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Che-Wei Wang

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  • 09.16.13
    Low Res Plastic BB Analog 3D Print
  • 01.06.10
    Time 00-XX

    Some clocks are functional, some are not very practical. This is an ongoing series of clock experiments. Each clock is written in Processing and presented here using processing.js. link: [time 00]

  • 05.05.09
    Cinematic Timepiece

    Time is our measure of a constant beat. We use seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades, centuries, etc. But what if we measured time against rituals, chores, tasks, stories, and narratives? How can we use our memory, prediction, familiar and unfamiliar narratives to tell time? As a child, I remember using the length […]

  • 12.23.08
    Thermochromic Slow Resolution Display

    A slow resolution display made out of standard lightbulbs and thermochromic paint. This display lives at the intersection of digital control and analog output. A matrix of lightbulbs painted with thermochromic paint allows for an image to appear and dissipate analogously to the temperature of each bulb. The overall effect defies our ordinary understanding of […]

  • 11.07.08
    Turf Bombing

    Turf Bombing is a location-based war game which rewards and encourages traveling to and learning about different neighborhoods.

  • 10.09.08
    Pixel Sandbox

    Pixel Sandbox is a live pixel whiteboard. Click on a pixel to change its color and draw something. Together.

  • 10.02.08
    Tilt Sensor to Live Web

    Tilting my laptop changes the background color of a div element on a webpage. [Live Tilt] An applet reads tilt sensor values from my laptop, posts them to sensorbase.org, then a webpage running ajax reads the sensor values and changes a background color. LIVE. It’s super slow right now because I can’t figure out how […]

  • 09.24.08
    P.Life

    P.Life is a large scale interactive screen designed for the IAC’s 120′ wide video wall. In the world of P.Life, Ps run around growing, living, and dying, as the landscape continuously changes creating unexpected situations challenging their existence. Scenario Screen fades from black to dawn and rising sun along a horizon. The bottom third of […]

  • 06.01.08
    Dreyfuss Bluetooth Handset

    This is a one-off hack to retrofit a genuine Western Electric Dreyfuss Telephone Handset into a full fledged Bluetooth handset. A single button at the center of the mouthpiece controls all the functions (pairing, answering calls, etc.), while a blue and red LED indicator glows from within. The handset recharges via USB and lasts 6 […]

  • 05.20.08
    Compass on Wrist 2

    Suunto compass re attached to a custom leather strap.

  • 05.10.08
    Feedback Playback 2

    FeedBack PlayBack is a dynamic film re-editing and viewing system. The users’ physical state determines the visceral quality of scenes displayed; immediate reactions to the scenes feed back to generate a cinematic crescendo or a lull. We use material that is rigorously narrative, formulaic, and plentiful: the action movie series Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis. […]

  • 04.13.08
    Tetherlight

    Tetherlight is a hand held light that perpetually points at its sibling. Two Tetherlights constantly point at each other, guiding one Tetherlight to the other with a beam of light. Tetherlight: Prototype 02 Rotation from che-wei wang on Vimeo. The devices are each equipped with a GPS module, a digital compass, and a wireless communication […]

  • 04.13.08
    Feedback Playback

    FeedBack PlayBack is an interactive, dynamic film re-editing/viewing system that explores the link between media consumption and physiological arousal. This project uses galvanic skin response and pulse rate to create a dynamic film re-editing and veiwing system. The users’ physical state determines the rhythm and length of the cuts and the visceral quality of scenes […]

  • 04.13.08
    GSR Reader

    Galvanic skin response readings are simply the measurement of electrical resistance through the body. Two leads are attached to two fingertips. One lead sends current while the other measures the difference. This setup measures GSR every 50 milliseconds. Each reading is graphed, while peaks are highlighted and an average is calculated to smooth out the […]

  • 04.08.08
    Soft Pneumatic Exoskeleton
  • 04.08.08
    Excel Import to Rhinoscript

    Example Rhinoscript to import excel files into variables.

  • 03.30.08
    Drum Space

    Drum space is a percussion instrument that transforms environments into drums. Participants are immersed within the space of drums as beats are created from the surrounding surfaces. The audio experience of the space is negotiated by each participant as they add and remove beats from sequences previously constructed by other participants. Will the space be […]

  • 03.27.08
    Ornos: Prototype 02

    Here’s the first test with Ornos. The compass readings are behaving pretty well considering it’s right underneath a spinning hard drive. The 1.2Ghz processor and 512 RAM don’t seem to be enough to download and render the image quickly enough, so I’m going to have to figure out how to speed things up.

