briantice – 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 briantice – Tangible Interfaces http://mas834.media.mit.edu 32 32 Inform Music Synth http://mas834.media.mit.edu/2015/11/03/inform-music-synth/ Tue, 03 Nov 2015 05:33:49 +0000 http://mas834.media.mit.edu/?p=4946 informsynth

Inform Music Synth – A music synthesizer with depth. The inform will be transformed into an interface to synthesize and visual music in real time.

Three zones correspond to three different functionalities:

A: Sequencer Section – Craft beats and sound loops by sculpting musical patterns in 3d. x-axis denotes temporal space. y -axis denotes instrument selection.  z-axis denotes note velocity.

B: Wave Shaping Section – Sculpt the sound of the beats you made by varying parameters of the tone and quality of the instruments programmed in the Sequencer Section.

C: Fast Fourier Transform Output – Visual and tactile 3-d output of various frequencies of the composition.

]]> The Magic Notebook http://mas834.media.mit.edu/2015/09/27/the-magic-notebook/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 01:21:41 +0000 http://mas834.media.mit.edu/?p=4361 The Magic Notebook

Send and deliver hand written notes across time and space.

The idea (sort of) is to have a notebook with a pneumatically controlled cover. The user places a hand written note into the front cover pocket. The note will then be replicated across time and space into another cover of a matching magic notebook. Alternatively if the notebook isn’t paired, the cover could actuate based on tasks written inside the notebook.

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Here are some GIF’s showing the process:

1. Write a handwritten note:

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2. Place the note into the front of the magic notebook:

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3. On the other end, the recipient gets a pneumatically actuated alert and the note arrives in their front pocket:

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A notebook that actuates based upon the words written inside is also possible. For example, a notebook that uses pneumatic alerts when written tasks need attention.

]]> Brian Tice http://mas834.media.mit.edu/2015/09/20/brian-tice/ Sun, 20 Sep 2015 16:52:35 +0000 http://mas834.media.mit.edu/?p=4220 I am Brian, a first year masters student at the MIT Media Lab in the Viral Communications group. I have a background in electrical engineering and some programming experience in C/C++ and python. I’ve built several projects based around Arduino and other micro controllers and am handy with a soldering iron and an oscilloscope. I am really excited to be in this class! I want to learn more about design and HCI through the development of aesthetically pleasing, thoughtful projects.

contact: tice@media.mit.edu

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

 

 

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