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This 3 hour workshop will briefly cover the basics of Processing and then dive into a collaborative team project. We will link peripherals like Wii Controllers & Balance boards, PS3 controllers and mobile accelerometers to unite on a single art piece.
Now that we have the laser cutting wood with a decent thickness and summer on the way – it seemed the perfect time to start pumping out some fashionable eyewear for those bright summer days.
The first draft of some glasses were cut this weekend with a surprising level of success. Although this draft fits somewhere between a small and medium, a few tweaks and I think we will have it dialed in just right. Additionally, the burn gives the frames a nice edge and color.
Next up: Cutting and inserting some lenses and attaching hinges. We will also definitely look to staining a pair and burning in patterns/textures into another as future options.
The working file is available for download on Thingiverse
I ordered a bag of some NFC tags to play around with allowing objects to tell more of a story. I placed one behind a wedding gift from close friends on our wedding day in Copenhagen. I programmed the NFC tag to invoke Google Street view and thru the device the user is able to see exactly what we saw, in the exact location where the photo was taken. It definitely added a new layer of depth to the photo and allowed others to share in our experience.
Here is a quick video of this NFC tag works with an NFC enabled smart phone (Google Nexus S)
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