  • 03.15.08
    Align to Point Rhinoscript

    A basic Rhinoscript to rotate surfaces to align their normal to a point.

  • 03.15.08
    Basic Branching RhinoScript
  • 03.13.08
    Etek EB-85A GPS Example Code

    Here’s some example Arduino code for getting a Etek EB-85A module up and reading latitude and longitude (will probably work with most GPS modules). You can purchase a module from Sparkfun. The module only needs power, ground, rx and tx. Most modules like the Etek start sending NMEA strings as soon as it has power. […]

  • 03.12.08
    Soft Pneumatic Exoskeleton : Ankle Support

    The ankle support is a low profile sleeve around the foot and a strap at the heel to connect to the air muscle. A shorter 12″ muscle connects the ankle support to the calf. The calf attachment is now constructed out of a single piece of leather with nylon reinforcement at the top to prevent […]

  • 03.12.08
    Air Muscle Connection

    The most common point of failure in all the test have been the connection at the collar around each end of the air muscles. The inflation of the muscle along with the tension force rip through the threads around the collar, so I’ve reinforced those points with rivets with some room to expand.

  • 03.12.08
    Exploded Air Muscle

    This is what happens when you pump compressed air directly into an air muscle without a pressure regulator. Good thing I wasn’t wearing it when it exploded.

  • 03.12.08
    Soft Pneumatic Exoskeleton : V 01 Test

    After the first round of testing, I realized assisting jumping with pneumatics is nearly impossible. The size of the tubes and tank necessary to get a high enough cfm to actuate the air muscles at the speed of jumping seems too large for a lightweight wearable application. So, I’m going to concentrate on assisting walking. […]

  • 03.12.08
    Ornos : Prototype 01

    I was going to cover the lasercut masonite with a leather sleeve, but I’m going to go with cnc milled RenShape with a painted finish for the next prototype. The compass needs to be calibrated to the offsets caused by the magnetized computer hardware and I need to tweak some code to get the frames […]

  • 03.11.08
    Same Food Same Poison

    So if the Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention is somewhat true, is it simply the established economic ties between countries that prevent wars? How about the shared experience of eating the same food? Listening to the same music, watching the same movies, speaking the same language, wearing the same clothes? Could a globalized culture […]

  • 03.03.08
    With Other

    Having sex with your friends is a polarizing activity. Some queers love it; some swear it’s the death kiss for any platonic relationship. I personally am extremely pro fucking your pals, but I think it’s a good idea to go into the situation with a clear game plan. I am not a big fan of getting drunk […]

  • 03.01.08
    Ornos : Prototype Shell 01

    Here’s a rendering of the custom housing for all the components of Ornos (HP TC1100, Arduino, Digital Compass, and a mouse). Hopefully everything fits and doesn’t overheat. The first version will be lasercut masonite. The final version will be some combination of stainless steel and leather.

  • 02.29.08
    Soft Pneumatic Suit : Prototype 01

    \ I finally have a full assembly of all the major components sewn with thick canvas and leather. The small scuba tank provides the air pressure, controlled by an Arduino and solenoid valves. The basic operation of pneumatic muscle works. Air pressure at about 100psi inflates the muscle, creating a contracting motion of about 2 […]

  • 02.25.08
    Stabilize : Accelerometer + 4 Servo Motors

    So far, the Arduino reads the x and y tilt values and translates them into motion across 4 servos to maintain a horizontal platform at the top. Next, I need to get the z tilt values to reverse the x and y tilts, so you can tilt the whole thing up side down and still […]

  • 02.24.08
    Ornos : A View from Above

    Since the first hand drawn maps of the stars to satellite imagery and GPS navigation today, our frame of reference and our perception of space has been molded into a view from above. Our understanding of place is often linked to an abstract representation on a map rather than a physical relational comprehension. You could […]

  • 02.20.08
    Infinite Mouse Tracking

    I wanted to use the mouse as a simple surface optical encoder to get infinite panning motion. The problem with reading mouse coordinates on the screen, is that once the mouse reaches the edge of the screen, it stops counting. So a simple solution is to reposition the mouse (using the robot class) every few […]

  • 02.20.08
    Micromag 3 Axis

    Here’s some modified code from Sensor Workshop to get heading values in Arduino from the Micromag 3 axis magneto sensor. Next up, accelerometer calculations on the magneto sensor to get tilt compensation on the compass readings.

