LCC 4730 / 6318 / 8803 Experimental Media

[ Jan 11 ]

Talk on tangible interfaces and media arts
Assign: inspirational nifty thing
Project introduction and skills/background form

Slides:

• Tangible Interfaces
• Course Overview

Reading:

• Tangible Bits: Towards Seamless Interfaces between People, Bits and Atoms
• Emerging frameworks for tangible user interfaces

Skiles 006

[ Jan 18 ]

Present inspirational nifty thing
Discuss and outline project, team forming
Electronics Tutorial #1 - basics (led by Ali)

Slides:

• Lab Intro / Soldering
• Fabrication

Skiles 006

[ Jan 25 ]

Fabrication Tutorial - lasercutter & 3D printer (led by Aimee)
Fabrication exercise

TSRB 222

[ Feb 1 ]

Electronics Tutorial #2 - sensor/actuator basics (led by Hyun Jean)
Project help and discussion

Skiles 006

[ Feb 8 ]

Project stage 1 milestone: design presentations

Skiles 006

[ Feb 15 ]

Woodshop tutorial (led by Aimee)
Location: COA Coffee Cart
Map: http://gtalumni.org/campusmap/bldngmodel.php?id=75
Direction: Inside main lobby in building 75, COA - West Wing

Read following design shop web pages before you come:

• General Info: http://www.coa.gatech.edu/resources/studentsr/designshop.php
• Shop Rules: http://www.coa.gatech.edu/resources/studentsr/shoprules.php
• Shop Manual: http://www.coa.gatech.edu/resources/ShopManual.pdf

COA Coffee Cart
(COA West Wing)

[ Feb 22 ]

Electronics Tutorial #3 - serial communication (led by Ali)

Skiles 006

[ Mar 1 ]

Flora Electronica development : team workshops
- Software: structure, communication, networking (led by Yanfeng)
- Plant mechanics: plant design, sensors, actuators (led by Hyun Jean)
- Scrim & mounds: physical design, structure (led by Aimee)

Skiles 006

[ Mar 8 ]

Work work work build build build! (Additional tutorials on hardware or fabrication based on need)

Skiles 006

[ Mar 15 ]

Project stage 2 milestone: prototype demo presentation

Skiles 006

[ Mar 22 ]

SPRING BREAK

[ Mar 29 ]

Work work work build build build! (Additional tutorials on hardware or fabrication based on need)

Skiles 006

[ Apr 5 ]

Complete the installation of the garden piece at eyedrum

Skiles 006

[ Apr 6 ]

Eyedrum event (http://www.eyedrum.org/)

Skiles 006

[ Apr 12 ]

Work work work build build build! (Additional tutorials on hardware or fabrication based on need)

Skiles 006

[ Apr 19 ]

Work work work build build build! (Additional tutorials on hardware or fabrication based on need)

Skiles 006

[ Apr 26 ]

Project stage 3 milestone: final presentation

Skiles 006

[ May 2 ]

IDT Demo Day