Author: eb

What is it? DC Motors (DC standing for Direct Current) create electromagnetic force from current which spins an output shaft. In spins according to the polarity of the voltage, so switching the polarity →

There is no better way to find out how a technology compares to an other one then doing a complete project with both technologies. In order to compare working with the mbed and working with the arduino, →

The mbed Microcontrollers are a series of ARM microcontroller development boards designed for rapid prototyping. It includes 512KB FLASH, 32KB RAM and lots of interfaces including built-in Ethernet, →

A cool polyphony demo video from Sparkfun.com Arduino Uno Musical Instrument Shield So you want to add sound to your project without too much headache? Perfect! The Arduino →

With around 1 billion chip produced every year, the 555 timer is the most produced chip around the world. Simply put, the 555 is an electrical timer, it can output current at a specified frequency, it →

The ezVID is a serial video module made to be used with microcontrollers (such as Arduino) to add information to the video channel of a TV in order to write characters on it. To use it, connect →

In this project, the relationship between artistic creations and human motion will be explored with the objet sonore; a concept derived from Pierre Schaffer's idea that sound can be considered as a separate →

"poesis" encouraged visitors to participate in the co-authoring of a symbolic description of the relationship between an urban landscape and it's occupants. Through the metaphor of performance and performativity, →

System for opening and closing umbrellas using pneumatic actuators. →

Resound is a pattern sequencer that can be modified by information sent from other networked objects. A predefined rhythm is disrupted by packets delivered from neighboring microcontrollers. Using everyday →

My project is a little animal with magic capacities. The chinchilight have fosfluorescent organs which give to it  the opportunities to catch the light, digest it and than return the rest of the light. →

Kisses uses the three pieces of information recieved in the network project Cadavre Exquis as a communication signal to turn on LEDs on an otherwise static 2 dimensional painting. Through the Arduino →

"Electromask" endeavours to create a communicative bridge between two worlds that are veiled from one another. Further, it attempts to convey these otherworldly intentions. While residing firmly within →

LuxTag is a fast-paced, interactive, laser light game where individual players attempt to shoot light sensitive targets worn by opposing team members. The game begins when each player attaches a balloon →

"milky" is a high-risk game in which participants are responsible for protecting other organisms' health and well-being. in order to succeed, participants must catch ordinary tap water in their mouths →

A  zoetrope is an early tool used to animate a series of images by affecting the viewers persistence of vision. This example represents a simple electronic version using a push button and an Arduino to →

Animate Project by P. A. Duquette & Z. Bacchus This installation is comprised of a loose pile of autumn leaves, visible within a dimly lit area (in this case a corner space in an elevator lobby). →

Inspired by Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville's DreamMachine (1961) we created a light show/sculpture that can be used by anyone even without any programming, electronics knowledge that runs on three 9V →

Animating small household appliances using solid-state relays Objective: Work with sounds emitted from electronic devices found around the home. Explore the effect these incidental sounds have on one’s →

For our project, we had in mind to construct a dress which could display information about women's conditions throughout history. The way we decided to approach it was to have a layer inside the dress →