Lab 5 explores analog input and output using variable resistors. You will learn to read sensor values to the serial monitor and vary the brightness of LED lights using pulse width modulation (PWM).
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In this lab you will get set up with your Arduino prototyping environment and explore digital inputs and outputs using a microcontroller.
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Create a working prototype for an Artificial Human Companion (AHC). Think through the character and story that accompanies your AHC, i.e. visualize the world that your creation lives in. Is this AHC a pet of some sort? A partner/lover? A really needy alarm clock? Does she, he, they have a name? Gender preference? Are they autonomous? How do they relate with their human companions? Describe the person/persons your creation lives with or maybe it lives in isolation. Think through the relationship between the companions. What are the power dynamics between the two?
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In this Lab you will transfer and solder one of your previous breadboarded circuits onto a protoboard. You will also come up with a concept for an interactive object.
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Explore non-traditional materials and build series and parallel circuits. This lab consists of building three different things: 1) a paper circuit using copper tape, 2) a custom switch, and 3) breadboarded circuits: one in series and one in parallel.
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