Hi there,
I decided to just use The Hacktory's group and make a thread, seemed
silly to make a new group when this one wasn't being used much.
This is a recap of the meeting we had last night brainstorming ideas
to build for the installation with PA Academy of Fine Arts on March 8.
Our next meeting is going to be Monday Nov 28th at Hive76 at 8 pm.
We settled on creating spaces that do the following:
1 - a few settings with pencils/paper and battery-operated leds that
mimic candle light, to recreate the conditions the artist, Henry
Ossawa Tanner worked in during his career
2 - an interactive space where lighting is controlled by the number of
people or sensing of cellphone lights. We talked about including
several "easter eggs" of hidden actions, similar to video games, that
can be unlocked by participants
Questions for PAFA/Monica (I'll email these to her today):
- Would it be possible for us to control the lighting in one room for
the purposes of these installations?
- If it's not possible for us to control the lighting, can we build a
structure in the gallery that would block light?
- If we need to build a structure, how much time will we have to build
it?
Questions for the group:
How many lumens/candelas would assimilate the conditions of a Parisian
attic in 1890?
What other interactive projects involve technology that can do what
we're talking about - what can we use/copy for our purposes?
> Hi there, > I decided to just use The Hacktory's group and make a thread, seemed > silly to make a new group when this one wasn't being used much.
> This is a recap of the meeting we had last night brainstorming ideas > to build for the installation with PA Academy of Fine Arts on March 8. > Our next meeting is going to be Monday Nov 28th at Hive76 at 8 pm.
> We settled on creating spaces that do the following: > 1 - a few settings with pencils/paper and battery-operated leds that > mimic candle light, to recreate the conditions the artist, Henry > Ossawa Tanner worked in during his career > 2 - an interactive space where lighting is controlled by the number of > people or sensing of cellphone lights. We talked about including > several "easter eggs" of hidden actions, similar to video games, that > can be unlocked by participants
> Questions for PAFA/Monica (I'll email these to her today): > - Would it be possible for us to control the lighting in one room for > the purposes of these installations? > - If it's not possible for us to control the lighting, can we build a > structure in the gallery that would block light? > - If we need to build a structure, how much time will we have to build > it?
> Questions for the group: > How many lumens/candelas would assimilate the conditions of a Parisian > attic in 1890? > What other interactive projects involve technology that can do what > we're talking about - what can we use/copy for our purposes?
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Sean McBeth <sean.mcb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Back at Hive or somewhere else? I'm coming from Malvern tonight, so > anywhere in the city will be roughly equal in difficulty.
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Stephanie Alarcon < > steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> A reminder that I think we'd planned to meet again tonight. Bring ideas!
>> On 11/15/2011 08:09 AM, Georgia Guthrie wrote:
>>> Hi there, >>> I decided to just use The Hacktory's group and make a thread, seemed >>> silly to make a new group when this one wasn't being used much.
>>> This is a recap of the meeting we had last night brainstorming ideas >>> to build for the installation with PA Academy of Fine Arts on March 8. >>> Our next meeting is going to be Monday Nov 28th at Hive76 at 8 pm.
>>> We settled on creating spaces that do the following: >>> 1 - a few settings with pencils/paper and battery-operated leds that >>> mimic candle light, to recreate the conditions the artist, Henry >>> Ossawa Tanner worked in during his career >>> 2 - an interactive space where lighting is controlled by the number of >>> people or sensing of cellphone lights. We talked about including >>> several "easter eggs" of hidden actions, similar to video games, that >>> can be unlocked by participants
>>> Questions for PAFA/Monica (I'll email these to her today): >>> - Would it be possible for us to control the lighting in one room for >>> the purposes of these installations? >>> - If it's not possible for us to control the lighting, can we build a >>> structure in the gallery that would block light? >>> - If we need to build a structure, how much time will we have to build >>> it?
>>> Questions for the group: >>> How many lumens/candelas would assimilate the conditions of a Parisian >>> attic in 1890? >>> What other interactive projects involve technology that can do what >>> we're talking about - what can we use/copy for our purposes?
>> -- >> stephalarcon.org
-- The Hacktory A project of Nonprofit Technology Resources 1524 Brandywine Street Philadelphia, PA 19130 www.thehacktory.org www.ntrweb.org
I'm not making it in tonight. I missed work today because I got sick over the weekend and I'm still not feeling so hot. Please keep me informed as to what happens tonight and ping me if I can be of some help. Sorry I can't be there.
sent by telephone On Nov 28, 2011 2:59 PM, "Sean McBeth" <sean.mcb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org>wrote:
>> I'm planning to be at Hive at 8 pm. >> See whoever can make it tonight then... >> Georgia
>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Sean McBeth <sean.mcb...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>> Back at Hive or somewhere else? I'm coming from Malvern tonight, so >>> anywhere in the city will be roughly equal in difficulty.
>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Stephanie Alarcon < >>> steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> A reminder that I think we'd planned to meet again tonight. Bring >>>> ideas!
>>>> On 11/15/2011 08:09 AM, Georgia Guthrie wrote:
>>>>> Hi there, >>>>> I decided to just use The Hacktory's group and make a thread, seemed >>>>> silly to make a new group when this one wasn't being used much.
>>>>> This is a recap of the meeting we had last night brainstorming ideas >>>>> to build for the installation with PA Academy of Fine Arts on March 8. >>>>> Our next meeting is going to be Monday Nov 28th at Hive76 at 8 pm.
>>>>> We settled on creating spaces that do the following: >>>>> 1 - a few settings with pencils/paper and battery-operated leds that >>>>> mimic candle light, to recreate the conditions the artist, Henry >>>>> Ossawa Tanner worked in during his career >>>>> 2 - an interactive space where lighting is controlled by the number of >>>>> people or sensing of cellphone lights. We talked about including >>>>> several "easter eggs" of hidden actions, similar to video games, that >>>>> can be unlocked by participants
>>>>> Questions for PAFA/Monica (I'll email these to her today): >>>>> - Would it be possible for us to control the lighting in one room for >>>>> the purposes of these installations? >>>>> - If it's not possible for us to control the lighting, can we build a >>>>> structure in the gallery that would block light? >>>>> - If we need to build a structure, how much time will we have to build >>>>> it?
>>>>> Questions for the group: >>>>> How many lumens/candelas would assimilate the conditions of a Parisian >>>>> attic in 1890? >>>>> What other interactive projects involve technology that can do what >>>>> we're talking about - what can we use/copy for our purposes?
>>>> -- >>>> stephalarcon.org
>> -- >> The Hacktory >> A project of Nonprofit Technology Resources >> 1524 Brandywine Street >> Philadelphia, PA 19130 >> www.thehacktory.org >> www.ntrweb.org
On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 5:56 PM, PJ Santoro <paint...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey folks,
> I'm not making it in tonight. I missed work today because I got sick over > the weekend and I'm still not feeling so hot. Please keep me informed as to > what happens tonight and ping me if I can be of some help. Sorry I can't be > there.
> sent by telephone > On Nov 28, 2011 2:59 PM, "Sean McBeth" <sean.mcb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Okay, sounds good, see you then.
>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org >> > wrote:
>>> I'm planning to be at Hive at 8 pm. >>> See whoever can make it tonight then... >>> Georgia
>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Sean McBeth <sean.mcb...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>> Back at Hive or somewhere else? I'm coming from Malvern tonight, so >>>> anywhere in the city will be roughly equal in difficulty.
>>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Stephanie Alarcon < >>>> steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> A reminder that I think we'd planned to meet again tonight. Bring >>>>> ideas!
>>>>> On 11/15/2011 08:09 AM, Georgia Guthrie wrote:
>>>>>> Hi there, >>>>>> I decided to just use The Hacktory's group and make a thread, seemed >>>>>> silly to make a new group when this one wasn't being used much.
