Week 7
We have been experimenting with materials through pre-material shopping. This Sunday we hired a room for our experiments and worked in groups to carry out the Water-holding Installation test, the colour reflection test, audio vibration test, and MAXMSP Music test. During this experiment, we encountered difficulties and problems that we had to solve, which made us struggle but we were able to reflect on them and move the project forward successfully. After analysing and reflecting on the results of the experiment, we optimised the design of the programme, the choice of materials, etc., and laid the foundations for the second experiment.
PART ONE: Water-holding Installation
PART TWO: Colour Reflection Test
Purpose
To superimpose different color variations on the reflected water ripples.
Process
Reflections and Improvements
PART THREE: Audio Vibration Test
Test 1: Take Bluetooth speakers for testing. First, take the glass for the vibration test. The glass was placed on the stereo, and the water did not vibrate.
Reason for failure: glass too thick, stereo too small, poor vibration.
Test 2: Take a Bluetooth speaker for testing. The container of choice is a mineral water bottle. The water in the bottle appears to vibrate and change with the music.
Reason for success: the container is thin, and the vibrations of the stereo can be transmitted up.
Reflection:
It needs big speakers with great vibrations. If the container is too thick for the vibrations of the sound to be transmitted, try adding a spinning gear to the water. The speed of the gear can be varied in response to the music.
PART FOUR: MAXMSP Music Test
Reflection:
The music also needs to have some ambient and natural sounds added to it to make it more varied.
