Friday, May 20, 2011

PD Video Manipulation Project

This is my PD patch, with it you can fade between two movies, change the background colour, pixelate the image, rotate (vertically + horizontally) use the mousegem to change the video on the video window and stop and start each video

This is one of my flash projects. i will integrate it into my FYP in some shape or form. it is basically a digital archeology game for kids. when it is fully complete there will be more functions and puzzles.

Arduino Morse code

This is one of my arduino projects. It allows the user to input a string of any length and see the morse code output through the LED,

Thursday, May 12, 2011

I started off with a blank canvas and divided it into 8 sections which correspond to the photo i took of the original 

I was hoping to make the intire object from Circuitry but it proved too difficult. I then decided to mix the mediums of paint and up cycled products such as cassette/vhs tape, Photo negatives, computer components, oil paints and a plastic bottle.

the hair is made from cassette tape to give the curly hair effect 

the
the wine bottle is made from a plastic water bottle and painted brown on the inside for effect. the label is made with a micro processor.

the only bit of circuit board on the upcycled piece id the dicky bow 

the sign been held up by the waiter is made from wiring, laptop keys, and old photo negatives from my time in Aus.

I felt this the object would be more realistic with paint. above is an example. i painted part of the face, the background and the apron using my fingers. 

here is some of the materials i used to complete the object

some of the upcycled led's and computer components.

Although I didnt use a lot of the circuitry, for this project, i hope to use it for future projects. 
I really enjoyed this project. its nice to get away from the computer screen once and a while and I would recommend it to anyone.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Arduino project.

Ardiuno Morse Code

a nice and easy starting point for an ardiuno project. maybe use something other than led and sound imput.




These are the slides from myself and Tuans Presentation on Visual thinking using Mind Mapping. We found mind mapping to be a very helpful way to brainstorm and think creatively. I personally use it to plan out my Masters Dissertation and other projects in university.