>>>>>> This is a recap of the meeting we had last night brainstorming ideas >>>>>> to build for the installation with PA Academy of Fine Arts on March 8. >>>>>> Our next meeting is going to be Monday Nov 28th at Hive76 at 8 pm.
>>>>>> We settled on creating spaces that do the following: >>>>>> 1 - a few settings with pencils/paper and battery-operated leds that >>>>>> mimic candle light, to recreate the conditions the artist, Henry >>>>>> Ossawa Tanner worked in during his career >>>>>> 2 - an interactive space where lighting is controlled by the number of >>>>>> people or sensing of cellphone lights. We talked about including >>>>>> several "easter eggs" of hidden actions, similar to video games, that >>>>>> can be unlocked by participants
>>>>>> Questions for PAFA/Monica (I'll email these to her today): >>>>>> - Would it be possible for us to control the lighting in one room for >>>>>> the purposes of these installations? >>>>>> - If it's not possible for us to control the lighting, can we build a >>>>>> structure in the gallery that would block light? >>>>>> - If we need to build a structure, how much time will we have to build >>>>>> it?
>>>>>> Questions for the group: >>>>>> How many lumens/candelas would assimilate the conditions of a Parisian >>>>>> attic in 1890? >>>>>> What other interactive projects involve technology that can do what >>>>>> we're talking about - what can we use/copy for our purposes?
>>>>> -- >>>>> stephalarcon.org
>>> -- >>> The Hacktory >>> A project of Nonprofit Technology Resources >>> 1524 Brandywine Street >>> Philadelphia, PA 19130 >>> www.thehacktory.org >>> www.ntrweb.org
-- The Hacktory A project of Nonprofit Technology Resources 1524 Brandywine Street Philadelphia, PA 19130 www.thehacktory.org www.ntrweb.org
Hi there, I wanted to post the videos I showed last night for inspiration. After our first meeting we discussed doing something with light, to complement the work of the artist, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and we liked the idea of giving people something to interact with, perhaps with light from their individual cell phones.
Here are some interactive projects involving cell phones: Processing + Mobile Touch Screen App: http://vimeo.com/7848393
We planned our next meeting to be Monday Dec 12, 8 pm at Hive76
Here's our to dos: Brian - find a model train kit with rf controlled flickering light and assemble and bring Tim - figure out how interactive light strips (Steph's video) would work, and gather materials if possible Georgia - infographic draft about lumens/candles/incandescent, start playing with processing sensing motion and outputting in light Sean/PJ - work on using kinect/camera to respond to mouse motion with HTML5
thanks! Georgia
On Nov 28, 5:59 pm, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org> wrote:
> Ok hope you feel better PJ! > Sean, will you be there to let us in?
> Georgia
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 5:56 PM, PJ Santoro <paint...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey folks,
> > I'm not making it in tonight. I missed work today because I got sick over > > the weekend and I'm still not feeling so hot. Please keep me informed as to > > what happens tonight and ping me if I can be of some help. Sorry I can't be > > there.
> > sent by telephone > > On Nov 28, 2011 2:59 PM, "Sean McBeth" <sean.mcb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Okay, sounds good, see you then.
> >> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org > >> > wrote:
> >>> I'm planning to be at Hive at 8 pm. > >>> See whoever can make it tonight then... > >>> Georgia
> >>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Sean McBeth <sean.mcb...@gmail.com>wrote:
> >>>> Back at Hive or somewhere else? I'm coming from Malvern tonight, so > >>>> anywhere in the city will be roughly equal in difficulty.
> >>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Stephanie Alarcon < > >>>> steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> A reminder that I think we'd planned to meet again tonight. Bring > >>>>> ideas!
> >>>>> On 11/15/2011 08:09 AM, Georgia Guthrie wrote:
> >>>>>> Hi there, > >>>>>> I decided to just use The Hacktory's group and make a thread, seemed > >>>>>> silly to make a new group when this one wasn't being used much.
> >>>>>> This is a recap of the meeting we had last night brainstorming ideas > >>>>>> to build for the installation with PA Academy of Fine Arts on March 8. > >>>>>> Our next meeting is going to be Monday Nov 28th at Hive76 at 8 pm.
> >>>>>> We settled on creating spaces that do the following: > >>>>>> 1 - a few settings with pencils/paper and battery-operated leds that > >>>>>> mimic candle light, to recreate the conditions the artist, Henry > >>>>>> Ossawa Tanner worked in during his career > >>>>>> 2 - an interactive space where lighting is controlled by the number of > >>>>>> people or sensing of cellphone lights. We talked about including > >>>>>> several "easter eggs" of hidden actions, similar to video games, that > >>>>>> can be unlocked by participants
> >>>>>> Questions for PAFA/Monica (I'll email these to her today): > >>>>>> - Would it be possible for us to control the lighting in one room for > >>>>>> the purposes of these installations? > >>>>>> - If it's not possible for us to control the lighting, can we build a > >>>>>> structure in the gallery that would block light? > >>>>>> - If we need to build a structure, how much time will we have to build > >>>>>> it?
> >>>>>> Questions for the group: > >>>>>> How many lumens/candelas would assimilate the conditions of a Parisian > >>>>>> attic in 1890? > >>>>>> What other interactive projects involve technology that can do what > >>>>>> we're talking about - what can we use/copy for our purposes?
> >>>>> -- > >>>>> stephalarcon.org
> >>> -- > >>> The Hacktory > >>> A project of Nonprofit Technology Resources > >>> 1524 Brandywine Street > >>> Philadelphia, PA 19130 > >>>www.thehacktory.org > >>>www.ntrweb.org
> -- > The Hacktory > A project of Nonprofit Technology Resources > 1524 Brandywine Street > Philadelphia, PA 19130www.thehacktory.orgwww.ntrweb.org
> Hi there, > I wanted to post the videos I showed last night for inspiration. After > our first meeting we discussed doing something with light, to > complement the work of the artist, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and we liked > the idea of giving people something to interact with, perhaps with > light from their individual cell phones.
> Here are some interactive projects involving cell phones: > Processing + Mobile Touch Screen App:http://vimeo.com/7848393
> We planned our next meeting to be Monday Dec 12, 8 pm at Hive76
> Here's our to dos: > Brian - find a model train kit with rf controlled flickering light and > assemble and bring > Tim - figure out how interactive light strips (Steph's video) would > work, and gather materials if possible > Georgia - infographic draft about lumens/candles/incandescent, start > playing with processing sensing motion and outputting in light > Sean/PJ - work on using kinect/camera to respond to mouse motion with > HTML5
> thanks! > Georgia
> On Nov 28, 5:59 pm, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org> wrote:
> > Ok hope you feel better PJ! > > Sean, will you be there to let us in?
> > Georgia
> > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 5:56 PM, PJ Santoro <paint...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey folks,
> > > I'm not making it in tonight. I missed work today because I got sick over > > > the weekend and I'm still not feeling so hot. Please keep me informed as to > > > what happens tonight and ping me if I can be of some help. Sorry I can't be > > > there.
> > > sent by telephone > > > On Nov 28, 2011 2:59 PM, "Sean McBeth" <sean.mcb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> Okay, sounds good, see you then.
> > >> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org > > >> > wrote:
> > >>> I'm planning to be at Hive at 8 pm. > > >>> See whoever can make it tonight then... > > >>> Georgia
> > >>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Sean McBeth <sean.mcb...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > >>>> Back at Hive or somewhere else? I'm coming from Malvern tonight, so > > >>>> anywhere in the city will be roughly equal in difficulty.
> > >>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Stephanie Alarcon < > > >>>> steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>> A reminder that I think we'd planned to meet again tonight. Bring > > >>>>> ideas!
> > >>>>> On 11/15/2011 08:09 AM, Georgia Guthrie wrote:
> > >>>>>> Hi there, > > >>>>>> I decided to just use The Hacktory's group and make a thread, seemed > > >>>>>> silly to make a new group when this one wasn't being used much.
