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“Big” redesign
As the large playback-only soundboxes worked fine at MERL, and the small size of the last version made it very difficult to get all the components in, the sound recorder has been scaled up. The speaker on the last version … Continue reading
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Ideas on Tangible Programming
The projects examined in previous posts had a lot of interesting concepts and ideas- this is a condensed list of them, with recommendations for future attempts. =============================================================== Squishy Circuits: Non-prescriptive medium. Unlike other ‘modular’ approaches which can only be fitted together … Continue reading
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3D printing
Reading University has a 3D printer, which we planned to use for this project. It uses ABS, which is durable and despite only being available in one colour,c an be relatively easily painted if necessary. The printer is compatible with … Continue reading
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Selecting sounds
A circuit has been designed around the ISD1820PY chips which allows up to 12 of them to be used in a single device. As mentioned in previous posts, the method of selecting which sound ‘file’ to play or record must … Continue reading
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Interaction test
Showing the sound quality and methods of recording/playback on the prototype. Still needs a better speaker and some batteries, as well as the selection method!
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Summary of Tangible Programming projects
TL; DR: A lot of the projects were for research and thus aren’t commercially available- cost has been estimated based on how much it would cost to recreate them. Project Physical complexity Mental complexity Durability Portability Cost Senses required … Continue reading
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Tangible Programming
A potential future area of research for Sensory Objects is how to make programming easier for people with limited ability to use a computer. Previous iterations of the project have used Arduino microcontrollers, which are programmed in a derivative of … Continue reading
Redesign #1
Borrowed the LittleBits set from Nic, modelled the connectors. Trying to design a new body for the 3D printer, based on discussions today with Kassie and Kate.
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Simple sound recording chip – LCTech
Another device has been tested for the project, LCTech’s ISD1820-powered ‘voice module’. This is a fairly small board centred around a single-chip recording and playback solution. From a little googling, it was found that the chips can be purchased for … Continue reading
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User Interface Ideas – Soundbox
As mentioned earlier, the idea is to make a simple and intuitive sound recording and playback device. This means no tiny LCD screens with fiddly menus to be navigated, just big controls whose function becomes obvious as soon as they’re … Continue reading
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