aloomis – Tangible Interfaces http://mas834.media.mit.edu MAS.834 Sat, 12 Dec 2015 03:52:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://courses.media.mit.edu/2015fall/mas834/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/09/cropped-TIlogoB-02-copy2-32x32.png aloomis – Tangible Interfaces http://mas834.media.mit.edu 32 32 “You and ____ light up when you’re around each other” http://mas834.media.mit.edu/2015/11/03/you-and-____-light-up-when-youre-around-each-other/ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:53:01 +0000 http://mas834.media.mit.edu/?p=4971 IMG_0050

 

A wearable of some form (bracelet, necklace, other jewelry, clothing item) glows when you have made contact with your, and your wearable’s counterpart.

 

This is a literal take on the more emotional response of ‘lighting up’ as a person when you are in contact with a person whom you have strong feelings for.

 

It seems facetious in some imagined scenarios, but could be a subtle exposure and reinforcement of feelings couples have for each other.

]]> iPutt http://mas834.media.mit.edu/2015/10/26/iputt/ Tue, 27 Oct 2015 00:24:54 +0000 http://mas834.media.mit.edu/?p=4781 iPutt is a pneumatically actuated putting green. It enhances the putting experience by adding several modes of play shown below.

Group Members: Abdulla Alhajri, Lia Bogoev, Amy Loomis, Nono Martinez Alonso, Harpreet Sareen

 

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Random mode: This basic mode creates a course configuration for the player using a near-random algorithm. The user can hone his or her skills on an ever-changing course.

 

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Training mode: Using computer vision, iPutt projects the optimal path for the ball to follow to make the shot and provides the user with a target to putt toward that places the user’s ball on that optimal path. Even over changing terrain, computer vision and calculation will work to improve the player’s game. 

 

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Dynamic mode: In this challenging mode, players try to score a hole-in-one on a dynamically changing course, which changes even after the player has hit the ball.

 

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Multiplayer mode: In multiplayer mode, iPutt takes game play to the next level. Now, friends don’t have to be on the same golf course to play together. One player chooses a course, and the other player’s iPutt will match the other’s course configuration. Using computer vision and projection, iPutt shows your opponent’s ball as it moves along the green.

Potential developments:

  • incorporate texture changes to mimic varying terrain
  • alter the natural physics on the course by magnetic or other interaction with the ball
]]> Interactive light box http://mas834.media.mit.edu/2015/09/28/interactive-light-box/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 22:43:29 +0000 http://mas834.media.mit.edu/?p=4423  

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Initially, I was imagining an antiquated problem that involves tall people and chandeliers. Collisions involving a mix of these things are no fun, so could we make a soft pneumatically actuated light source that solves this problem in a modern way?

Upon consideration of other variables users might want to interact with, I am imagining tying the variables of brightness, color temperature, and lighted location on a table to gestures that the box itself would be watching for.

 

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]]> Amy Loomis http://mas834.media.mit.edu/2015/09/17/amy-loomis/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 23:43:34 +0000 http://mas834.media.mit.edu/?p=4126 My name is Amy and I’m over in the MechE department now, but I grew up wanting to be an artist. In MechE, I study and help teach product design processes and love making physical and digital things. That’s why I think exploring the mixture of those things in a more artistic (as opposed to rigid engineering rules!) way will be so great this semester.

I’m looking forward to learning from you all in this course!

 

Expertise
★★★★ Fabrication & Craft
★★★★ Design
★★☆☆ Electronics
★☆☆☆ Programming
★☆☆☆ Biology
★☆☆☆ Chemistry
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