http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/loudness.html
http://www.soundbytes.com/page/SB/CTGY/decibel-levels
http://www.dangerousdecibels.org/hearingloss.cfm
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Some Cool Things About Color
Thinking about color and what it means...
This will be important when my group decides on LEDs to incorporate into our devices (especially depending on the level that the devices are located in the library)
http://www.sensationalcolor.com/color-messages-meanings/color-meaning-symbolism-psychology/all-about-the-color-red.html
http://www.sensationalcolor.com/color-messages-meanings/color-meaning-symbolism-psychology/all-about-the-color-yellow.html
http://www.sensationalcolor.com/color-messages-meanings/color-meaning-symbolism-psychology/all-about-the-color-orange.html
My current thought is:
Level 1= "loudest" level= yellow LED
Level 2= "less sound allowance"= orange LED
Level 3= "least sound allowance"= red LED
Yellow is a color of awareness, thinking about a stop light it warns drivers to slow down. In this case it will make students aware of their noise level.
Orange is a combination of yellow and red, therefore it makes sense that it would be used in the devices on floor 2 of the library to indicate a greater importance of silence for that environment.
Red could be effectively used on level 3 of the library, the quiet level, because it is greatly associated with the idea of "warning" or "stop" (as with a traffic light or stop sign).
This will be important when my group decides on LEDs to incorporate into our devices (especially depending on the level that the devices are located in the library)
http://www.sensationalcolor.com/color-messages-meanings/color-meaning-symbolism-psychology/all-about-the-color-red.html
http://www.sensationalcolor.com/color-messages-meanings/color-meaning-symbolism-psychology/all-about-the-color-yellow.html
http://www.sensationalcolor.com/color-messages-meanings/color-meaning-symbolism-psychology/all-about-the-color-orange.html
My current thought is:
Level 1= "loudest" level= yellow LED
Level 2= "less sound allowance"= orange LED
Level 3= "least sound allowance"= red LED
Yellow is a color of awareness, thinking about a stop light it warns drivers to slow down. In this case it will make students aware of their noise level.
Orange is a combination of yellow and red, therefore it makes sense that it would be used in the devices on floor 2 of the library to indicate a greater importance of silence for that environment.
Red could be effectively used on level 3 of the library, the quiet level, because it is greatly associated with the idea of "warning" or "stop" (as with a traffic light or stop sign).
Monday, October 18, 2010
Monday Brainstorm :)
Today in class my group (same group as project 1 plus NEW member Kevin! yay!) discussed further our thoughts on project 2. We changed route a bit after a fresh perspective offered by Kevin, awesome!
We are still going to focus our attention on the campus community, and want to make positive social change in the library by installing small devices that will help people be more aware of their affect on others around them. These devices will sense the volume at tables in the library and reprimand students if their noise reaches specific levels (depending on the area of the library, serious study areas would have a lower noise tolerance). Sound and light will be incorporated to alert students of their possible annoyance to others.
This idea will be great for our group to focus our attention on and I am so excited to get going. Now we just need to figure out how to get the arduino to sense sound and then trigger a pre-recorded sound or message/ lights...
Although this project isn't necessarily as grand as we could possibly go (in scale), it will definitely benefit the population here on campus because I know I have had some bad library experiences and that is one place you should be able to find peace to work.
We are still going to focus our attention on the campus community, and want to make positive social change in the library by installing small devices that will help people be more aware of their affect on others around them. These devices will sense the volume at tables in the library and reprimand students if their noise reaches specific levels (depending on the area of the library, serious study areas would have a lower noise tolerance). Sound and light will be incorporated to alert students of their possible annoyance to others.
This idea will be great for our group to focus our attention on and I am so excited to get going. Now we just need to figure out how to get the arduino to sense sound and then trigger a pre-recorded sound or message/ lights...
Although this project isn't necessarily as grand as we could possibly go (in scale), it will definitely benefit the population here on campus because I know I have had some bad library experiences and that is one place you should be able to find peace to work.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Update
So in the past week we have learned some more skills in Rhino, which was a challenge because it is different from other software that I have used (mainly the Adobe Creative Suite). Once I went back to the two exercises we did in class after class was over it was easier to understand how the program worked... my mind was free from frustration. It is interesting to see in that program how it forces you to consider the complete physicality of an object, including various sides and a 3D rendered version. I'm not sure if it makes it easier to design forms but it can get confusing... perhaps time and patience with the program allows you to start to think in those terms all at once.
