Nate Bennett

Video Storyboard

A very rough, sketched-out storyboard to help us clarify our vision for the final documentation video:

Finish p5 progression (5 minutes, colors incorporated) Refine Neopixel colors for environments and try to make more dynamic Finish pedestal Finish integrating all audio, visual and serial components Timeline and blueprints for making everything modular Finish p5 Progression This week, we extended our p5 visualization to be a full 5 minutes with the 5 colorContinue reading “Week 8 Progress”

Week 7 Progress

Goals for Week 7: Rough 5-minute long visual progression demo Experiment with integrating meditation tones with nature sounds Explore options for pedestal (for phone slot) and chair/cushion Sketches and vision boarding for room ambience Close-up images of RFID tag stones and higher quality documentation video What We Accomplished & Learned: 5 Minute Visual Progression DemoContinue reading “Week 7 Progress”

Week 6 Progress

Goals for Week 6: enclosures complete and installed large-scale neo-pixel installed projection screen installed and working setting up speakers to be connected to computer What We Accomplished & Learned: Enclosure Fabrication Fabricating our enclosures comprised the bulk of the work for this week. While we had gotten our materials last week, this week we hadContinue reading “Week 6 Progress”

Week 5 Progress

Goals for Week 5: Make and paint enclosures for RFID tags out of self-drying clay Get materials for control panel enclosure Mentor feedback sessions (Arielle and Zack) Poke Sheiva about space What We Accomplished & Learned: Make and paint enclosures for RFID tags out of self-drying clay Our classmate Sara pointed us towards self-drying clay,Continue reading “Week 5 Progress”

Mentor Review #1: Arielle Hein

For our first mentor review, we met with our actual mentor for our Capstone project, Arielle Hein. Arielle was our original teacher when we took the Object physical computing class in ATLAS, and we’ve worked with her for a couple of years now. She was in California at the time of our meeting, so weContinue reading “Mentor Review #1: Arielle Hein”

Week 4 Progress

Goals for Week 4: Integrate fractals into RFID/lights/sound code so that different RFID tags change the colors of the fractal Getting power supply working with lots of Neopixels Advanced fractal visualization with rectangular format Equalize audio tracks Consult pottery expert (Nate’s aunt) on logistics and details for crafting ceramic tag holders Consider interaction within theContinue reading “Week 4 Progress”

Week 3 Progress

Goals for Week 3: Have phone slot prototype ready for user testing Have 3 fractal visualizations for user testing Have sound and lights working with RFID Rough prototypes complete for user controls Scheduling / logistics for finding your users for testing What We Accomplished & Learned: Phone Slot Prototype To develop a phone slot prototype,Continue reading “Week 3 Progress”

Week 2 Progress

Goals for Week 2: Confirm room location after discussing options with Stephanie Wanek Look into projector vs. TV resources available from ATLAS Have hardware ordered (Sparkfun and Amazon) and magnets purchased (McGuckin) Complete 1 fractal visualization for user testing Have transitions between Neopixel colors working with RFID tags To-do list or timeline of UX stuff/milestones/userContinue reading “Week 2 Progress”

Project Milestones

Project Name: Flow Room Elevator Pitch: Using the magic of physical computing and nature-based sensory experiences, Flow Room provides a space in the ATLAS building to center yourself and find a sense of calm. Stay for as long as you like — there’s no wrong way to explore it. Goals for Project Milestones User Testing (Jan.Continue reading “Project Milestones”