> > >>>>>> This is a recap of the meeting we had last night brainstorming ideas > > >>>>>> to build for the installation with PA Academy of Fine Arts on March 8. > > >>>>>> Our next meeting is going to be Monday Nov 28th at Hive76 at 8 pm.
> > >>>>>> We settled on creating spaces that do the following: > > >>>>>> 1 - a few settings with pencils/paper and battery-operated leds that > > >>>>>> mimic candle light, to recreate the conditions the artist, Henry > > >>>>>> Ossawa Tanner worked in during his career > > >>>>>> 2 - an interactive space where lighting is controlled by the number of > > >>>>>> people or sensing of cellphone lights. We talked about including > > >>>>>> several "easter eggs" of hidden actions, similar to video games, that > > >>>>>> can be unlocked by participants
> > >>>>>> Questions for PAFA/Monica (I'll email these to her today): > > >>>>>> - Would it be possible for us to control the lighting in one room for > > >>>>>> the purposes of these installations? > > >>>>>> - If it's not possible for us to control the lighting, can we build a > > >>>>>> structure in the gallery that would block light? > > >>>>>> - If we need to build a structure, how much time will we have to build > > >>>>>> it?
> > >>>>>> Questions for the group: > > >>>>>> How many lumens/candelas would assimilate the conditions of a Parisian > > >>>>>> attic in 1890? > > >>>>>> What other interactive projects involve technology that can do what > > >>>>>> we're talking about - what can we use/copy for our purposes?
> > >>>>> -- > > >>>>> stephalarcon.org
> > >>> -- > > >>> The Hacktory > > >>> A project of Nonprofit Technology Resources > > >>> 1524 Brandywine Street > > >>> Philadelphia, PA 19130 > > >>>www.thehacktory.org > > >>>www.ntrweb.org
> > -- > > The Hacktory > > A project of Nonprofit Technology Resources > > 1524 Brandywine Street > > Philadelphia, PA 19130www.thehacktory.orgwww.ntrweb.org
Hi guys. I couldn't find a kit for the radio powered LED but I did find several articles about it. So I tried an experiment in my basement. I took a video but can't figure out how to post it. I took a radio tuned to an AM talk station and put a red LED across the phono leads. I got a very tiny flicker. I have and old electronics learning kit that had a transformer on it and I put the phone leads on the primary and the LED on the secondary. It gave a much brighter and almost useful flicker. This was with no more power than what comes out of the headphone jack. I'm not sure the voltage of the LED or the specs on the transformer but it looks like with the right combination it should work just fine.
On Nov 29, 10:18 am, Georgia <georgiaguth...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 29, 8:25 am, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org> wrote:
> > Hi there, > > I wanted to post the videos I showed last night for inspiration. After > > our first meeting we discussed doing something with light, to > > complement the work of the artist, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and we liked > > the idea of giving people something to interact with, perhaps with > > light from their individual cell phones.
> > Here are some interactive projects involving cell phones: > > Processing + Mobile Touch Screen App:http://vimeo.com/7848393
> > We planned our next meeting to be Monday Dec 12, 8 pm at Hive76
> > Here's our to dos: > > Brian - find a model train kit with rf controlled flickering light and > > assemble and bring > > Tim - figure out how interactive light strips (Steph's video) would > > work, and gather materials if possible > > Georgia - infographic draft about lumens/candles/incandescent, start > > playing with processing sensing motion and outputting in light > > Sean/PJ - work on using kinect/camera to respond to mouse motion with > > HTML5
> > thanks! > > Georgia
> > On Nov 28, 5:59 pm, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org> wrote:
> > > Ok hope you feel better PJ! > > > Sean, will you be there to let us in?
> > > Georgia
> > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 5:56 PM, PJ Santoro <paint...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hey folks,
> > > > I'm not making it in tonight. I missed work today because I got sick over > > > > the weekend and I'm still not feeling so hot. Please keep me informed as to > > > > what happens tonight and ping me if I can be of some help. Sorry I can't be > > > > there.
> > > > sent by telephone > > > > On Nov 28, 2011 2:59 PM, "Sean McBeth" <sean.mcb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >> Okay, sounds good, see you then.
> > > >> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org > > > >> > wrote:
> > > >>> I'm planning to be at Hive at 8 pm. > > > >>> See whoever can make it tonight then... > > > >>> Georgia
> > > >>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Sean McBeth <sean.mcb...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > > >>>> Back at Hive or somewhere else? I'm coming from Malvern tonight, so > > > >>>> anywhere in the city will be roughly equal in difficulty.
> > > >>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Stephanie Alarcon < > > > >>>> steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>>>> A reminder that I think we'd planned to meet again tonight. Bring > > > >>>>> ideas!
> > > >>>>>> Hi there, > > > >>>>>> I decided to just use The Hacktory's group and make a thread, seemed > > > >>>>>> silly to make a new group when this one wasn't being used much.
> > > >>>>>> This is a recap of the meeting we had last night brainstorming ideas > > > >>>>>> to build for the installation with PA Academy of Fine Arts on March 8. > > > >>>>>> Our next meeting is going to be Monday Nov 28th at Hive76 at 8 pm.
> > > >>>>>> We settled on creating spaces that do the following: > > > >>>>>> 1 - a few settings with pencils/paper and battery-operated leds that > > > >>>>>> mimic candle light, to recreate the conditions the artist, Henry > > > >>>>>> Ossawa Tanner worked in during his career > > > >>>>>> 2 - an interactive space where lighting is controlled by the number of > > > >>>>>> people or sensing of cellphone lights. We talked about including > > > >>>>>> several "easter eggs" of hidden actions, similar to video games, that > > > >>>>>> can be unlocked by participants
> > > >>>>>> Questions for PAFA/Monica (I'll email these to her today): > > > >>>>>> - Would it be possible for us to control the lighting in one room for > > > >>>>>> the purposes of these installations? > > > >>>>>> - If it's not possible for us to control the lighting, can we build a > > > >>>>>> structure in the gallery that would block light? > > > >>>>>> - If we need to build a structure, how much time will we have to build > > > >>>>>> it?
> > > >>>>>> Questions for the group: > > > >>>>>> How many lumens/candelas would assimilate the conditions of a Parisian > > > >>>>>> attic in 1890? > > > >>>>>> What other interactive projects involve technology that can do what > > > >>>>>> we're talking about - what can we use/copy for our purposes?
> > > >>>>> -- > > > >>>>> stephalarcon.org
> > > >>> -- > > > >>> The Hacktory > > > >>> A project of Nonprofit Technology Resources > > > >>> 1524 Brandywine Street > > > >>> Philadelphia, PA 19130 > > > >>>www.thehacktory.org > > > >>>www.ntrweb.org
> > > -- > > > The Hacktory > > > A project of Nonprofit Technology Resources > > > 1524 Brandywine Street > > > Philadelphia, PA 19130www.thehacktory.orgwww.ntrweb.org- Hide quoted text -
Quick q: is there a preferred way to do rich online collaboration similar to the way google wave used to allow? A wiki, perhaps?
I'd like to draw up a diagram showing the many ideas we have for interactivity and visualization, and how they could interconnect. It would be nice if it were editable by the entire group.
I suppose I could just email around a jpeg... or ASCII art :)
Tim
On Nov 29, 2011, at 11:13 AM, Brian <kb3...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys. I couldn't find a kit for the radio powered LED but I did > find several articles about it. So I tried an experiment in my > basement. I took a video but can't figure out how to post it. I took a > radio tuned to an AM talk station and put a red LED across the phono > leads. I got a very tiny flicker. I have and old electronics learning > kit that had a transformer on it and I put the phone leads on the > primary and the LED on the secondary. It gave a much brighter and > almost useful flicker. This was with no more power than what comes out > of the headphone jack. I'm not sure the voltage of the LED or the > specs on the transformer but it looks like with the right combination > it should work just fine.
