Design Innovation

Turns out my project took a new turn in it's final developments. I couldn't afford the fan that I needed, so had to opt out for a cheaper, less powerful fan. I wrapped the container in sticks to give it that organic feel I was aiming for, and also to cover up the mechanical section inside. I used plastic as it is see through, so that you could not only see the wire that stuck out but also the wire that was inside actually touching the fan. This idea show vibration and movement quite successfully, and hides the actual mechanics/wires well. 

Images to choose from for final hand-in of DSDN141.

Slight development in ideas/thought process. I have decided that the way I was attempting to make my project would not work as I couldn't find the necessary materials anywhere; so I've changed my idea to using a weight and spring system. I will have a small string attached to the bottom of the wooden platform on both sides; when the battery circuit is activated from the input, there will be a small capture (that holds the spring and weight), that will fall away from underneath the weight releasing it and allowing for the weight to pull down the spring. This will then bounce up and down pulling down one of the sides of the platform. This will also happen on the other side of the platform creating a swaying movement of the platform, allowing the thin wires to hit into each other, making small noises and vibrations.

The second image shows an organic feel, I will also be aiming to achieve this style in my work.

My main idea in this output of the 'Activate' project will be to create a beautiful, natural composition that is simple and aesthetically pleasing. I will be aiming to make the slight sounds of the wires touching the most elegant part of the composition. The only issue still is how I am going to make the platform that the wires are on, to move. 

Process so far - I have had difficulty on the electrical side of things in this project, I have so far been unable to find the right piece of vibrating, electrical motor or pump that I was hoping for and am now not really sure what I will be able to use. I am in need of using the workshop so need to figure this out and buy something before the end of the day. 

Four final models of 'slippage' created in the 3D printer for Lab 5C.

Updates. Have finally gotten somewhere with my code. Have changed my ideas so many times through this project I've lost count. The code I will definitely be sticking with now involves the use of small particles. I have particles that fall when the code is first opened up, they then form into a block at the bottom of the screen until they the mouse is moved over them; this forces them to dart across the screen away from the mouse. I am adding in a growth/shrink option to the code now. Then i will add a few more interactions and will be finished and ready for the hand-in tomorrow.

Collecting materials to start putting together my composition for project 3 'activate'.

'Grass in the wind' style that I will aim for in my composition, I want the model to look calming and natural.

I will be making a composition that has thin wires/plastic that sticks out of a solid form that are able to move in motions that create vibrations and/or noises. They will play on the idea of grass or a natural world. I am aiming to create a beautiful, expressive motion that is soft and has a slight, calming noise to it. I will be now looking into the materials that I will use and also the composition of my final model. I can use woods, metals, plastics or cottons. I need to create an end result that is aesthetically pleasing and gives the impression of 'grass in the wind'. 

Unfortunately, it turns out I may not be able to use corn starch to make a 'monster' with speakers for my project as the speakers needed to create the right level of Hz isn't available to me unless I buy new, expensive speakers with an amplifier or a tuner. Although I can't do this idea, I have decided instead to move onto the idea of introducing as much human interaction as I can. I will still be doing the output section and will make it so that the output is changed with the help of human interaction. I won't be using light as the studio isn't dark enough, and so my presentation might not be as successful as I would've hoped. I will still look at the idea of vibration or sound. I will research into these ideas more to come up with my conductors and what the composition may look like.

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My code for gravity, controlled. Screenshots of the movements of the bounce.