Interactive Media Art with Light and Sensors

In this class, we'll learn how to create non-blocking programs so we can have multiple inputs and outputs going at the same time. We'll learn how to use servos to create projects with moving parts and learn how to use the buttons and slide switch for control. We'll learn how to use the accelerometer to detect motion and taps! We'll conclude by discussing how we can plan our interactivity using flowcharts and pseudocode.

Link to slides for this class: http://www.mirabellejones.com/hackaday-sensors/

Link to Github source files: https://github.com/mirabellej/HackadayU_sensors

In this class, we'll learn how to use LEDs to make light-responsive projects! Using the powerful FastLED library, we'll explore how to make colorful animations with moving light. We'll also learn how to use the sound sensor, light sensor, and temperature sensor to make our lighting and sound interactive. We'll talk more about inputs and outputs and go further with our ideas for interactive designs.

Link to slides for this class: http://www.mirabellejones.com/hackaday-sensors/

Link to Github source files: https://github.com/mirabellej/HackadayU_sensors

In this class, we'll introduce you to the Circuit Playground Express. We'll walk through the installation steps, then write our first sketches! We'll learn how to use the onboard speaker to make our own songs. We'll also learn how to use library examples and a bit of C++ including for loops. We'll conclude by learning capacitive touch sensing and explore how to use our alligator clips to extend our capacitive touch circuits.

Link to slides for this class: http://www.mirabellejones.com/hackaday-sensors/

Link to Github source files: https://github.com/mirabellej/HackadayU_sensors

Hi Students!

Our first class will be in just a couple weeks! If you haven't signed up, please visit the Eventbrite link and select which days you'd like to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hackaday-u-interactive-media-art-with-light-and-sensors-tickets-115767601011

If you haven't purchased equipment yet, Adafruit and Digikey are running a promotion where if you buy the Circuit Playground Express using the following link, they will donate one to Black Girls Code: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2599

AND if you're planning to take the course with a friend (your partner, your kiddo, your pal), OR you're a busy maker and know you'll want spare gear, I recommend purchasing the Circuit Playground Express Advanced Pack which will include everything you'll need for class PLUS conductive thread, needs, copper tape, sewable neopixel, and other materials which will allow you to experiment even more and make wearables / soft circuits!

You can purchase it from Adafruit at: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2769

You can sign up for this course at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hackaday-u-interactive-media-art-with-light-and-sensors-tickets-115767601011

You can elect to sign up for just a class, or the whole series! Each class is beginner friendly, but you will get a complete understanding of the subject matter from attending all classes.