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Kinetic Space: Conclusion

Natalia Orendain — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 18:07:10 +0000

Hello everyone! After working in this project for a month, I must say that my expectations where very high and communication between Processing and Arduino is much more complex than I thought! But I can not complain about the process and all that I learned, and the outcome was actually very nice. My intention with […]

Kinetic space

Natalia Orendain — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 20:16:49 +0000

As a final project I would like to work with Processing and a sound and frequency analyzer and then send the information to Arduino so that it can physically react with the space. The idea is that it will be a piece that can react to any kind of music, and by doing so […]

Drawing with stretch sensors

Natalia Orendain — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 19:08:02 +0000

To learn how to connect physical objects with computers, we learned how to use Processing and Pure Data. For this exercise I decided to use Processing and draw a stroke with and input coming from stretch sensors that are read by Arduino and then send the signal to Processing. My idea was to create a […]

Interactive woven lights

Natalia Orendain — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 16:49:29 +0000

For our textile embedded electronics week I decided to do a simple experiment with fiber optics. I really liked the quality and texture of the light it emits when the sides of the fiber are scratched. More than a conceptual project, it was an experiment to try in one object a lot of possibilities of […]

Speaker Recipe

Natalia Orendain — Wed, 21 May 2014 08:12:03 +0000

I became very interested in the function of a speaker, specially because it sounds so simple. In this exercise I tried to experiment as much as possible with materials for the membrane and shapes for the copper spiral. My intention was to find a shape for the spiral that was different from the 2D design […]

Sliding switch and speaker!

Natalia Orendain — Tue, 20 May 2014 22:59:39 +0000

This week at the Kit of No parts Workshop I opened up first of all a Sliding switch. It is a very simple mechanism, but still includes many details to think about. It is a three leg pieces that consists of a sliding conductive bridge that always makes contact with Ground (center leg), but depends […]

flying crochet

Natalia Orendain — Tue, 20 May 2014 22:15:38 +0000

For my project last week I intended to play with sensors and textiles. I created a little system where you blew into a ventilator that produced a certain amount of voltage. This voltage was read by Arduino and gave a series of values depending on the intensity of the wind. When the value went between […]

Folded Paper

Natalia Orendain — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:20:54 +0000

My idea was simply to create a sheet of paper, that when folded tri-dimentionally, the folds would function as contact points (switches) to close three different circuits. Depending on how you folded the figure a different color LED would turn on. Also the idea was to use your hands, so one hand is holding the […]

Natalia Orendain

admin — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:06:10 +0000

I am on the last year of the Stage and Costume Design degree. I come originally from Mexico, where I studied Fine Arts (sculpture). For many years I have been fascinated by the possibilities and effects of Interactive Design and all sorts of Immersive experiences. I am really glad to be able to explore these […]