This week I mainly discussed with Joe and Leo the problem of equipment delay that I encountered last week and solved it. Currently, the signal received by the sensor can be sent to Max through Arduino normally. In addition to solving technical problems, this week I also focused on thinking about what sensors to use to control which parameters, and the conditions that trigger entry to the next layer.
After testing the temperature and humidity sensor, light sensor and ultrasonic sensor, it can be seen that the value of the temperature and humidity sensor changes relatively slowly, so it can be used to control some changes in the environment. For example, the more people enter the room, the higher the temperature and humidity will be, thereby changing the ambient sound level or other interesting parameters. The light sensor and ultrasonic sensor change values relatively quickly and are suitable for controlling some parameters that require significant changes. Therefore, changes in sound effects, music and visual patterns are mainly controlled by these two sensors (see Video 1 and Video 2).
Video 1: A Video Showing the Value in the Max Patch Controlled by Light Sensor.
Video 2: A Video Showing the Value in the Max Patch Controlled by Ultrasonic Sensor.
In addition to this, I also briefly designed a placement diagram for the final installation. This will be improved as appropriate in subsequent rehearsals (see Figure 1).
Figure 1: A diagram showing a brief arrangement of the installation.
