The Holdable Heart
Final Project
My final project is the creation of a holdable heart that is meant to deepen our connection with ourselves and with others.
The Holdable Heart
The Babeduino
The Babeduino
Anna, Ben, Geoff, I have created our own version of the Fabduino - the Babeduino! It's beautiful and user-friendly, and fully loaded for all your final project needs.
Invention, Intellectual Property & Income
Holdable Heart Diagram
Week 18
How I grappled with the complexities of choosing the appropriate license for my final project, and a vision of the future of the Holdable Heart.
Applications and Implications
Holdable Heart Diagram
Week 17
A summary of my final project, the Holdable Heart, and an outline of my plan of attack!
The Scribbly-bro
Scribbly-bro Diagram
Week 16
My contributions to our group project in which we create a Drawbot. We call it, The Scribbly-bro: a Kiwi drabot.
How to Visualize a Heartbeat (sort of)
Arduino and Processing Set-up/a>
Week 15
In which I attempt to visualize my heartbeat, but end up visualizing noise instead.
The Dawn of Wellynet and the rise of the Jargon-O-Meter
Wellynet Protocol
Week 14
In which I participate in the design of a new network protocol and make a servo node that communicates within that network.
Making Delicious Fibre and Resin Sandiwches
Experiment using Jupe, Wiremesh and Flexicast
Week 13
In which I experiment with different types of resin and fibres.
Making Machines Do Things
Fixed Servo Board
Week 12
In which I build a board for a Servo motor.
Making Machines Feel Things
Arduino Bread Board and Oscilloscope
Week 10
In which I build a pulse sensor using an infrared LED and phototransistor.
(Milling) Moudling and Casting
Week 09
In which I design a 3D mold of the Holdable Heart, machine it, and cast parts from it.
Making Something Big
Week 08
In which I transform a 12 x 24 sheet of plywood with the Shopbot.
A Beginner's Guide to Electronics Programming
Week 07
In which I attempt to program a button to turn on (and off) an LED light.
A Beginner's Guide to Electronics Design
Week 06
In which I learn not to trust Autoroute and the true meaning behind the term "ratsnesting".
3D Scanning and Printing
Week 05
In which I printed my very first 3D scanned object.
A Beginner's Guide to ISP Production
Week 04
In which I learn all about troubleshooting circuit boards.
In Case of Laser Fire, Hit the Big Red Stop Button
Week 03
The week when I set a laser cutter on fire in front of my mom.
From Doodle to Digital
Week 02
In which I face my fear of Adobe Illustrator and turn a sketch into digital art.
Building a Website from Scratch(ish)
Week 01
In which I attempted to build a website from scratch in HTML and then decided to use the nice HTML5 template you see today.
