Part two

I eventually begun struggling with creating movement with the characters I had created, I made a few codes and this is an example of one but most of them failed.

WORKING ON UNITY 

I got this background from the games store by searching 'game asset'
I learnt that when you import a sprite you have to import it into 2D as it may be textured wen you receive it.

Another import aspect was to have 150 pixels per unit, and it was a 2D game so it would not work with 2D axis

UNITY

SECOND VIDEO

This was my 'chance meeting video'
I included the 2 metre rule and its impact with personal space.

I used my brother and buzz lightyear and two characters from an animation I made.

The plant I used was to signify the park aesthetic and those who have used this time to do their daily exercise outdoors.

Video project

These are the composition settings I used for my cup of tea video, I used a sample rate of 48000HZ,1920/1080 and quicktime and a frame rate of 25. In the video itself I filmed the steps of making the tea including adding the tea bag and sugar and water, whilst emending videos of things happening in fast motion to emphasise the process.

videos used - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsJpUCWfyPE&t=222s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZqlxuUzVIU&t=112s

Health and safety whilst using Arduinos

-Whilst using an Arduino you can use soldering mats which act as thermal resistors to heat



-Before you start make sure the Arduino is not connected to a power source e.g a computer
therefore there is a low chance of sending electrons to unwanted areas

-Transformers can be used instead of batteries
-Anti static mats can be used so there is no direct contact with your body
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Arduino project

- I worked alongside one other person to create an interactive system with Arduino. Additionally, at first I had wanted to work with led lights again but then we eventually agreed on working to create a motor. We initially tried to use motor codes from online to with a circuit we found online.

Overall this circuit did not work and the motor was not powered. Furthermore, one of the reasons things did not work out is due to there not being a connection to the positive strips of the breadboard and we were using the wrong resistors. 

Eventually, we adapted our circuit, connecting the first two wires to the 5voltage and the ground, whilst adding additional wires to the positive and negative strips of the breadboard. I learnt that power is vertical in the breadboard line. With this knowledge we aligned the motor and variable resistor in the lines parallel to the wires above. We were able to power the motor successfully using the Arduino software more as a power tool for the circuit board so we did not actually end up using a code. This was a form of creative cheating.

. In conclusion, through this experimentation we were giving power to the motor and attempting to vary its resistance which helped to dictate its speed. To improve, we could use a touch sensitive resistor or vary the speed in a more particular way to create more interesting movement.

Arduino  Introduction

For our next project we are going to be working with arduinos; they are devices that make electronics more accessible to designers , artists and hobbyists.

Micro-controllers are involved which include a circuit board and a chip that are programmed to do many things.

The topic of Arduino's arises the discussion of interactivity, this can be described as a two step process with information transferred and given through sensors. Other keywords include: Latency and Interface.

In an Arduino there is a two way flow of information, the conventional method is to plug a usb connecting an Arduino to a computer, which is a shortcut way of processing.

THE ANATOMY OF AN ARDUINO
using the image above I will locate the different points.
-Area 2 is the usb port area used for sending data and power.
-Area 6 is where you can insert pins ,variable resistors and sensors.
-Area 5,4 and 3 is where power can be sent and received
-Area 7,8 is where light display can be impacted
Other resistors used are thermostats and LDR, and breadboards are used alongside an Arduino.


The role of a resistor is to protect the circuit and control the voltage so too much power is not sent out.
CONNECTING THE ARDUINO ONTO OUR COMPUTER
-To do this we set up the circuit on the Arduino and the breadboard, then we opened up a software on our computer called 'Arduino' then clicked 'basics' then 'blink'.
-There was a comment section but this is mainly for giving users like ourselves information without affecting the code.
-connect the Arduino using the usb
using the code showed when you clicked on 'basics' and 'blink' you should now click on verify which shows if there are any errors.
-The errors for example could be 'no Arduino connected'.
-If everything is connected then things should start running.