For this assignment, we were teamed to work with a classmate! My teammate Daniel Otero was delightful to work with. He just returned from a short trip to the west coast and brought a refreshing laid-back vibe, and also a delicious bubble tea. Daniel created the animation and I was in charge of the interface. Making homework as a team proven a little bit more efficient, and magnificently more fun. Presented below is our interactive artwork. It’s inspired by bubble tea. EDITOR
Intro to Physical Computing – Lab 2 For lab 2, I wanted to try on a new component I discovered in my package. The smallest one: a light sensor. My goal was to apply creativity, resourcefulness and basic arduino literacy into a device that might become handy. My own home-made micro night-light! Analog test First, I connected an analog circuit to make sure all the components work. They do! As you can see, covering the sensor increases the resistance and dims the LED light subtly. This result is absolutely useless: I need my LED shining when the room gets darker,…
Developing Technologies for Urban Gardening Final project and prototype proposition Queenz Greenz is a gift kit designed to make gardening appealing and approachable to young audience. Living in urban areas the youth is out of touch with nature, and unaware how enjoyable and crucial for our existence it is. Talking to a dismissive generation, it was most important to catch its short attention with every cliché attention-grabbing technique: emojis and memes, nudity and suggestive language. Behind the provocation, Queenz Greenz is an actually useful kit for the local urban gardener. It includes a selection of seeds curated specifically for Queens,…
Intro to Physical Computing: Lab 1 The 1st pcomp lab had one major goal: to get myself familiarized with the new electronic tools, components and knowledge I acquired, hopefully without causing irreversible damage. Following the advice from my elders to necessarily buy my own equipment and absolutely to not buy anything because the lab or somebody has it, I got only a basic toolset. It contained a mini breadboard, some resistors, wires, basic switches and a Metro – Arduino’s least expensive knock-off cousin. The most expensive piece was the multimeter. A first conductivity test on myself revealed to me I’m…
An exploration of the vegetation in the New York City neighborhood LIC scouting for guerrilla gardening sites Vegetation is more than just lovely: it’s our most important ally on earth. Yes! Even before robots. Vegetation sometimes provides us with nutrition, and almost always provides us with oxygen. Therefore we should cherish it, coexist with it, and help it thrive, globally and also locally. That’s only one reason to engage in guerrilla gardening. A concept new to me, discussed in an elective NYU class I’m participating in “Developing Technologies For Urban Gardens” with professor Vanessa Harden. Guerrilla gardening is basically using vacant…
Whether you’ve started fall semester or landed back from Burning Man, there’s no doubt that September is the month to be in New York City. Feeling overwhelmed? You’re in good company! Join me for a weekend of fun events. Expand your horizons with innovation and your social circles with some of the city’s brightest brains and sweetest hearts. NYC Media Lab snapshot of the best thinking, projects and talent from across the City’s industry and university ecosystem. 100+ demos – including my own Glitter Shores augmented reality graphic novel. Where: The New School, University Center 63 5th Avenue, New York, NY When: September 20-21,…
Intro to Intro to ICM class The p5.js editor makes it incredibly easy to begin coding. So easy it seams almost irresponsible. p5.Js is an open source library for Javascript. To begin coding these days, all one needs is to open the p5.js editor on a web browser and hop on The Coding Train. It’s so approachable even a kid can start bossing his computer within several minutes. In a reality as futuristic as this, it’s important to stay ahead of the curve and be on the machine’s good side. It is completely feasible that humans will be farmed by machines in…