>> On Nov 29, 8:25 am, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org> wrote:
>>> Hi there, >>> I wanted to post the videos I showed last night for inspiration. After >>> our first meeting we discussed doing something with light, to >>> complement the work of the artist, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and we liked >>> the idea of giving people something to interact with, perhaps with >>> light from their individual cell phones.
>>> Here are some interactive projects involving cell phones: >>> Processing + Mobile Touch Screen App:http://vimeo.com/7848393
>>> We planned our next meeting to be Monday Dec 12, 8 pm at Hive76
>>> Here's our to dos: >>> Brian - find a model train kit with rf controlled flickering light and >>> assemble and bring >>> Tim - figure out how interactive light strips (Steph's video) would >>> work, and gather materials if possible >>> Georgia - infographic draft about lumens/candles/incandescent, start >>> playing with processing sensing motion and outputting in light >>> Sean/PJ - work on using kinect/camera to respond to mouse motion with >>> HTML5
>>> thanks! >>> Georgia
>>> On Nov 28, 5:59 pm, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org> wrote:
>>>> Ok hope you feel better PJ! >>>> Sean, will you be there to let us in?
>>>> Georgia
>>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 5:56 PM, PJ Santoro <paint...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Hey folks,
>>>>> I'm not making it in tonight. I missed work today because I got sick over >>>>> the weekend and I'm still not feeling so hot. Please keep me informed as to >>>>> what happens tonight and ping me if I can be of some help. Sorry I can't be >>>>> there.
>>>>> sent by telephone >>>>> On Nov 28, 2011 2:59 PM, "Sean McBeth" <sean.mcb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Okay, sounds good, see you then.
>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org >>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> I'm planning to be at Hive at 8 pm. >>>>>>> See whoever can make it tonight then... >>>>>>> Georgia
>>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Sean McBeth <sean.mcb...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>> Back at Hive or somewhere else? I'm coming from Malvern tonight, so >>>>>>>> anywhere in the city will be roughly equal in difficulty.
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Stephanie Alarcon < >>>>>>>> steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> A reminder that I think we'd planned to meet again tonight. Bring >>>>>>>>> ideas!
>>>>>>>>> On 11/15/2011 08:09 AM, Georgia Guthrie wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Hi there, >>>>>>>>>> I decided to just use The Hacktory's group and make a thread, seemed >>>>>>>>>> silly to make a new group when this one wasn't being used much.
>>>>>>>>>> This is a recap of the meeting we had last night brainstorming ideas >>>>>>>>>> to build for the installation with PA Academy of Fine Arts on March 8. >>>>>>>>>> Our next meeting is going to be Monday Nov 28th at Hive76 at 8 pm.
>>>>>>>>>> We settled on creating spaces that do the following: >>>>>>>>>> 1 - a few settings with pencils/paper and battery-operated leds that >>>>>>>>>> mimic candle light, to recreate the conditions the artist, Henry >>>>>>>>>> Ossawa Tanner worked in during his career >>>>>>>>>> 2 - an interactive space where lighting is controlled by the number of >>>>>>>>>> people or sensing of cellphone lights. We talked about including >>>>>>>>>> several "easter eggs" of hidden actions, similar to video games, that >>>>>>>>>> can be unlocked by participants
>>>>>>>>>> Questions for PAFA/Monica (I'll email these to her today): >>>>>>>>>> - Would it be possible for us to control the lighting in one room for >>>>>>>>>> the purposes of these installations? >>>>>>>>>> - If it's not possible for us to control the lighting, can we build a >>>>>>>>>> structure in the gallery that would block light? >>>>>>>>>> - If we need to build a structure, how much time will we have to build >>>>>>>>>> it?
>>>>>>>>>> Questions for the group: >>>>>>>>>> How many lumens/candelas would assimilate the conditions of a Parisian >>>>>>>>>> attic in 1890? >>>>>>>>>> What other interactive projects involve technology that can do what >>>>>>>>>> we're talking about - what can we use/copy for our purposes?
>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> stephalarcon.org
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I like Coactivate as a set of tools that rivals or beats google tools for projects like this. Here's the example of the Philly Rooftop Farm (still trying get, erm, off the ground as it were...)
> Quick q: is there a preferred way to do rich online collaboration > similar to the way google wave used to allow? A wiki, perhaps?
> I'd like to draw up a diagram showing the many ideas we have for > interactivity and visualization, and how they could interconnect. It > would be nice if it were editable by the entire group.
> I suppose I could just email around a jpeg... or ASCII art :)
As a follow-up to Tim's question, we are looking into reinstituting our wiki for The Hacktory, which might be a better option for this group. Can people still make it tomorrow? Will someone be able to let us in at Hive? thanks, Georgia
On Nov 29, 4:27 pm, Stephanie Alarcon <steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As a follow-up to Tim's question, we are looking into reinstituting > our wiki for The Hacktory, which might be a better option for this > group. Can people still make it tomorrow? Will someone be able to let > us in at Hive? > thanks, > Georgia
> On Nov 29, 4:27 pm, Stephanie Alarcon <steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Here's a neat one that probably has a lot of the same complications as > > Daniel Rozin's wooden mirror:
Georgia <georgiaguth...@gmail.com> wrote: >As a follow-up to Tim's question, we are looking into reinstituting >our wiki for The Hacktory, which might be a better option for this >group. Can people still make it tomorrow? Will someone be able to let >us in at Hive? >thanks, >Georgia
>On Nov 29, 4:27 pm, Stephanie Alarcon <steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Here's a neat one that probably has a lot of the same complications as >> Daniel Rozin's wooden mirror:
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 6:00 PM, <steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm planning to go. Was this a 7pm or 8pm meeting? I'll plan to be there > on the early side and just hang out ifwe're meeting later.
> >As a follow-up to Tim's question, we are looking into reinstituting > >our wiki for The Hacktory, which might be a better option for this > >group. Can people still make it tomorrow? Will someone be able to let > >us in at Hive? > >thanks, > >Georgia
> >On Nov 29, 4:27 pm, Stephanie Alarcon <steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Here's a neat one that probably has a lot of the same complications as > >> Daniel Rozin's wooden mirror:
Hi guys, I came down with the flu over the weekend so I'm going to spare you all the exposure to my germs.
For my homework I made up some prototype circuits for "light chimes"... I tested out the following methods: - reed switch - piezo vibration sensor - IR reflectance sensor - LED-as-sensor
Of these, the reed switch wins on cost and simplicity, which is probably the reason why the artist in the video went that route. We'd be looking at ~$1/strand or less in electronic components.
There's an open question of how to position the magnets in relation to the reed switches. I'm guessing from the making-of video, those dowels they're hammering through the board are steel rods with a permanent magnet at the end, and they put the reed switches near the top of the light string. However, I was imagining small magnets affixed above or below the reed switch on the string in an alternating fashion, so that as they swing one would trigger the next. (Could be a metaphor for interaction between people in society? Oops, there I go getting conceptual again...) We would want to make a small prototype to see how this actually works in practice.
Then there's the question of how to enclose the dangling LED in a touch-friendly way. I can't tell from the video whether the "chimes" are a flat band of translucent material, or some sort of translucent cone or rod? Where would we obtain something like that in bulk?
Of the other method, the piezo sensor gave a very natural flicker, but the sensors are around $1.60 each in lots of 100, and the circuit requires an additional pair of transistors. IR was costlier still and required more components. The idea that LEDs can be sensors as well as emitters has great appeal in that it is still a novel concept, and it would be the cheapest route. However, I'm not sure an Arduino can handle the work of scanning a 8x8 sensor matrix while drawing to it at the same time and have it look natural. I'm going to continue researching this.
Sorry I can't make it tonight. Let me know if you have any questions!
