October 5, 2021
Here is the project in it’s casing.
And here it is its effect in-situ, placed on a windowsill.
This is the code. I made use of the smoothing and constraining techniques we learned in last week’s class.
Circuity on the breadboard inside the box.
Changes and additions I would make if I continued to work on this project include:
- Change the power source to solar. Poetically, I think this makes sense.
- Smooth out and delay the movement of the mirror even more
Dealing with servo sound:
* Movement in small increments in repeat loop
* Lower voltage
I really appreciate all the feedback I got from my classmates after presenting today. It was great to hear comments that came from such diverse perspectives and backgrounds, as well as see everyone’s projects. Some things I took away as possible future investigations include:
- Work with concave mirrors to create similar beams of light without needing direct sunlight
- Work with convex colored mirrors to create a pattern/stained glass-like effect
Danny also mentioned in class today that he thinks of design as a cutting away/series of decisions, and that we’ll talk about that further in future classes. My first reaction agreement, but I realized that my aesthetic preferences and tendencies have mostly been toward more minimal design... however, these tendencies have recently been changing - so I am looking forward to this discussion, especially in the context of physical computing.