For this meeting we explored interactions with different controllers and possibilities to control. Also we focused on a possibility tom measure liquids and to use their conductivity. The tool we worked with was MaKey MaKey. This was developed by MIT lab for easy prototyping.
We were introduced to PH sensor and sweat sensor compatible with Arduino that was developed by the presenter and temperature and humidity sensors. Sweat sensor can measure salt and Ph of sweat. Both sensors communicate data by Bluetooth.
The interesting facts we learned are that salt increase conductivity so solution of salty water has different conductivity and temperature can change solubility, so the increase of temperature changed conditions that solutes dissolved into water.
We created a controller for The Pong game by use of MeKey MeKey, 2 glasses of water, and 2 persons holding hands and cable connecting MeKey MeKey and glasses. Game was controlled by drinking. There were 2 options, go Up and Down. Each person is attached to different control, UP or DOWN. While drinking water the buttons were triggered. The game could be win just by collaboration of these two players as both of them controlled different commands.
Figure 1: MeKey MeKey
Figure 2: Working table with different liquids
.JPG)
Figure 3: Our team Hadiss, Orrit, Eva
Figure 4: Our drinking game controlled by liquid & conductivity
For me, the interesting element is control. We described a key as a controller, we talked about a locus of control. During the 1st meeting we saw a solution (viz. mind map from the 1st meeting) as a representation of a control. If a topic of control is present from the beginning of a project, what is it that we keep mentioning it? Can we see a solution as a control over a situation (or problem)? We can control our text by using a keyboard, we can control music by using musical keys, we can use a key as a tool to express ideas and to communicate. Our decision to react in a given situation can be seen as a solution to it. We made an action in a settings towards a desired situation, we can say we solved it. But there is no ultimate solution. The problem is always seen just from one perspective, or a perspective of someone (or a specific interest group). Our solution is a try to control the situation and set it the way we want. Then I would like to mention uniqueness of our decisions and add heuristics. We decide according to experiences, intuition, logic, heuristic technics and all it reflect our unique personality. This uniqueness can be seen in behavioral patterns (if we don't have many identities :) ) and this way others can recognize it by getting to know us and understand us. Wish I could explain it somehow clearly :P
ReplyDelete