Author: Ryan Rotella
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ICM: Assignment 2
Here’s a link to my sketch: https://editor.p5js.org/ryrotella/sketches/-mgdKe2OW I feel very comfortable with variables, and I had no problem with the homework. I did come across the rotate() function in the reference page. I really wanted to make a shape that rotated around the position of my mouse cursor. I researched online, and there were some…
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Lab 2: Microcontroller Basics
Before starting the labs, I read through all of the materials listed above it on https://itp.nyu.edu/physcomp/week-to-week-activity/. What struck me again is just the marvel that computing all works somehow. It continues to be a mystery to me that we can harness electricity and direct it with screens, words, and pins on a little board. How…
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ICM Blog 1: Self-Portrait and Learning to Draw Digitally
Prompt: Think about what a self-portrait means to you. Is it a depiction of what you look like? A bridge between your private and public regard? Or a collection of your lived experiences? Sketch: https://editor.p5js.org/ryrotella/sketches/-Zy38Ih5q For my first blog post chronicling my journey in Intro to Computational Media, I must confess something. I am bad…
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Notes from Lab 1: Electronics
On Friday evening before attending a lovely gathering with other ITP people playing shuffleboard, I read the basics of Electricity. The “basics” outlined a lot of information. The materials objectively helped a lot, especially the metaphor of an avalanche to explain voltage, current, and resistance (height of mountain/potential energy of event is voltage, amount of…
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