Brett Peterson

Category: ITP

  • Processing catch-up post

    I haven’t posted any of my ICM homework to my blog yet, so this post will take care of it in one shot! Here are a few of the projects I’ve worked on recently. Sparks Move the mouse inside the window to create sparks! Equalizer The inspiration for this one was an equalizer. I ended…

  • The Phantom of the Arm

    I read an excerpt of Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See by Donald D. Hoffman that spoke to the fact that there is evidence our brain constructs what we see and touch. The chapter discussed medical studies that were performed on patients who had limbs amputated but could feel the sensation that the appendage…

  • Physical Computing hits and misses

    Physical Computing’s Greatest Hits (and misses) -Tom Igoe I loved looking through this list of different types of physical computing projects. Some were very inspiring (mechanical pixels, fields of grass), and others I’ve seen many many times. what I really like about both the mechanical pixels and fields of grass are the scale and response given…

  • Maker Faire NY 2012

    On Saturday I volunteered at 2 booths for Maker Faire NY. I’ve been to the faire in California 3 or 4 times, but this was my first in New York! It was a ton of fun and I got to meet and work with great people. First up was the Nerdy Derby. The idea was…

  • Week 2 Observation

    For this assignment, we were asked to pick a piece of interactive technology out in the wild, and observe people using it. I chose something that frustrated me at first, but as I’ve now memorized the actions needed, it no longer bothers me: The MetroCard vending machine. The first issue I found (and observed others…

  • Enter the Arduino

    Bike safety lights – Arduino switch from brett peterson on Vimeo. This lab assignment was to make something using a digital switch connected to an Arduino. I thought of a system that would turn on lights attached to a bag when you put it on. I think if I were to do another iteration, I’d…

  • Ketchup Switch

    ketchup_switch from brett peterson on Vimeo. For last week’s assignment we were asked to create a simple switch that, when closed, would turn on an LED. After watching my daughter spread food all over her highchair tray one night, I decided to try and use ketchup. Peep the video above for the results. I wasn’t…

  • Copyright?

    For our first assignment in Video and Sound, We were asked to read a few articles and watch a couple videos on the topic of original creativity and copyright. I really enjoyed the TED talk by Kirby. I had previously seen his series “Everything is a Remix” and found myself surprised by the many influences music artist in particular…

  • Physical interactivity?

    I really enjoyed both readings on interactivity and the current and future states of interactive design ( chapters 1 & 2 from The Art of Interactive Design and  A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design ) Both pieces encouraged me to think about what interactivity really is and what makes a good interaction. How…

  • Physical Computing blog

    To see blog posts associated with my Physical Computing class for Fall 2012, please click “Physical Computing” under Categories.