> As a follow-up to Tim's question, we are looking into reinstituting > our wiki for The Hacktory, which might be a better option for this > group. Can people still make it tomorrow? Will someone be able to let > us in at Hive? > thanks, > Georgia
> On Nov 29, 4:27 pm, Stephanie Alarcon<steph.alar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Here's a neat one that probably has a lot of the same complications as >> Daniel Rozin's wooden mirror:
I threw together a very simple EMF detector with a few resistors, a wire, an LED, and an Arduino: http://youtu.be/4B1CAKQwlyw
It works pretty well, and we may be able to play around with it as an input to something larger. I'd like to move on to detecting cell phone signals next, but as Steph mentioned last night, cell phones in an idle state don't produce much of a signal. I have found a handful of interesting articles to look into, though. I can send links if anyone else feels like digging through them and playing around as well.
In terms of a motion-detection-based Theremin, Sean and I threw this together two months ago while I was working on my clown painting: http://youtu.be/VjbScdvj42M
It's pretty rough around the edges, but it can certainly be cleaned up for production use. It uses a webcam, openFrameworks, and an Arduino.
As for the "light chimes," what about using a small spring-based switch a la Jack's LazerDice? http://www.lazerdice.com/
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Timothy Bieniosek <bienio...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi guys, I came down with the flu over the weekend so I'm going to spare > you all the exposure to my germs.
> For my homework I made up some prototype circuits for "light chimes"... I > tested out the following methods: > - reed switch > - piezo vibration sensor > - IR reflectance sensor > - LED-as-sensor
> Of these, the reed switch wins on cost and simplicity, which is probably > the reason why the artist in the video went that route. > We'd be looking at ~$1/strand or less in electronic components.
> There's an open question of how to position the magnets in relation to the > reed switches. I'm guessing from the making-of video, those dowels they're > hammering through the board are steel rods with a permanent magnet at the > end, and they put the reed switches near the top of the light string. > However, I was imagining small magnets affixed above or below the reed > switch on the string in an alternating fashion, so that as they swing one > would trigger the next. (Could be a metaphor for interaction between people > in society? Oops, there I go getting conceptual again...) We would want to > make a small prototype to see how this actually works in practice.
> Then there's the question of how to enclose the dangling LED in a > touch-friendly way. I can't tell from the video whether the "chimes" are a > flat band of translucent material, or some sort of translucent cone or rod? > Where would we obtain something like that in bulk?
> Of the other method, the piezo sensor gave a very natural flicker, but the > sensors are around $1.60 each in lots of 100, and the circuit requires an > additional pair of transistors. IR was costlier still and required more > components. > The idea that LEDs can be sensors as well as emitters has great appeal in > that it is still a novel concept, and it would be the cheapest route. > However, I'm not sure an Arduino can handle the work of scanning a 8x8 > sensor matrix while drawing to it at the same time and have it look > natural. I'm going to continue researching this.
> Sorry I can't make it tonight. Let me know if you have any questions!
> Tim
> On 12/11/2011 10:34 PM, Georgia wrote:
>> As a follow-up to Tim's question, we are looking into reinstituting >> our wiki for The Hacktory, which might be a better option for this >> group. Can people still make it tomorrow? Will someone be able to let >> us in at Hive? >> thanks, >> Georgia
>> On Nov 29, 4:27 pm, Stephanie Alarcon<steph.alar...@gmail.**com<steph.alar...@gmail.com>> >> wrote:
>>> Here's a neat one that probably has a lot of the same complications as >>> Daniel Rozin's wooden mirror:
(Sean, cc:ing you b/c I'm not sure whether you're on the hacktory list yet or not)
Brian, Tim and PJ, thanks so much for your detailed responses! Here's a summary of Monday's meeting (PJ, Georgia, Steph) AND we're proposing a workday in hackathon format (i.e., whatever we want to do) on Saturday, January 21, about 10-4. Does that date work for everyone?
The plan for the PAFA event on March 8 is to do some combination of the following:
1) Light up bulbs with weird sources of energy 2) Control light or sound with gestures or numbers of people 3) Let people draw under different light conditions that mimic the introduction of artificial light 4) Light chimes if it's fun and if we have time
We may end up cutting one or more projects, but at this point we have enough info to start testing. We need parts and work time, which is where a hack day comes in. A loose plan for the day:
1) 1) Light up bulbs with weird sources of energy This is based on the model train campfire idea, where we think it's possible to light a tiny bulb with the signal from a radio. Tim tried this by connecting the phono leads of a radio tuned to an AM station to a transformer and led and was able to make this work. On the topic of making invisible things visible, PJ made a simple EMF detector here: http://youtu.be/4B1CAKQwlyw based on this project: http://www.aaronalai.com/emf-detector. In the quest to build a cell phone signal detector (http://mix-engineering.com/), my friend Sophi found a kind of crackpot device called the Cell Sensor. She says that it beeps like crazy if you wave it around a room, but it's a slightly interesting toy for $25 bucks.
Todo: Try the light bulb thing and any other interesting signal detection toys, pick one and decide how to make it pretty and fun.
Parts: LEDs, transformers, radio, wire and resistors, Arduino, maybe a Cell Sensor.
2) Control light or sound with gestures or numbers of people This is where the theremin idea comes in. Sean and PJ made a thing (with Open Frameworks, I assume) which detects a blog on a webcam and plays a square (?) wave it different pitches depending on where the blog is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjbScdvj42M&feature=youtu.be Sean also made a very simple synth in html5. Georgia is possibly interested in trying this in Processing.
Todo: Try these ideas in Open Framework and Processing, pick one and make it pretty and fun.
Parts: computer and webcam.
3) Let people draw under different light conditions that mimic the introduction of artificial light This is easy. We just need some LED candles and lamps of appropriate strength and verification from Monica that we can make a dark space.
Todo: Give it a try in a dark space. Figure out which LED candles would realistically mimic candlelight.
Parts: LED candles, dark fabric maybe?
4) Light chimes
Tim did some reading and experimenting and found that turning lights on and off with reed switches would be the most cost effective and is pretty easy. PJ suggested trying spring switches, like in Jack's Lazer Dice. http://www.lazerdice.com/
Todo: try it a couple of ways, maybe starting from Tim's experiments, or just build from his work. Figure out what the casing for the LEDs would be. We know from the giant pin art board that though that sounds like a small hurdle, if we can't solve it early it may turn into a big pain in the butt.
Parts: LEDs, magnets, switches, some metal rods or dowels, some paper or fabric.
Sound good as a start? I'll need help putting together a more detailed shopping list. PJ, can you get dibs on Hive for that Saturday?
Hi guys,
I just added the hackathon date and info to our website. We're still
on for this, right? Sean and PJ, are you promoting it to Hive people?
I can post it on the free calendars and stuff for Philly events.
Also, were we planning to meet again before the hack day, like next
Monday?
-Georgia
On Dec 14 2011, 8:28 pm, Stephanie Alarcon <steph.alar...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> (Sean, cc:ing you b/c I'm not sure whether you're on the hacktory list
> yet or not)
> Brian, Tim and PJ, thanks so much for your detailed responses! Here's a
> summary of Monday's meeting (PJ, Georgia, Steph) AND we're proposing a
> workday in hackathon format (i.e., whatever we want to do) on Saturday,
> January 21, about 10-4. Does that date work for everyone?
> The plan for the PAFA event on March 8 is to do some combination of the
> following:
> 1) Light up bulbs with weird sources of energy
> 2) Control light or sound with gestures or numbers of people
> 3) Let people draw under different light conditions that mimic the
> introduction of artificial light
> 4) Light chimes if it's fun and if we have time
> We may end up cutting one or more projects, but at this point we have
> enough info to start testing. We need parts and work time, which is
> where a hack day comes in. A loose plan for the day:
> 1) 1) Light up bulbs with weird sources of energy
> This is based on the model train campfire idea, where we think it's
> possible to light a tiny bulb with the signal from a radio. Tim tried
> this by connecting the phono leads of a radio tuned to an AM station to
> a transformer and led and was able to make this work.
