Module 1 Activity Research

Weekly Activities

Tim Ziaziulchyk

Project 1

Module 1

In module 1, I explored the basics of microcontrollers (particularly Arduino), basic circuits with LED's, and integration of microcontrollers to digital interfaces like TouchDesigner.


Activity 1

Activity 1 started with Arduino basics. I've used Arduino before for some decently complex projects, but forgot most of it, so this was a great refresher. The very first thing we did with Arduino is making the built-in LED blink. <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE7qrT8P4Hw' target='_blank'><p>Video Demo</p></a> Then we proceeded to learn a bit about LEDs and how we can connect them directly to Arduino. <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6B5MZvuRac' target='_blank'><p>Video Demo</p></a> Afterwards, we were introduced to breadboards, different types of cables and how to connect an LED using a breadboard. <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7772IyA3hI' target='_blank'><p>Video Demo</p></a> Lastly, we were introduced to resistors and their importance. <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHyDwnmSyhg' target='_blank'><p>Video Demo</p></a>

Activity 1-2

Continuing Activity 1, we started to gradually increase the complexity of our basic circuits, adding more components. I also decided that I wanted my LED's to alternate their blinking. <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzJCtxvF9CA' target='_blank'><p>Video Demo</p></a> Later on, we were introduced to buttons and how to integrate them into our circuits, making them more interactive. <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at3S1XO-ku8' target='_blank'><p>Video Demo</p></a> Top-down view of my circuit, consisting of 2 LED's, 2 resistors, and 1 button (as well as a bunch of wires) This was a example circuit, showing us how an Arduino and different components can be semi-permanently mounted onto a breadboard. We also tried to connect the Arduino to a digital interface in ProtoPie, but many students struggled and sadly we did not have enough time for everyone to complete it during class.

Activity 3

In the Activity 3 we connected Arduino to a more robust digital interface using TouchDesigner, but first we had to make sure that our potentiometer on the Arduino worked. <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opkBYNCWBq0' target='_blank'><p>Video Demo</p></a> When we got to TouchDesigner, I was one of the few students that had a weird error in one of the nodes. Surprisingly, the solution was pretty simple. I had to drag one of the previous nodes into the 'radius' parameters and CHOP reference it. After fixing the previous error, the demo file finally worked! For the last part of Activity 3, we all proceeded to build the demo file from scratch, connecting our Arduino to it and customizing the sphere to our likings. <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvmHZq6hgdI' target='_blank'><p>Video Demo</p></a>

Research Activity


WGSN Consumer Trend Research

This is my filled out WGSN Consumer Trend Research section of the Research Activity.

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WGSN Personas Research

This is my filled out WGSN Personas Research section of the Research Activity.

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HMI Research

This is my filled out HMI Research section of the Research Activity.

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Project Path

This is my filled out Project Path section of the Research Activity.

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Project 1 Concept

Project 1 Concept

For my concept I decided to go with the Design Path and came up with the "RGB Cylinders Lamp". Click on the images for more details.

This is my rough concept for Project 2. I came up with a lamp that blends aesthetics and interactivity, while having an element of play to it. I call it the 'RGB Cylinders Lamp'. It consists of the base and 3 cylinders. Those cylinders will have lights inside and can be twisted to adjust the brightness of each of the RGB cylinders. Theoretically, users will be able to make whatever color they want the lamp to be and if all the cylinders are fully turned, the lamp will emit white, as RGB is additive. It will be powered by a microcontroller, either Arduino or ESP32, and use maybe potentiometers for the twisting function. The entire lamp body will be 3D printed. After I had my rough idea sketch done, I used ChatGPT to generate a rough concept render of what my lamp might look like. It is somewhat far from what I actually want, but it works for the sake of visualizing my idea.
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