task: hacking the everyday.
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Transformations: Konstfack, an Open Studio part of Interdisciplinary Studies. Pablo Miranda Carranza and Åsmund Gamlesæter. Week 18-22.



The goal and task of the course will be to develop simple mechanisms that transforms inputs in to outputs in meaningful ways. Each group will decide an everyday object or possible situation, existing or projected, in which this transformation may add some exciting, calming, informative or irrelevant information that will affect the qualities of that object/situation.

What it is obviously essential, at this point when we are familiar with the Arduino and the differences between Analog and Digital IO (technical jargon for Input-Output) is toidentify intereting inputs and outputs around us.

For the next tutorial you should suggest and if possible bring, a number of everyday objects that may either provide useful IOs, or to which IOs could be added in interesting ways. Home appliances and in particular toys provide a great number of ready to use electronics and complex circuits that can be easily interfaced with the Arduino Board. A visit to an electronic yunkyard (there is one in most buildings) or the toy store, or an appliance shop such as teknik magasinet may provide some interesting catches. Keep your mind open and be creative. A plant can be used as an input/ output device, for example, if connected to some of the simple sensors we have used, fruits and vegetables can make bateries, water dripping may be used as an output device...this is the time for some brain-storming. The use of this everyday devices won't only provide us with technology, but will allow us to deconstruct some of the relations of our ordinary daily life in its relation to technology.
Some good sources of inspiration:

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LowTech.
Make, hacking technology.
InstantSOUP.
hack a day.
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Remember to document your findings, ideas and sketches and add them to the blog. Keep the size of images manegeable ( about 500 pixels wide is quite enough for most pictures). As you already know the results of your work will be exhibited in the space by the entrance hall, in front of the library.

Good hunt!