> On the topic of making invisible things visible, PJ made a simple EMF
> detector here:http://youtu.be/4B1CAKQwlyw based on this project:http://www.aaronalai.com/emf-detector. In the quest to build a cell
> phone signal detector (http://mix-engineering.com/), my friend Sophi
> found a kind of crackpot device called the Cell Sensor. She says that
> it beeps like crazy if you wave it around a room, but it's a slightly
> interesting toy for $25 bucks.
> Todo: Try the light bulb thing and any other interesting signal
> detection toys, pick one and decide how to make it pretty and fun.
> Parts: LEDs, transformers, radio, wire and resistors, Arduino, maybe a
> Cell Sensor.
> 2) Control light or sound with gestures or numbers of people
> This is where the theremin idea comes in. Sean and PJ made a thing
> (with Open Frameworks, I assume) which detects a blog on a webcam and
> plays a square (?) wave it different pitches depending on where the blog
> is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjbScdvj42M&feature=youtu.be Sean
> also made a very simple synth in html5. Georgia is possibly interested
> in trying this in Processing.
> Todo: Try these ideas in Open Framework and Processing, pick one and
> make it pretty and fun.
> Parts: computer and webcam.
> 3) Let people draw under different light conditions that mimic the
> introduction of artificial light
> This is easy. We just need some LED candles and lamps of appropriate
> strength and verification from Monica that we can make a dark space.
> Todo: Give it a try in a dark space. Figure out which LED candles
> would realistically mimic candlelight.
> Parts: LED candles, dark fabric maybe?
> 4) Light chimes
> Tim did some reading and experimenting and found that turning lights on
> and off with reed switches would be the most cost effective and is
> pretty easy. PJ suggested trying spring switches, like in Jack's Lazer
> Dice. http://www.lazerdice.com/
> Todo: try it a couple of ways, maybe starting from Tim's experiments,
> or just build from his work. Figure out what the casing for the LEDs
> would be. We know from the giant pin art board that though that sounds
> like a small hurdle, if we can't solve it early it may turn into a big
> pain in the butt.
> Parts: LEDs, magnets, switches, some metal rods or dowels, some paper
> or fabric.
> Sound good as a start? I'll need help putting together a more detailed
> shopping list. PJ, can you get dibs on Hive for that Saturday?
For my own amusement I have an order of reed switches and LEDs on its way from sparkfun to make a small prototype. Hopefully they'll be here by Monday.
It occurred to me that making the chime end of the light chimes could be an application for 3D printing... but I have zero experience there. Other ideas: tiny bottles or jars, like spice containers?
I'm in for the hack day. Let's decide soon if we're meeting Monday the 9th, or the 16th?
Tim
On Jan 5, 2012, at 10:34 AM, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org> wrote:
> Hi guys, > I just added the hackathon date and info to our website. We're still > on for this, right? Sean and PJ, are you promoting it to Hive people? > I can post it on the free calendars and stuff for Philly events. > Also, were we planning to meet again before the hack day, like next > Monday?
> -Georgia
> On Dec 14 2011, 8:28 pm, Stephanie Alarcon <steph.alar...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> (Sean, cc:ing you b/c I'm not sure whether you're on the hacktory list >> yet or not)
>> Brian, Tim and PJ, thanks so much for your detailed responses! Here's a >> summary of Monday's meeting (PJ, Georgia, Steph) AND we're proposing a >> workday in hackathon format (i.e., whatever we want to do) on Saturday, >> January 21, about 10-4. Does that date work for everyone?
>> The plan for the PAFA event on March 8 is to do some combination of the >> following:
>> 1) Light up bulbs with weird sources of energy >> 2) Control light or sound with gestures or numbers of people >> 3) Let people draw under different light conditions that mimic the >> introduction of artificial light >> 4) Light chimes if it's fun and if we have time
>> We may end up cutting one or more projects, but at this point we have >> enough info to start testing. We need parts and work time, which is >> where a hack day comes in. A loose plan for the day:
>> 1) 1) Light up bulbs with weird sources of energy >> This is based on the model train campfire idea, where we think it's >> possible to light a tiny bulb with the signal from a radio. Tim tried >> this by connecting the phono leads of a radio tuned to an AM station to >> a transformer and led and was able to make this work. >> On the topic of making invisible things visible, PJ made a simple EMF >> detector here:http://youtu.be/4B1CAKQwlyw based on this project:http://www.aaronalai.com/emf-detector. In the quest to build a cell >> phone signal detector (http://mix-engineering.com/), my friend Sophi >> found a kind of crackpot device called the Cell Sensor. She says that >> it beeps like crazy if you wave it around a room, but it's a slightly >> interesting toy for $25 bucks.
>> Todo: Try the light bulb thing and any other interesting signal >> detection toys, pick one and decide how to make it pretty and fun.
>> Parts: LEDs, transformers, radio, wire and resistors, Arduino, maybe a >> Cell Sensor.
>> 2) Control light or sound with gestures or numbers of people >> This is where the theremin idea comes in. Sean and PJ made a thing >> (with Open Frameworks, I assume) which detects a blog on a webcam and >> plays a square (?) wave it different pitches depending on where the blog >> is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjbScdvj42M&feature=youtu.be Sean >> also made a very simple synth in html5. Georgia is possibly interested >> in trying this in Processing.
>> Todo: Try these ideas in Open Framework and Processing, pick one and >> make it pretty and fun.
>> Parts: computer and webcam.
>> 3) Let people draw under different light conditions that mimic the >> introduction of artificial light >> This is easy. We just need some LED candles and lamps of appropriate >> strength and verification from Monica that we can make a dark space.
>> Todo: Give it a try in a dark space. Figure out which LED candles >> would realistically mimic candlelight.
>> Parts: LED candles, dark fabric maybe?
>> 4) Light chimes
>> Tim did some reading and experimenting and found that turning lights on >> and off with reed switches would be the most cost effective and is >> pretty easy. PJ suggested trying spring switches, like in Jack's Lazer >> Dice. http://www.lazerdice.com/
>> Todo: try it a couple of ways, maybe starting from Tim's experiments, >> or just build from his work. Figure out what the casing for the LEDs >> would be. We know from the giant pin art board that though that sounds >> like a small hurdle, if we can't solve it early it may turn into a big >> pain in the butt.
>> Parts: LEDs, magnets, switches, some metal rods or dowels, some paper >> or fabric.
>> Sound good as a start? I'll need help putting together a more detailed >> shopping list. PJ, can you get dibs on Hive for that Saturday?
I'm writing up a blog post for this right now and I've added it to our events calendar. As for meeting before the hackathon, I'll be here at Hive76 this coming Monday for my microcontroller workshop if y'all are interested in stopping over.
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Timothy Bieniosek <bienio...@gmail.com>wrote:
> For my own amusement I have an order of reed switches and LEDs on its way > from sparkfun to make a small prototype. Hopefully they'll be here by > Monday.
> It occurred to me that making the chime end of the light chimes could be > an application for 3D printing... but I have zero experience there. > Other ideas: tiny bottles or jars, like spice containers?
> I'm in for the hack day. > Let's decide soon if we're meeting Monday the 9th, or the 16th?
> Tim
> On Jan 5, 2012, at 10:34 AM, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org> > wrote:
> > Hi guys, > > I just added the hackathon date and info to our website. We're still > > on for this, right? Sean and PJ, are you promoting it to Hive people? > > I can post it on the free calendars and stuff for Philly events. > > Also, were we planning to meet again before the hack day, like next > > Monday?
> > -Georgia
> > On Dec 14 2011, 8:28 pm, Stephanie Alarcon <steph.alar...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> (Sean, cc:ing you b/c I'm not sure whether you're on the hacktory list > >> yet or not)
> >> Brian, Tim and PJ, thanks so much for your detailed responses! Here's a > >> summary of Monday's meeting (PJ, Georgia, Steph) AND we're proposing a > >> workday in hackathon format (i.e., whatever we want to do) on Saturday, > >> January 21, about 10-4. Does that date work for everyone?
