Multimeters, which have existed since the 1920’s, are simple but crucial tools for people interested in building and testing electrical circuits. They can measure voltage, current, and resistance, all characteristics which are integral in Ohm’...
Yesterday, our class began preparing to program piezos, small, circular devices capable of making different sound pitches. We started out by making simple fabric switches out of aluminum and stylized cuts from regular clothing. These would serve as ...
Today, our class practiced creating colored shapes with the Java-based computer program Processing. Among these shapes were ellipses, quadrilaterals, triangles, lines, points, and arcs. We also learned how to build our own custom shapes through speci...
Yesterday, our CC101 class, using the Processing program, created “self-portraits” representing each of us . This enabled us to practice making different shapes in different styles and colors. Since I enjoy classical music and play the vio...
Today in class, we learned how to use matrix arrays in Processing to apply certain conditions to numerous objects. For example, each of us made a sketch of a huge, 3000-strong Pac-man army racing across the display screen. Without the usage of arrays, th...
Over the past week in CC101, I created three variations of a simple bouncing ellipse program. The first one I made would change to a random color if the mouse was clicked and could be controlled using the keyboard. Next, after learning how to use matrices...