On Thursday night I met with team mates Tim and Noah to talk about our ideas for the next project. We are definitely keeping our idea of creating a tool for social change that applies to the New Paltz campus, for student use. We want to use the arduino to create/ control sounds and lights in various combinations and install this circuitry into an object on campus, like an installation piece. We still need to work out the realities of what we want to do, get some permission to do the things we are thinking about, and figure out how to actually accomplish our ideas. I think this could be a really cool project... and OF COURSE we are still looking to fun theory as our inspiration.
It's a long weekend for Columbus Day so no class until Thursday...
Our "proposal":
On Thursday night I met with team mates Tim and Noah to talk about our ideas for the next project. We are definitely keeping our idea of creating a tool for social change that applies to the New Paltz campus, for student use. We want to use the arduino to create/ control sounds and lights in various combinations and install this circuitry into an object on campus, like an installation piece. We still need to work out the realities of what we want to do, get some permission to do the things we are thinking about, and figure out how to actually accomplish our ideas. I think this could be a really cool project... and OF COURSE we are still looking to fun theory as our inspiration.
It's a long weekend for Columbus Day so no class until Thursday...
Our "proposal":
Monday, October 4, 2010
Arduino Inspiration...
http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Laser-Tripwire/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Traffic-Light-Controller-wRemote-Control/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHLnw9Yt1rk&p=09141FA17CEDC930&playnext=1&index=3
REALLY REALLY COOL... I think:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H2Y_vSwmAE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt_VmJljmKU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIRebcf5_B4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7CMI_imM68&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQhV601jIpg&feature=related
http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Traffic-Light-Controller-wRemote-Control/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHLnw9Yt1rk&p=09141FA17CEDC930&playnext=1&index=3
REALLY REALLY COOL... I think:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H2Y_vSwmAE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt_VmJljmKU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIRebcf5_B4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7CMI_imM68&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQhV601jIpg&feature=related
Meeting; Social Change? Arduino!
Update:
Last night I met with team mates Noah and Tim... we liked working with each other so much that we decided to do it again! We really have a good dynamic and our schedules also coincide efficiently so that helps in getting things done. Yay team!
We still are kind of rough on our ideas for the project... where to begin? Social change is so broad, and a tool for social change can be such an abstract concept... and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Atleast we have SOME goals to meet... such as incorporating human interaction, microcontrollers, and sensors... yeah... so now to build off of that idea! Oh and also it can't be larger than a human (what we build), not that I would be so down for building something larger than that anyway.
Ultimately we are thinking on the scale of campus improvement. What would benefit students? What would make people's experience here at SUNY more enjoyable? And we were really inspired by those fun theory videos shown in class... happiness really can make a difference! It's amazing what even a smile can do to somebody who's having a really tough day.
We were also thinking along the lines of making student's days more efficient, making something useful for them while they are walking to and from classes, work, activities, etc.
_ _ _ _ _ _
THEN today in class (Monday) we played with our arduinos for the first time! I was really excited about it because I actually understood what we were doing, how it worked, and I was able to do all of the exercises with no problem. I think since I've done some web design/ coding that really helped me get the processing language for arduino. It is definitely different but still it works very similarly to what I've already learned.
I can't wait to see where we can take this thing... there are just so many possibilities.
_ _ _ _ _
Here's a cool website on social change issues:
http://www.change.org/
Last night I met with team mates Noah and Tim... we liked working with each other so much that we decided to do it again! We really have a good dynamic and our schedules also coincide efficiently so that helps in getting things done. Yay team!
We still are kind of rough on our ideas for the project... where to begin? Social change is so broad, and a tool for social change can be such an abstract concept... and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Atleast we have SOME goals to meet... such as incorporating human interaction, microcontrollers, and sensors... yeah... so now to build off of that idea! Oh and also it can't be larger than a human (what we build), not that I would be so down for building something larger than that anyway.
Ultimately we are thinking on the scale of campus improvement. What would benefit students? What would make people's experience here at SUNY more enjoyable? And we were really inspired by those fun theory videos shown in class... happiness really can make a difference! It's amazing what even a smile can do to somebody who's having a really tough day.
We were also thinking along the lines of making student's days more efficient, making something useful for them while they are walking to and from classes, work, activities, etc.
_ _ _ _ _ _
THEN today in class (Monday) we played with our arduinos for the first time! I was really excited about it because I actually understood what we were doing, how it worked, and I was able to do all of the exercises with no problem. I think since I've done some web design/ coding that really helped me get the processing language for arduino. It is definitely different but still it works very similarly to what I've already learned.
I can't wait to see where we can take this thing... there are just so many possibilities.
_ _ _ _ _
Here's a cool website on social change issues:
http://www.change.org/
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