a.) What is this project: My aim with this project was to create an educational tool that explains how solar panels work and how sunlight is converted into electricity. The objectives for “Power Your Day with Sunlight” is to visualize the science of solar cells and to better understand this modern technology. By providing the […]
Category: Final Fall 2018
PCM Wk Final 14: Putting it All Together
For this last week, the focus was on all the physical computation and software that was still needed for the interactive. The list includes: a.) finishing all the web pages for the 4 buttons, b.) getting rid of the p5js slider and having it read the analog read serial value, c.) hooking up the buttons […]
PCM Wk 13: Progress Report
Most updated version before user testing on 12/05/18: — Process: As a way to help me with the many to do items, I have a breakdown of lists that I need to tackle everyday to help me stay on target. The sheet can also be seen here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zA4OJrYoYLFRfl6XcdlWMDRCV-Dq8sbgWobO5o2G_kc/edit#gid=1107503517 As shown in the sheet above, […]
Fab Wk 4: Hinge Lamp + Enclosures
For this week’s enclosure project I decided to merge it with the build for my pcomp final. There are 3 enclosures for the pcomp project – one for the lamp, one for the house and one for the entire interactive display. Ideally, I was hoping to finish all 3 enclosures/ the entire build by Friday […]
PCM Final Wk 12: Prototype + Progress
Progress: After the 2nd play test and checking in on the new design with Professor Tom, I started fabricating the parts that I knew would be in the final piece. I knew this build was tough (for me) so I wanted to be sure I started making and ordering materials as soon as possible. I […]
ICM Final Week 12: In-Class Play Test
Explanation: For the play test today (11/27/18), I showed users my cardboard prototype (version 2 with the circular set up with the sun dial light). I had a slider version working for the photons, so that when users shined more light on the solar panels I would manually move the slider to create more photons. […]
ICM Final Wk 10-11: Progress
This is an update on the progress I’ve made thus far on the schematic and website of the solar project. 1.) First things first was to just quickly mockup in Illustrator and Sketch what I wanted the design to look like. I tackled it in Illustrator initially since I’m faster there and because it is […]
PCM Final Wk 11: Playtest, Revisions, Prototype
Playtests: My first play test for the solar interactive was extremely helpful. Since I last blogged, the idea has changed from using the polarizing filters within the box format to having a rotating light source that users could interact with. Below is a video of what I had play tested (minus the flashlight and screen). […]
PCM Wk 9 Final: System Plan, Timeline, Materials
Solar Energy Learning Table Idea: I aim to create an interactive learning table that explains how solar panels work and how energy is converted into electricity. Specific Points to Communicate: Main objective: Learn about the science of solar cells and how it can impact our lives if we incorporate it into our lifestyle. 1.) Science […]
PCM Wk 9 Final: Light + Filter Experiments
Experimenting with Lights and Filters 1.) First we prepared our equipments, filters and notes. Equipments include: a laser pointer, an LED flashlight, polarizing filters, solar panels, color filters. 2.) Next was experimenting with the polarizing filters to manipulate the amount of light that passes through. Polarizing filters may give us more range than neutral density […]
Emily Lin 