  • 02.19.08
    Cheap Compact Camera Head-mount

    I needed something to keep my hands free when I document my projects, so I made a simple head-mount for my Canon PowerShot Elph using an old pair of welding goggles and some stretchy fabric. [instructables to make your own] Cheap Compact Camera Head-mount from che-wei wang on Vimeo.

  • 02.18.08
    Pneumatic Muscle : Solenoid Valve Test

    I finally got the solenoid valve hooked up to an air compressor and and arduino board. Air pressure is regulated at 100 psi. It looks like I’m going to need bigger pipes to get more cfm for faster muscle actuation. The shorter muscle has an over sized braided sleeve, which I thought might help the […]

  • 02.17.08
    Surface Output Example

    .dxf and 3D point position .txt file output and sunflow rendering example

  • 02.11.08
    Trust Vision

    ((image manipulated from original by manitou2121, an interesting composite of faces from hotornot.com)) Why should I trust you? Because you sound trustworthy? Smell trustworthy? Look trustworthy? How do we measure trust? Trust Vision is a personally biased trust measuring video camera. As each frame is presented, a face or faces within the frame are superimposed […]

  • 02.06.08
    Window

    Urban Computing : Window ((image: pmorgan )) Windows give a frame of reference, crops a view, magnifies a perspective. It filters and blocks. Window is the opening that mediates here from there. I would argue that windows are what give walls meaning. Without windows, there wouldn’t be a notion of “there” since the possibility of […]

  • 02.06.08
    Laser Tether : Sketch

    Here’s a sketch of how the parts might fit to get the laser to freely point in any direction. 4 servo motors work in tandem to tilt the laser head. Batteries and the circuitry is stored in the bottom half of the cylinder. I was going to have a mechanical gyro to have it orient […]

  • 02.03.08
    TeleCursing

    Video chat is great, but maybe I don’t want to see your face. Or more likely, I don’t want you to see me sitting at my computer in my underwear. A less intrusive channel of communication, like IM, is often desirable but we lose several modes of expression when we only communicate with text. Could […]

  • 02.01.08
    Pneumatic Muscle : Pressure Test

    The first set of home brew pneumatic muscles actually work. There’s no leakage and it looks like it holds well over 60 psi. The tiny air reservoir barely holds enough air for 2 actuations, so it looks likes a small scuba tank or a tiny air compressor is going to be needed. Weight tests coming […]

  • 02.01.08
    Oblik : Afternoon

    A few more views from the afternoon and some interior views

  • 02.01.08
    Oblik : Scaffolding Removed

    After 8 months of being completely wrapped with scaffolding and gray tarps, Oblik is finally revealed. More photos coming soon.

  • 01.30.08
    Wall

    Urban Computing: What is a wall? Wall, as a simple force of division, marks a boundary between here and there. How do we define our world through walls? One could argue that geographical boundaries act as walls defining spaces within which all forms of life acknowledge and encroach. But even geographic boundaries are crossed intentionally […]

  • 01.30.08
    Pneumatic Muscles

    Here’s my first set homebrew pneumatic muscles. I’m not sure how strong these are going to be, but it looks promising. The compression fittings aren’t being used the way they were meant to be used, so it’s likely that connection will be the first point of failure when it goes under stress. As soon as […]

  • 01.30.08
    Laser Tether

    The Laser Tether is a hand held laser pointer that perpetually points at its sibling. Two Laser Tethers constantly point at each other no matter where they are on the globe. If my cousin in Beijing had a Laser Tether and I turned on mine in New York City, our lasers would point towards our […]

  • 01.28.08
    Pneumatic Soft Exoskeleton

    Pneumatic systems are clean, safe, lightweight, and reliable. In a pneumatic electronic hybrid system, electric components simply control the flow of air pressure, removing the burden of weight and kinetic actuation from electrical power to pneumatic power. The advantage is a lightweight low idle power system with high power kinetic impact. My initial encounter with […]