> >> The plan for the PAFA event on March 8 is to do some combination of the > >> following:
> >> 1) Light up bulbs with weird sources of energy > >> 2) Control light or sound with gestures or numbers of people > >> 3) Let people draw under different light conditions that mimic the > >> introduction of artificial light > >> 4) Light chimes if it's fun and if we have time
> >> We may end up cutting one or more projects, but at this point we have > >> enough info to start testing. We need parts and work time, which is > >> where a hack day comes in. A loose plan for the day:
> >> 1) 1) Light up bulbs with weird sources of energy > >> This is based on the model train campfire idea, where we think > it's > >> possible to light a tiny bulb with the signal from a radio. Tim tried > >> this by connecting the phono leads of a radio tuned to an AM station to > >> a transformer and led and was able to make this work. > >> On the topic of making invisible things visible, PJ made a > simple EMF > >> detector here:http://youtu.be/4B1CAKQwlyw based on this project: > http://www.aaronalai.com/emf-detector. In the quest to build a cell > >> phone signal detector (http://mix-engineering.com/), my friend Sophi > >> found a kind of crackpot device called the Cell Sensor. She says that > >> it beeps like crazy if you wave it around a room, but it's a slightly > >> interesting toy for $25 bucks.
> >> Todo: Try the light bulb thing and any other interesting signal > >> detection toys, pick one and decide how to make it pretty and fun.
> >> Parts: LEDs, transformers, radio, wire and resistors, Arduino, maybe a > >> Cell Sensor.
> >> 2) Control light or sound with gestures or numbers of people > >> This is where the theremin idea comes in. Sean and PJ made a > thing > >> (with Open Frameworks, I assume) which detects a blog on a webcam and > >> plays a square (?) wave it different pitches depending on where the blog > >> is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjbScdvj42M&feature=youtu.be Sean > >> also made a very simple synth in html5. Georgia is possibly interested > >> in trying this in Processing.
> >> Todo: Try these ideas in Open Framework and Processing, pick one and > >> make it pretty and fun.
> >> Parts: computer and webcam.
> >> 3) Let people draw under different light conditions that mimic the > >> introduction of artificial light > >> This is easy. We just need some LED candles and lamps of > appropriate > >> strength and verification from Monica that we can make a dark space.
> >> Todo: Give it a try in a dark space. Figure out which LED candles > >> would realistically mimic candlelight.
> >> Parts: LED candles, dark fabric maybe?
> >> 4) Light chimes
> >> Tim did some reading and experimenting and found that turning lights on > >> and off with reed switches would be the most cost effective and is > >> pretty easy. PJ suggested trying spring switches, like in Jack's Lazer > >> Dice. http://www.lazerdice.com/
> >> Todo: try it a couple of ways, maybe starting from Tim's experiments, > >> or just build from his work. Figure out what the casing for the LEDs > >> would be. We know from the giant pin art board that though that sounds > >> like a small hurdle, if we can't solve it early it may turn into a big > >> pain in the butt.
> >> Parts: LEDs, magnets, switches, some metal rods or dowels, some paper > >> or fabric.
> >> Sound good as a start? I'll need help putting together a more detailed > >> shopping list. PJ, can you get dibs on Hive for that Saturday?
Progress update: from early prototypes I've learned magnet tape isn't strong enough to trigger reed switch, so I'm experimenting now with rare earth magnets of various sizes. The reed switches' sensitivity also varies depending how their oriented vs the magnetic polarity... it's a very hands-on design problem.
I have a circuit to fade out the LEDs that I'm happy with. It's simple and the effect is pleasing to the eye. So that's one positive development.
Did anyone meet yesterday?
On Jan 7, 2012, at 3:22 PM, PJ Santoro <paint...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm writing up a blog post for this right now and I've added it to our events calendar. As for meeting before the hackathon, I'll be here at Hive76 this coming Monday for my microcontroller workshop if y'all are interested in stopping over.
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Timothy Bieniosek <bienio...@gmail.com> wrote: > For my own amusement I have an order of reed switches and LEDs on its way from sparkfun to make a small prototype. Hopefully they'll be here by Monday.
> It occurred to me that making the chime end of the light chimes could be an application for 3D printing... but I have zero experience there. > Other ideas: tiny bottles or jars, like spice containers?
> I'm in for the hack day. > Let's decide soon if we're meeting Monday the 9th, or the 16th?
> Tim
> On Jan 5, 2012, at 10:34 AM, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org> wrote:
> > Hi guys, > > I just added the hackathon date and info to our website. We're still > > on for this, right? Sean and PJ, are you promoting it to Hive people? > > I can post it on the free calendars and stuff for Philly events. > > Also, were we planning to meet again before the hack day, like next > > Monday?
> > -Georgia
> > On Dec 14 2011, 8:28 pm, Stephanie Alarcon <steph.alar...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> (Sean, cc:ing you b/c I'm not sure whether you're on the hacktory list > >> yet or not)
> >> Brian, Tim and PJ, thanks so much for your detailed responses! Here's a > >> summary of Monday's meeting (PJ, Georgia, Steph) AND we're proposing a > >> workday in hackathon format (i.e., whatever we want to do) on Saturday, > >> January 21, about 10-4. Does that date work for everyone?
> >> The plan for the PAFA event on March 8 is to do some combination of the > >> following:
> >> 1) Light up bulbs with weird sources of energy > >> 2) Control light or sound with gestures or numbers of people > >> 3) Let people draw under different light conditions that mimic the > >> introduction of artificial light > >> 4) Light chimes if it's fun and if we have time
> >> We may end up cutting one or more projects, but at this point we have > >> enough info to start testing. We need parts and work time, which is > >> where a hack day comes in. A loose plan for the day:
> >> 1) 1) Light up bulbs with weird sources of energy > >> This is based on the model train campfire idea, where we think it's > >> possible to light a tiny bulb with the signal from a radio. Tim tried > >> this by connecting the phono leads of a radio tuned to an AM station to > >> a transformer and led and was able to make this work. > >> On the topic of making invisible things visible, PJ made a simple EMF > >> detector here:http://youtu.be/4B1CAKQwlyw based on this project:http://www.aaronalai.com/emf-detector. In the quest to build a cell > >> phone signal detector (http://mix-engineering.com/), my friend Sophi > >> found a kind of crackpot device called the Cell Sensor. She says that > >> it beeps like crazy if you wave it around a room, but it's a slightly > >> interesting toy for $25 bucks.
> >> Todo: Try the light bulb thing and any other interesting signal > >> detection toys, pick one and decide how to make it pretty and fun.
> >> Parts: LEDs, transformers, radio, wire and resistors, Arduino, maybe a > >> Cell Sensor.
> >> 2) Control light or sound with gestures or numbers of people > >> This is where the theremin idea comes in. Sean and PJ made a thing > >> (with Open Frameworks, I assume) which detects a blog on a webcam and > >> plays a square (?) wave it different pitches depending on where the blog > >> is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjbScdvj42M&feature=youtu.be Sean > >> also made a very simple synth in html5. Georgia is possibly interested > >> in trying this in Processing.
> >> Todo: Try these ideas in Open Framework and Processing, pick one and > >> make it pretty and fun.
> >> Parts: computer and webcam.
> >> 3) Let people draw under different light conditions that mimic the > >> introduction of artificial light > >> This is easy. We just need some LED candles and lamps of appropriate > >> strength and verification from Monica that we can make a dark space.
> >> Todo: Give it a try in a dark space. Figure out which LED candles > >> would realistically mimic candlelight.
> >> Parts: LED candles, dark fabric maybe?
> >> 4) Light chimes
> >> Tim did some reading and experimenting and found that turning lights on > >> and off with reed switches would be the most cost effective and is > >> pretty easy. PJ suggested trying spring switches, like in Jack's Lazer > >> Dice. http://www.lazerdice.com/
> >> Todo: try it a couple of ways, maybe starting from Tim's experiments, > >> or just build from his work. Figure out what the casing for the LEDs > >> would be. We know from the giant pin art board that though that sounds > >> like a small hurdle, if we can't solve it early it may turn into a big > >> pain in the butt.
