among several other ideas that I had.

Interested in interactive art as a concept I looked for specific examples of what other artists have done in the past.

Ideas I had for the art project path since I knew I was going to be doing the art path.

Filling out the activity document with what I was interested in doing following my research.

Project 1 Concept

Project 1 Concept

I will be persuing the art path and doing an interactive art piece that uses the body to change the visuals of the generative graphics displayed on the screen.

A sketch of the concept I have for what I will do for my project.

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