YTU Communication Design Dept.

Kerem Odabaşı

throughPhysical Computing

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k 2

Summary

Human – Computer

Course Format

Interactive – Active ParticipationHands-onSyllabus/Schedule Flexible

(Depends upon your abilities, expectations, ideas)

Grading:

Participation & Attendence: 30%

Assignments: %50Journal: %20

What is Computer?

Mini Computers

Mini – Nano – Pico ITX Board

MID-Level Microcontrollers

Arduniowww.ardunio.cc

Wiringwww.wiring.org.co

Ardunio

MaxMsp

PureData

Last week AssignmentCreate a new personal blog for yourself where you can post

your weekly assignments, work, personal course contents and links.

Observe interactive products/installations on the street/outdoor environment. Choose one interesting medium for physical interaction and make photos of it. Publish photos in your new web blog with details of it’s functional description and it’s approach for physical interaction.

Send your blog link with your name to odabasik@gmail.com before 1pm next Tuesday.

Remarks

Personal Blog just for Phy. Int.Place Your NameAdd link to Course Official Web

BlogYour own photo shoots and wordsDont fill it - copy/paste (link to

source)

Introduction to Digital World

Digitus (latin) = Finger

Introduction to Digital World

Digitus (latin) = Finger

Electronics

deals with the controlled flow of electrons

The ability to control electron flow is usually applied to information handling or device control.

Electricity

phenomena resulting from the Presence and flow of electric charge

deals with the generation, distribution, control and application of electrical power

Electric potential

Electric current

 a flow of electric charge

unit for rate of flow of electric charge is the ampere.

conductive metal 

Electric ~ Trafic

Electric Components

Wires

carry electricity and telecommunications signals

Switch (anahtar)

electrical component that can break an electrical circuit

Resistors (direnç)

produces a voltage across its terminals

that is proportional to the electric current 

V = IR

Potentiometer

three-terminal resistor with a sliding contact that forms an adjustable voltage divider

?

Diode (diyot)

allow an electric current in one

direction and to block the current

in the opposite direction

Light Emiting Diode(LED) electronic light source

lower energy consumption, longer lifetime,

improved robustness, smaller size and faster switching

Circuit

a closed path or paths formed by the interconnection of electronic

components through which an electric current can

flow

Arduino Board

Assignment week2

Imagine and create a concept for a fantasy interactive outdoor installation.

This installation should be visually communicative with people around on street, square, metro, shopping mall, ext. based on physical interaction methods.

Visualize your concept; explain functionality and your approach for physical interaction. Publish the content in your web-log. (before 1pm next Tuesday )