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- Opening toss for Chess Tournament
Creative Technology was asked to make a toss game for the Euro Chess Tournament 2009. A processing applet was made which let a ball bounce around a square field with a given start velocity and direction. At every bounce the ball will change color. The output is not totally random, only very hard to control [...]
- new program for our tree of knowledge
Our “tree of knowledge” has a new program. The colour change is more slowly (gives a more intensive experience :), the short range of red colours is extended by passing red even more slowly, and the tree is now communicative: the lights turn all red and do not turn out when someone appoaches. The arduino [...]
- Masterclass day #2
Today the lessons on pancake backing (functional programming) were put to practice in the computer room. After a smooth introduction into the easy processing bits (drawing lines, shapes, pictures) the more difficult topics such as ‘how to start a video using an RFID tag’, ‘how to control pong with an arduino board’, and ‘how to [...]
- Interaction programming Challenge
So.. we’ve got this beautiful tree now, which works as a 30 pixel color display. Now it’s time to program interactive behaviour. All you need is an Arduino board with sensors that you need. Below is the example code (needs also blinkM library) included in the following zip file. So, here’s the challenge to all [...]
- Ps2 joystick with arduino
With popularity of game controllers, also replacement parts are becoming easier to obtain. These tiny joysticks make excellent input devices for the arduino module. The only ‘problem’ is wiring. I designed a tiny PCB on which the joystick can be mounted. The PCB has a connector which plugs directly into the Arduino board. Here is [...]
- Tree of Knowledge V0.2
The Tree of Knowledge stood proud and tall in the EduCafe at last ‘open days’! We managed to get 30 balls containing blinkm LED modules ready in time, thanks to the relentless soldering efforts of Alfred the Vries.. Our tree consists of a welded steel trunk with branches made from iron normally used for reinforced [...]
- low-res midi controlled pong
Ok.. we won’t comment on the usefulness of this technology.. but hey! it is just a demonstration of the unlimited connection-power of Processing :) The computer playing Pong with itself. The motorfaders from the Behringer BCF2000 can either used as user-input or taken over by the PC. The display was taken from a bus-stop, and [...]
