IoT Process – Week 10

After quite a bit of tinkering and experimenting, I was able have a Google Spreadsheet retrieve the button state from my Spark Core once a minute and append a row to the spreadsheet with the value of the button state as well as a the timestamp of the retrieval. I used...

IoT Process – Week 9

I’m working on trying to get my Spark Core to record the time to a Google Spreadsheet at the beginning and end of each “play period” (starts when the user has removed the toy from its dock, and ends when the toy is replaced on the dock). I’m...

IoT Process – Week 8

Right now, I’m working on getting my new micro controllers up and running. The desktop toy platform I’m creating will be powered by a Spark Core. The idea is to create a platform for multiple work toys [toys that help people think and work]. Each of the...

Cultural Event 1 – ::vtol::

Dmitry Morozov, also known as ::vtol::,  is a new media artist from Moscow. Dmitry hacks electronic components from devices like scanners and credit card machines and creates sound performances. Dmitry’s work primarily revolves around explorations of sound,...

IoT Process – Week 6

Ideas for project 2: I want to create an internet-of-things object (or suite of objects) that attempt to measure time spent working. Each of these items individually could shed some light on work habits of the user. Based on the input data collected from the...