While deserts are often associated as silent, vast, empty, and isolated, they are misunderstood as without life. The When Life Meets Life Interactive Pyramids installation would like to show that the desert is filled with diverse forms of life that Read more…
Overview Concept Relationship to previous work (e.g. inspiration from other artworks) WaLTR robot designed by Dr. Kiju Lee from Texas A&M university moves on a flat surface with wheels which expand as legs when climbing up the stairs. TurboQuad wheels Read more…
Group 1 Team members: Rosanna Zhou, Shiyuan Tian, Liuliu Zhou, Jiapei Yao Presentation slide Description of the Project The project “Descendent of the Desert” is a wearable interactive art installation based on our speculation on how future humans can adapt Read more…
Link to Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GVFxDdk208gUwB9femBQUSTbFcdlPazEznV7Jgg0_6Q/edit?usp=sharing Project Theme and Main Idea Our idea brings to life an oasis of light in the desert, which will invoke a sense of remembrance to what deserts once were. Deserts used to have lakes and were Read more…
Typical NeoPixels have LEDs which each have three colours: red, green, and blue. RGBW NeoPixels have four LEDs per pixel: red, green, blue, and white. Why add an extra white LED? Can’t we make white just by mixing red, green, Read more…
NeoPixels are LEDs that can be programmed to show specific colors. They are connected serially, allowing long chains of them to be easily controlled. You connect the first NeoPixel to a data output from your CircuitPython board, and each additional Read more…
Team Members: Kevin Chu, Swostik Pati, Shreya Goel, Erica Wu Interaction with the Environment Desert terrain is often misunderstood as a dry place without life. However, the desert is still part of nature and has life to it, with flora Read more…
Group: Jiapei, Shiyuan, Rosanna, Lexie Our project wants to discuss how the desert, as a special immersive environment, influences people’s subjective perception and concentration. According to some scientific reports, exposure to a monotonous sensory environment could elicit reports indicating aberrant Read more…
Dhabia, Joseph, Salama, Maitha Purpose of the Project The desert is usually described as a barren place, where abundance seems impossible. There’s scarcity in water, resources and wildlife. What we forget however, is the reliability and consistency that the desert Read more…
Team: Amy, Armaan, Injoo, Pranav About Project Artificial Arthropod is a robot inspired by desert arthropods. Artificial Arthropod recognizes light stimuli and digs a burrow to hide under the sand. After a couple of seconds, the robot comes back to Read more…