Fabrication for Dummies
- Post By: Jamie
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- Category: Fall 2015, Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing
My alien already could carry on a conversation, but I still had to make a little speaker system to go along with him. Even though the coding was the hardest part by far on this project, my lack of fabrication […]
Read MoreHe’s alive… HE’S ALIVE!!!
- Post By: Jamie
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- Category: Fall 2015, Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing
He finally works!!! Here’s a little video of a conversation with my alien. Extraterrestrial Artificial Intelligence Early Testing from Jamie Ruddy on Vimeo. This is what it took to get him there: This week so far has been completely insane. […]
Read MoreAfter Effects is my Hero
- Post By: Jamie
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- Category: Fall 2015, Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing
After spending all of last weekend coding and making little progress, an unexpected solution appeared in animation class. I had gotten my speech to Java Script text to work for my alien interaction, but anything I did with the options […]
Read MoreCharacter Building
- Post By: Jamie
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- Category: Fall 2015, Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing
There are so many things to figure out when creating an extraterrestrial who can talk back to you. I’m trying not to think about how much I have to solve in a few short weeks! For now I’m taking it […]
Read MoreExtraterrestrial AI
- Post By: Jamie
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- Category: Fall 2015, Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing
This week’s work on my final project for the semester proved to be both terrifying and amazing all at once. Since I’m currently in post production on my first Virtual Reality film and looking at delving further into interactive storytelling […]
Read MoreAlien BOM
- Post By: Jamie
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- Category: Fall 2015, Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing
Most of this week has been spent thinking about the story behind my character and the experience. After play testing, I realize directing the line of questioning somewhat would be a great help. The new flow of user experience will […]
Read MoreClose Encounters of the Final Project Kind
- Post By: Jamie
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- Category: Fall 2015, Introduction to Computational Media, Introduction to Physical Computing
Once more, I heard Benedetta’s voice in my head saying it’s all about the user interaction and it made me rethink my first thoughts for a final project. My idea from last week was not strong enough as a user […]
Read MoreCrypto Drama: The Language of Light
- Post By: Jamie
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- Category: Fall 2015, Introduction to Physical Computing
“I won’t commit!!!” That’s all I keep hearing in my head and I’m trying to beat it down with a stick. Nothing strikes fear in my bones more than committing to an idea I’ve only had a short time to […]
Read MoreMerry Midterm Fortunes
- Post By: Jamie
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- Category: Fall 2015, Introduction to Physical Computing
For the most part, the serial communication labs from both last week and this week worked for me without too much of a hitch, but those involved connecting the Arduino to p5.js. For the midterm project, I was assigned to work […]
Read MoreSerial Explosion
- Post By: Jamie
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- Category: Fall 2015, Introduction to Physical Computing
On one hand, I feel like on a rudimentary, logical basis, I understand serial communication, but after the labs and looking over the quiz, I’m not so sure. The labs took a lot more time than expected. The circuitry set […]
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