Up till now, we are fulfilling our proposed schedule and the interface is working as described below. Although we are working separately in each part of the project, we have managed to integrate it all into a satisfactory product so far. In terms of interface, we’ve worked using the iphone existing interface as a base …
Pulse Paper Prototype
During our prototyping we hoped to solidify our designs while at the same time identifying and correcting any flaws that we encountered. We chose to create an oversized representation of our interface to achieve a better simulation and to allow for better observation. Had we kept the prototype the same size as an actual ipod …
It works if you substitute the chicken for a frictionless orb
The agent-based model of an ant colony provides us with a “glass box” (as opposed to a “black box”), through which we can examine and observe the operations of the ants, and discuss and test whether or not hypothesized mechanisms are valid. As I stated in class, I’m not one of those students that is …
Degeneration Response
While reading Degeneration I couldn’t help but think that one day our statistics will also seem ridiculous. Computer memory and storage alone double every 6 months. In fact I remember watching a rerun of friends where Chandler gets a brand new computer. I couldn’t help but laugh as he read off the specs. My Ipod …
Damn you Rodolph, or Piaget is A ZOMBIE!
A long time ago my brother, Kevin, was explaining one of his beliefs to my mother’s friend, Lisa. Lisa found Kevin’s view of the world amusing and asked him to repeat it. Kevin did so with some hesitation and Lisa was once again amused. I watched as Lisa then gathered a few people and asked …
The far and distant future
I hate the fact that schools still use the drill and kill method to teach subjects. I guess looking back on it it’s kinda difficult to teach the material using another method. The fact that standards still need to be met every year, usually assessed through multiple choice achievement tests, it is not surprising that …
The Light table
So with all this coding i haven’t paid much attention to the light table component. The development of this project has taken up a great deal of my time and I’m struggling to finish it in time. The projection table in particular has been difficult to create. My prototypes have been made out of cardboard …
Do my bidding!
Finished implementing the first couple of commands for my logoblocks project. Forward and Backwards now move a third always present block(the turtle) across the screen. The turn command, however, is giving me some problems. In theory simply setting the turtle’s angle to that of a given block should be easy. However, when rendering, there seems …
getting the objects to be recognized
Spent a lot of time reading the api for the TuioObjects and how they are received. I was able to create a program that, similar to the example, draws the recognized blocks onto a screen and tags them with a number. This wasn’t too difficult but given the fact that I am doing what others …
Initial steps to making a tangible coding interface
working on making the feducial recognition interface work. Turns out my external camera isn’t fast enough. Perhaps I will have to order a new one, or somehow use the built in camera.