PComp

CURIOUS LIGHT

CRIB CARROUSEL

ROLE PROTOTYPE

This carrousel works as an ambient light for the little ones whenever the room is dark.

LOOK AND FEEL

This is a lamp design by David Graas.

IMPLEMENTATION

 

A simple light detector will be the circuit for the crib carrousel.

 

SIDE TABLE LAMP

ROLE

LOOK/ IMPLEMENTATION

 

This courious side table lamps reveal different patterns on ON and OFF by placing graphics on layers,

 

 

 

Maker faire video

 

DIGITAL CALCULATOR:

I like this project because i think is simple and powerful, it uses light in a very smart way

Video from Maker faire from Alvaro Soto on Vimeo.

 

DORA LA EXPLORADORA

Enclosure

Switch/button

Circuit

Gears

Power Source

Speaker

TAPE!!!

Ambient light/post-it cube

Post it Cube from Alvaro Soto on Vimeo.

 

Please visit my blog for more info

CODE

 

//Written by Alvaro Soto 

//cube post-it

  #define LED 9 // the pin for the LED

  

  int i = 0;    

  int val  0;

  

  void setup() {

    pinMode(9, OUTPUT); // tell Arduino LED is an output

  

  }

 

 

 void loop(){

 

 

 

 

val=analogRead(0);

 

 

 if (val>300){

 

  analogWrite(9,0); //not working how I want it: I want the LEDs to turn off when there is light. 

 }

   

 else {

 

          for (i = 0; i < 250; i++) { // loop from 0 to 254 (fade in)

 

analogWrite(9,(val/4+i*4));      // set the LED brightness

 

 

       

delay(10); 

       }

      

for (int j =250; j >0; j--) { // loop from 255 to 1 (fade out)

 

 

 analogWrite(9, val +j); // set the LED brightness

 

           delay(10);         

              }

      

}

 

  

}

 

 

COMMENTS ABOUT THE CODE 

The code is simple as the interaction, because I wanted a very useful object with a simple response. 

Its not working how i would like to because my intention is to have the lights of the cube off all the time and they would just go on if a post it has been left on it. 

Im wondering if is the amount of LEDs that I have connected to the same pin?

MAKER FAIRE VIDEO

DIGITAL CALCULATOR:

I like this project because i think is simple and powerful, it uses light in a very smart way

http://vimeo.com/15449316

Video from Maker faire from Alvaro Soto on Vimeo.

Ambient light

Link to my blog for more info

HI MY NAME IS ALVARO

My background is in Industrial design Ive been working as a product developer in NYC, mostly in hospitality furnishings for the past 3 years. Fancy World! But I wanted a change in my career. The physical world its very important to me, I love making things, prototyping, user testing, usability and failing!

Ubiquitous computing is definitely the future of Industrial design, and I am very interested in it. That's why I came to Parsons, and that's why Im taking this class, since its the base for all the things I want to do. I want to make things that interact with the user.

My favorite toy is batman, but I have a ridiculous love for happy meal toys.