Kayla Evans 12/18 Final Project Process

Documentation of the creation of my final project, in-progress:

The initial phases of my interface, created using plywood:

The main box, stained ebony:

I then followed Charlie's advice regarding creating a small box to hold my fan and dust sensor together. I created two frames, one for each component/sensor, that I then attached together using wooden dowels. 

I stained the small rack, and gave my interface a second coat of stain.

Image of my perma board in-progress. After troubleshooting with Charlie about possible reasons why the dust sensor didn't work for my second mini-project, resistors were added in parallel and in-series to help bring the voltage that the dust sensor's LED received closer to that used in the example code and schematic from http://arduinodev.woofex.net/2012/12/01/standalone-sharp-dust-sensor/

My dust sensor stopped functioning properly again, so I troubleshot with Charlie; he suggested soldering the components directly into my perma board, which solved the issue:

(video shot by Adreenah Wynn)

https://vimeo.com/149399855

An initial, tentative placement of my circuit inside of the interface:

A final shot of my box, assembled, with the piece of metal attached to the motor:

Kayla Evans 12/18 Final Project Documentation

Documentation and images of my final project (crit set-up, overall set-up, and documentation of how it works):

Documentation of crit set-up:
https://vimeo.com/149399889
https://vimeo.com/149399888

Documentation of how it works:
https://vimeo.com/149399981
https://vimeo.com/149399976
https://vimeo.com/149399972
https://vimeo.com/149399906

Images of overall set-up:

For this project, I was originally interested in having the act of sifting through evidence or scraps of a story written on burnt paper affect the quality of light/images from a projector. In this piece, an alternate version of my second mini-project, the projector functions as a light source; the heart of this version involved the light moving via a reflective piece of metal to illuminate different portions of the paper as the viewer sifts, tying into the concept of secrets.  This piece also builds on a project I created in my Experimental Drawing course, taken during spring semester.

My original design for this alternate version involved secrets written on the horizontal piece of paper that were revealed as the light moved; after receiving feedback from crit, I feel as if the piece would have benefitted from the inclusion of this text.