> >> Parts: LEDs, magnets, switches, some metal rods or dowels, some paper > >> or fabric.
> >> Sound good as a start? I'll need help putting together a more detailed > >> shopping list. PJ, can you get dibs on Hive for that Saturday?
Great work Tim!
I don't think anyone met, your message was a good prompt for me to
check if people will meet Monday evening. I'm game even though it's a
holiday, I should be able to bring some of the things I meant to bring
last time, like a graphic about lumens, and maybe some parts.
So, does Monday the 16th at 8 work for people?
On Jan 10, 2:09 pm, Timothy Bieniosek <bienio...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Progress update: from early prototypes I've learned magnet tape isn't strong enough to trigger reed switch, so I'm experimenting now with rare earth magnets of various sizes. The reed switches' sensitivity also varies depending how their oriented vs the magnetic polarity... it's a very hands-on design problem.
> I have a circuit to fade out the LEDs that I'm happy with. It's simple and the effect is pleasing to the eye. So that's one positive development.
> Did anyone meet yesterday?
> On Jan 7, 2012, at 3:22 PM, PJ Santoro <paint...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm writing up a blog post for this right now and I've added it to our events calendar. As for meeting before the hackathon, I'll be here at Hive76 this coming Monday for my microcontroller workshop if y'all are interested in stopping over.
> > On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Timothy Bieniosek <bienio...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > For my own amusement I have an order of reed switches and LEDs on its way from sparkfun to make a small prototype. Hopefully they'll be here by Monday.
> > It occurred to me that making the chime end of the light chimes could be an application for 3D printing... but I have zero experience there.
> > Other ideas: tiny bottles or jars, like spice containers?
> > I'm in for the hack day.
> > Let's decide soon if we're meeting Monday the 9th, or the 16th?
> > Tim
> > On Jan 5, 2012, at 10:34 AM, Georgia Guthrie <geor...@thehacktory.org> wrote:
> > > Hi guys,
> > > I just added the hackathon date and info to our website. We're still
> > > on for this, right? Sean and PJ, are you promoting it to Hive people?
> > > I can post it on the free calendars and stuff for Philly events.
> > > Also, were we planning to meet again before the hack day, like next
> > > Monday?
> > > -Georgia
> > > On Dec 14 2011, 8:28 pm, Stephanie Alarcon <steph.alar...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >> (Sean, cc:ing you b/c I'm not sure whether you're on the hacktory list
> > >> yet or not)
> > >> Brian, Tim and PJ, thanks so much for your detailed responses! Here's a
> > >> summary of Monday's meeting (PJ, Georgia, Steph) AND we're proposing a
> > >> workday in hackathon format (i.e., whatever we want to do) on Saturday,
> > >> January 21, about 10-4. Does that date work for everyone?
> > >> The plan for the PAFA event on March 8 is to do some combination of the
> > >> following:
> > >> 1) Light up bulbs with weird sources of energy
> > >> 2) Control light or sound with gestures or numbers of people
> > >> 3) Let people draw under different light conditions that mimic the
> > >> introduction of artificial light
> > >> 4) Light chimes if it's fun and if we have time
> > >> We may end up cutting one or more projects, but at this point we have
> > >> enough info to start testing. We need parts and work time, which is
> > >> where a hack day comes in. A loose plan for the day:
> > >> 1) 1) Light up bulbs with weird sources of energy
> > >> This is based on the model train campfire idea, where we think it's
> > >> possible to light a tiny bulb with the signal from a radio. Tim tried
> > >> this by connecting the phono leads of a radio tuned to an AM station to
> > >> a transformer and led and was able to make this work.
> > >> On the topic of making invisible things visible, PJ made a simple EMF
> > >> detector here:http://youtu.be/4B1CAKQwlywbased on this project:http://www.aaronalai.com/emf-detector. In the quest to build a cell
> > >> phone signal detector (http://mix-engineering.com/), my friend Sophi
> > >> found a kind of crackpot device called the Cell Sensor. She says that
> > >> it beeps like crazy if you wave it around a room, but it's a slightly
> > >> interesting toy for $25 bucks.
> > >> Todo: Try the light bulb thing and any other interesting signal
> > >> detection toys, pick one and decide how to make it pretty and fun.
> > >> Parts: LEDs, transformers, radio, wire and resistors, Arduino, maybe a
> > >> Cell Sensor.
> > >> 2) Control light or sound with gestures or numbers of people
> > >> This is where the theremin idea comes in. Sean and PJ made a thing
> > >> (with Open Frameworks, I assume) which detects a blog on a webcam and
> > >> plays a square (?) wave it different pitches depending on where the blog
> > >> is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjbScdvj42M&feature=youtu.beSean > > >> also made a very simple synth in html5. Georgia is possibly interested
> > >> in trying this in Processing.
> > >> Todo: Try these ideas in Open Framework and Processing, pick one and
> > >> make it pretty and fun.
> > >> Parts: computer and webcam.
> > >> 3) Let people draw under different light conditions that mimic the
> > >> introduction of artificial light
> > >> This is easy. We just need some LED candles and lamps of appropriate
> > >> strength and verification from Monica that we can make a dark space.
> > >> Todo: Give it a try in a dark space. Figure out which LED candles
> > >> would realistically mimic candlelight.
> > >> Parts: LED candles, dark fabric maybe?
> > >> 4) Light chimes
> > >> Tim did some reading and experimenting and found that turning lights on
> > >> and off with reed switches would be the most cost effective and is
> > >> pretty easy. PJ suggested trying spring switches, like in Jack's Lazer
> > >> Dice. http://www.lazerdice.com/
> > >> Todo: try it a couple of ways, maybe starting from Tim's experiments,
> > >> or just build from his work. Figure out what the casing for the LEDs
> > >> would be. We know from the giant pin art board that though that sounds
> > >> like a small hurdle, if we can't solve it early it may turn into a big
> > >> pain in the butt.
> > >> Parts: LEDs, magnets, switches, some metal rods or dowels, some paper
> > >> or fabric.
> > >> Sound good as a start? I'll need help putting together a more detailed
> > >> shopping list. PJ, can you get dibs on Hive for that Saturday?
Awesome workday today! We made a lot of progress on working prototypes. Our next steps are to look at the physical space, and narrow down our projects to (hopefully) one, for which we can pool our energy. We're meeting at PAFA to see the space on Monday at 4 I believe, though I don't yet have the exact location.
We're also going to meet on Monday night at 7 at Hive76 (915 Spring Garden, Ste 519) to finalize our project choice, parts list, project plan, etc. From there we'll schedule workdays and expectations so we stay on track for a great exhibit on March 8th.
I'll post the PAFA meeting point as soon as I have it, and if you have any questions, feel free to give me a call at (215) 266-7875.
Just posting the meeting details for today, Jan 23, at 4 pm:
118 N. Broad St. – which is the Historic building at PAFA. We will
have the front desk call Monica and let us know when we arrive. She
will then escort us to the new building, which is closed now to
install the Tanner exhibit.
-Georgia
On Jan 22, 12:45 am, Stephanie Alarcon <steph.alar...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Awesome workday today! We made a lot of progress on working prototypes.
> Our next steps are to look at the physical space, and narrow down our
> projects to (hopefully) one, for which we can pool our energy. We're
> meeting at PAFA to see the space on Monday at 4 I believe, though I
> don't yet have the exact location.
> We're also going to meet on Monday night at 7 at Hive76 (915 Spring
> Garden, Ste 519) to finalize our project choice, parts list, project
> plan, etc. From there we'll schedule workdays and expectations so we
> stay on track for a great exhibit on March 8th.
> I'll post the PAFA meeting point as soon as I have it, and if you have
> any questions, feel free to give me a call at (215) 266-7875.
