MAT 594O - Sensors and Interfaces for Media Art (Fall, 2008)
Overview
The MAT Sensors and Interfaces course explores the use of multimedia
sensor technologies and embedded microcontroller systems for
interactive environments/installations and responsive
artwork/performance systems. We will start with an introduction to the
theories of space in art and human-computer interaction (HCI), and
proceed to an in-depth analysis of current art-HCI technologies.
Students will acquire experience that will allow them to research and
develop custom sensor systems in their own work. The course will
introduce the principles and operation of many sensor techniques and
discuss applications in gestural human-computer interfaces, new musical
instruments, the visual and spatial arts, engineering, science, and
other areas of interest. It will cover the design of computer interface
systems including analog/digital electronics and human
factors/interaction styles. This is an applied theory course with
laboratories and student projects that can potentially continue as
independent research in following quarters. Output modalities will
include interactive visuals, music/sound, and motion control/robotics.
Course Topics
- Space & gestural interaction
- Human-computer interfaces: ergonomics & haptics
- Emerging interface technologies
- Transducers, sensors, signal capture & conditioning
- Pressure, position, optical, inertial, capacitive, and
ultrasonic sensing techniques
- Sensor applications and signal conditioning electronics
- Microcontrollers & interfaces -- communication protocols,
signal processing, feature extraction, and mapping schemes
Instructors
Stephen T. Pope, Matthew Wright and
Amichi Amar
Meeting time and place
Tues/Thurs 5:00 - 6:50 PM
Music 2215 or South Hall 4340
Electronic Resources
Course Web Site:
http://www.mat.ucsb.edu/594O (you're looking at it)
Email Mailing List
See
http://lists.create.ucsb.edu/mailman/listinfo/594O
Down-loads
Links (random order)
- MAT
594O (DanO's version)
- ITP Sensors
- MIT-MAS.836
- SCU
Embedded Systems Resources
- MarkDavid's
Arduino Stuff
- SensorWiki
- Electronics Demonstrations
- Input Device Sources & Resources
- Bill Buxton Home
- micro-OSC Project
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- Ken Rinaldo
- YLEM - Artists Using Science & Technology
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- New Media Narrative
- Tirtza Even, Tirza Even, New Media Narrative, Hypertext,
interactive Writing
- The
CREATE USB Interface
- Arduino
- d.tools
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- RobotShop
- Sensors and other robot products. At RobotShop, you will find
Here you will find robot vacuums and cleaners, robotic lawn mowers,
robot toys, robot kits and robot parts to build your own robots.
- Society of Robots
- Build a Robot for Free!
- Wiring
- SparkFun
- Instructables - Make How To and DIY
- Instructables is the Biggest How To and DIY community where
people make and share inspiring, entertaining, and useful projects,
recipes, and hacks.
- arduino
meets processing
- Make: Arduino
- Arduino
- FunGizmos
- FunGizmos : - Misc Sensors Arduino Components Prototyping LCD
Screens Gift Certificates ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping
- SensorLand
- The site for sensors and transducers to measure acceleration,
angle, flow, displacement, load, pressure, proximity, shock, speed,
temperature, strain gauges, torque, vibration, calibration, weighing
- MIDIsense
- Adafruit
- Adafruit Industries : Welcome to Adafruit Industries! -
SpokePOV MiniPOV x0xb0x Tools MIDIsense MintyBoost Laser Etching Gift
Certificates Digg Button AVR Programmers Arduino Useful stuff BoArduino
TV-B-Gone Game of Life Botanicalls YBox2 SIM reader ecommerce, open
source, shop, online shopping
- Fundamental Logic
- Fundamental Logic WebStore : - USB7 iDuino MaxSerial Components
USB to TTL Serial Tools DuinoStamp Miscellaneous StickDuino ATX Switch
ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping
- Stamps in class
- Browse through the complete components listings for each of our
educational parts kits.
- ApogeeKits
- Electronic kits, circuits, tools and test equipment products
for hobbyists to professionals. Beginner to advanced electronic hobby
kits, circuits, tools and test equipment. Free plans and tutorial
downloads. Hobby and professional electronic instruments.
- AVR Freaks
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- The MicroController and Embedded System Store
- We carry Microcontroller and Embedded System Books, Hardware
& Software Tools: Emulators, Starter Kits, Evaluation Kits, C
Compilers, Programmers
- Phidgets
- Sawtus Home Page
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- Electronics Project Design
- Electronics Project Design references and tips for high school
students, teachers, colleges and university students, electronics
hobbyist and electronics designers.
- Freescale Sensors
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- Display Kits
- Display Kits for LCD-TFT at Purdy Electronics. Your source for
LCD prototype kits, TFT LCD prototyping kits, LCD tool kits and optrex
LCD toolkits.
- LEGO.com
MINDSTORMS
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- Microchip
Development Tools
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- reactable
