WORKSHOP II.:Physical Interaction: Spectrums of Perception

Workshop Leaders: David Gauthier, Jamie Allen
Keywords: electronics, physical, behaviour, interaction, arduino, embodiment, action, reaction, tangible, circuits

This workshop will be taught during three sessions, devoted to realms of machine sensing outside the human range of visual, audible and tactile sensing.

Day 1 - Arduino Starter kit, IR Transceiver pair, Sharp Distance sensor, assorted resistors, assorted capacitors, assorted LEDs.
Day 2 - Arduino Starter kit, Ultrasound Transceiver pair, Ultrasound distance sensor, assorted resistors, assorted capacitors, assorted LEDs.
Day 3 - Arduino Starter kit, small vibrating motor, assorted resistors, assorted capacitors, assorted LEDs.

Day 1, 28th March 2012
09.00AM-10.30PM
·    Meet up
·    Introduce everyone
·    Human perception / machine perception
·    Intro electronics
·    Intro to Physical computing

10.30AM-12.00PM
·    Topics in the Unseen - IR and Arduino
·    IR cameras, kinects, remote controls
·    Activities - communicating with IR - talking to yourself

12.00AM-13.00PM - LUNCH

13.00AM-14.30PM
·    Group activities - communicating with IR - talking to
·    others
·    Conceptualising a game / project / piece

14.30PM-17.00PM
·    Implementing a project / piece

Day 2, 29th March 2012
09.00AM-10.30PM
·    Meet up
·    Knowing the world through sound
·    More electronics / physical computing

10.30AM-12.00PM
·    Topics in the Unheard - Ultrasound and Arduino
·    Ultrasonic imaging, radar, ping, impulse response
·    Activities - detecting and sending ultrasound

12.00AM-13.00PM - LUNCH

13.00AM-14.30PM
·    Group activities - imaging, pinging, signaling
·    Conceptualising a project / piece

14.30PM-17.00PM
·    Implementing a game / project / piece

Day 3, 30th March 2012
09.00AM-1030PM
·    Meet up
·    More electronics / physical computing

10.30AM-12.00PM
·    Topics in the Unheard and Unseen - Vibration, electroshock,
·    and Arduino
·    haptics, tangibility, microsensing, capacitance
·    sensing,
·    Activities - building a capacitance sensing augmented
·    object

12.00AM-13.00PM - LUNCH

13.00AM-14.30PM
·    Wrap up discussion