Reference: Dreyer Claus (1997), ‘Architecture as a mass medium”, in Noth Winfried, eds. Semiotics of the Media: state of the Art, Projects, and Perspectives. Berlin; New York: Mouton de Gruyter, pp.689-XXX p.689: “architecture as a medium of social communication became to be adopted” p.691: “a communicative architecture which mediates between individuals, society, and environment.”...
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IDAT502- Invisible Architecture
This is the development process of the module and is part of the M-DAT course.
The project was called ‘Shining Sound Bite’, exploration on public space and invisible energy.
Re: Semiotics of the Media by Winfried Noth, 1997
Sketch in LED matrix and MAX/MSP
Finished the programming of MAX/MSP with following function: - Main program for random file folder selection, wave file extraction, play sound files etc - Sound properties extraction base on frequency and energy level - sound properties mapping and send instruction to Arduino for LED display Sketches on LED matrix pattern: Share on Facebook
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Shining Sound Bite -> MAX/MSP testing + Serial Communication
MAX/MSP serial communication: http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/code/category/arduinowiring/111 => send serial to Arduino, tested ok! Instead of using EEPROM, I used serial.read() and serial.available() to read the data send from MAX/MSP to drive the animated pattern stored in the Arduino => This is easier and size of code can keep low (as my animated pattern is quite complicated)...
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LED Matrix Test
Finally the testing is completed. Result and findings: - no 100K ohm resistors are needed for the LED matrix, because the 7219 IC has built-in constant current drivers small matrix: - RED/GREEN in COL should be link with IC: SEG, start with A-G, then AD (this is anode) - ROW should be link with...
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Shining Sound Bite Project
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Re: The new soundscape;: A handbook for the modern music teacher (1969)
Reference: Schafer, R. Murray. The new soundscape;: A handbook for the modern music teacher. Canada: BMI Canada, 1969. p.5- “Anything in our world that moves vibrates air. If it moves in such a way that it oscillates at more than about 16 times a second this movement is heard as sound.” p.10- “Cage’s conclusion:...
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Physical computing in Shining Sound Bite
Hardware sourcing: Max7219: http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=searchProducts&searchTerm=max7219&x=0&y=0 http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/1339/t/or LED Matrix: Dual color, medium: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=682 Dual color, small: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=681 Dual Color, Serial Interface:(if use this one, no need to have MAX7219) http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=759 Connect with the board / schematic: - http://tinkerlog.com/2008/08/31/led-matrix-projector/ - Circuit Diagram: > http://www.slimboyfatboyslim.org/gl/geoLedCircuit.jpg > related discussion board Control wtih LED driver: http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Main/LEDMatrix Sample Processing code for...
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Re: The soundscape
Reference: Schafer, R.Murray. The soundscape: our sonic environment and the tuning of the world. United States: Destiny Books, 1994. p.7- “With a camera it is possible to catch the salient features of a visual panorama to create an impression that is immediately evident. The microphone does not operate this way. It samples details. It...
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Re: Henry Moore on Sculpture 1966
Reference: James, Philip eds. Henry Moore on Sculpture. London: Macdonald, 1966. “A sulpture must has its own life” Qualities in sculpture: p.69-72 - “Truth to material”. Every material has its own individual qualities - “Full three-dimensional realisation”. Complete sculptural expression is form in its full spatial reality. - “Observation of Natural Objects” - Vision...
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Re: book of Remediation – ch.2 Mediation and Remediation
Reference: Bolter, Jay David, and Richard Grusin. Remediation: Understanding New Media. London: The Mit Press, 2000. Virtual Reality: p.53 – “the desire to get past the limits of representation and to achieve the real. They are not striving for the real in any metaphysical sense. Instead, the real is defined in terms of the...
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