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...

Methods

Through my research experiences thus far, I have discovered that employing a playful attitude contributes to my overall grasp of play theories. I have started to identify some ways in which work can be approached playfully in my own life. This project aims also to...

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,...

Complexity and Emergence

Complexity and Emergence In Complexity: A Guided Tour, Melanie Mitchell defines a complex system as, “a system in which large networks of components with no central control and simple rules of operation give rise to complex collective behavior, sophisticated...

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...