Author: Ryan Rotella
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ICM Assignment 5: Cleanup
P5 link: https://editor.p5js.org/ryrotella/sketches/j72_IfAwq In this week’s Intro to Computational Media assignment, we learned the importance of refactoring code to make sure it’s clean and readable. I chose my assignment 2 p5 sketch, which looked like this in the code. I went through and refactored the code into separate functions for each shape and clear comments.…
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PComp Lab 4///Midterm Progress
I look forward to going over this lab in class because I could not get the DC motor to work. Sunday night, I followed the diagram wiring closely. But my setup did not work. The next day, I tried the Lab: DC Motor Control Using an H-Bridge. I followed the diagram again, and I thought…
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ICM Assignment 4: Pattern
I contemplated a lot about this assignment. It may not show in my final product, which is rather simple. However, I first grappled with exploring my interior patterns: my new routine, my eating habits, my mannerisms, and so on. Then, I considered the patterns of my new world in New York: walking with the tempo…
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Physical Computing Midterm: Brainstorm
Prompt: Even though the setting is relaxed – a Tuesday afternoon “party” – you can use this as a chance to think through serious interaction design principles. What experience do you want to create? Who is your audience, and what expectations will they bring to the interaction? How do you incorporate the theme (Halloween)? How can you…
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ICM Assignment 3: Choices
Sketch: https://editor.p5js.org/ryrotella/sketches/hPiAwtSlL This assignment prompted a lot of questions about how to approach code with a group of people. There are limitless possibilities about building an interactive experience around choice so our group decided to build a game. This game is based on the popular Shell Game, where a street vendor shows a special object…
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Lab 3: Analog Output
Part 1: Tone Output After learning about digital output last week (digital output being a binary output, i.e. a switch turning on or off), I learned about analog output, an output that gives a range of values, in this lab. The primary output of this part of the lab was sound. This was very fun…
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Sound Collage Project
Group Members The Prompt Our group selected Option A: Sounds for a sound vacation. From our class’s Brightspace: “In teams, collect sounds for a sound vacation. This could be informational, fictional, sensual, spoken-word, musical. It could be about infrastructure, architecture, people, or something completely different. Be specific, and transport us to another location through a…
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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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