Meeting Notes:
Dates: 28th and 29th of February
1. Venue Selection:
– Consensus reached on utilizing the atrium at Alison House for the Mycelium Network experience.
2. Lighting Selection:
– Deliberation on using diode lights for the immersive experience.
3. Mother Mushroom Sensor and Node Aesthetics:
– The decision to retain the mother mushroom concept due to its efficiency with only one sensor.
– Exploring materials suitable for the stem’s flexibility and stability.
4. Node Aesthetics:
– Agreement on adopting a less realistic aesthetic, favouring an artistic approach such as paper lanterns for the nodes.
5. Visualization of Signaling Complexity:
– Brainstorming methods to represent various signalling types:
1. Stress signals
2. Food signals
3. Symbiotic relationships with other plants
6. Project Timeline:
– Acknowledgment of the five-week timeframe and the necessity for a detailed plan to ensure project completion. Therefore, we assigned roles:
- Joe: produce sound examples for next week.
- Agnes: design UX and visual of the exhibit after what was discussed.
- Shirin: experiment with materials to bring to life the M5 stick mushroom.
Next Meeting: Wednesday 6th of March
Plan:
- Choose exhibition hours and book it.
- Get LEDs and try them out.
- Look into booking a soldering workshop.
