Physical Computing

Dec 10, 20202 min read

PComp XII: Final project

It was a long project but I’m glad I continued doing it and I can finally say how much I proud of the final project. I used my second...

Nov 19, 20201 min read

PComp XI: Third project development

Me and Wendy decided to continue working on our Maze game. We already slowed the ball when it's going through the maze. We imagine our...

Nov 12, 20201 min read

PComp X: The motors

The labs this week were very demanding, and I should say I have a lot of questions. I understand most of the readings, but the labs...

Nov 6, 20202 min read

PComp IX: Maze game

I’m truly proud of the work me and Wendy Wang have done so far. We created a maze, connected the joystick to it and make it playable by...

Oct 29, 20202 min read

PComp VIII: Feeling the progress

The 8th week of PComp was a difficult one but because I was really inspired by our project with Wendy Wang I’ve barely noticed it (or...

Oct 22, 20201 min read

PComp VII: Accessible labyrinth game

For my next project I was paired up with Wendy. We decided to create a game-based labyrinth that would be accessible for people with...

Oct 22, 20201 min read

PComp VI: New words, new World

This week lab was aimed at learning about asynchronous serial communication and doing several labs. I spend a lot of time doing that, as...

Oct 7, 20202 min read

PComp V: Choose the sensor

This week we were asked to get any sensor and learn as much information about it as we can and ideally try it out. I chose DHT11...

Oct 1, 20202 min read

PComp IV: Happy Birthday

Our first project involved using digital or analog input & PWM or tone output. One of he suggestions was to create a musical instrument,...

Sep 24, 20203 min read

PComp III: Failure is not fatal

I will just say that this week labs were failed by me. We were supposed to learn how to control servomotor and speaker using analog...

Sep 17, 20202 min read

PComp II: “Small progress is still progress.”

As a short summary, I didn’t blow up anything this time, yay! I also submitted a self-grading test on electricity and past materials...

Sep 10, 20203 min read

PComp I: "Do one thing every day that scares you."

The one thing that I felt scared about throughout the whole week was starting my first physical computing labs. I had the box of all the...