  • 01.27.08
    Talking Face to Face

    Talking Face to Face is a networked communication system that detects the position of two users in relation to each other anywhere on the globe. Using a combination of GPS and a compass, the audio output is modified to create the sensation of the voice’s position and proximity to the listener. If Bob is in […]

  • 01.22.08
    moMo : Version 4

    momo version 4 now has a sturdier lighter frame. A couple switches were added to control power to arduino and to the GPS unit. The whole unit somehow runs off 4 AA batteries instead of 8. I also realized the compass unit is not as accurate as we’d like. It has a sour spot around […]

  • 01.08.08
    3T Chair : prototype 01

    I finally got around to folding and assembling the 3 lasercut metal sheets. There are still a few kinks the iron out, but it may be a while before I get around to it.

  • 01.08.08
    Oblik : Construction & Tree Removal Services

    We’ve finally agreed on the building’s name, Oblik ( オブリク ), derived from the word oblique. The initial massing study resulted in a plain exterior with little variation by Palm Tree Removal Cost Phoenix AZ we found room to play on the facade. Decide to hire experts, As professional arborists, Good Fellers can remove trees […]

  • 12.30.07
    Comp Form: CFOF

    CFOF is an audio to visual translator that maps audio frequencies and volume onto a minimal surface (Catalan’s Surface).

  • 12.26.07
    Hemingwei Theme

    This site runs the Hemingwei Theme on WordPress. Hemingwei is a modified version of the Hemingway theme by warpspire. Download: Hemingwei .06 Beta Here’s a zip with all the plugins I use along with the theme. some are crucial, some aren’t : plugins.zip

  • 12.25.07
    AGS : Haiku Shake V01 Shell

    4 layers of industrial felt hold all the pieces together. 4 AA Batteries, one arduino with an accelerometer and an LCD panel.

  • 12.23.07
    AGS : Haiku Shake V01

    AGS aka Haiku Shake is a haiku generator. Tilting to the left begins the trickling of the haiku. Each haiku is generated randomly based on 3 haiku forms and a set of preselected words. To generate a new haiku, just shake it.

  • 12.19.07
    momo on MAKE

    Make: ITP Winter show

  • 12.18.07
    Momo on nytimes.com

    more coverage on the ITP Winter Show bits at nytimes.com: Object-Oriented Objects at N.Y.U.

  • 12.18.07
    nymag.com covers momo

    Here’s a little write-up on momo and the 2007 ITP Winter Show at nymag.com. nymag.com : MoMo Isn’t Exactly the New Seeing-Eye Dog, But He Sure Is Cute

  • 11.19.07
    moMo : version 2

    -new compass unit calcuates true north in relation to itself and waypoint (so it points in the right direction even if you spin it) -upgraded to 32 Channel!! ETek GPS module -4 AA batteries powers the entire circuit with 5.6V at 2700mha -a new skeleton ( to be outfitted with a flexible skin soon ) […]

  • 10.31.07
    momo : Prototype V01
  • 10.21.07
    HND: Shell

    For moMo’s prototype shell, we’re initially cutting out cardboard sections into the egg shape. Our next iteration will be lasercut acrylic. Servo motors are counter balanced and secured throught the cutouts in the material. The GPS unit is housed at the top of the egg shape.

  • 10.19.07
    Grass: Brush

    A small step towards realistic grass in openGL and C. Grass responds to “petting” via mouse control.

  • 10.18.07
    HND: Live GPS and Vibe

    Slightly updated code for incorporating vibe control via serial.

  • 10.15.07
    HND: Live GPS

    Here’s our Processing sketch for taking a live GPS feed of some guy in Kansas that never seems to move. The applet displays his location, our fixed location and controls MoMo, our haptic navigation device via serial connection. [HND: Live GPS]

  • 10.11.07
    Grass 01

    I’m working on an interactive grass mat with Tim Stutts. Using the subtleties in the grass movements, we can imprint text or figures into realistically rendered grass, projected from above. Here’s my first step. . . Updated Here: Grass Type

  • 10.07.07
    HND: Weight Shifting

    Weight shifting sphere using 2 servo motors and a large weight. One servo is for z rotation, and another is for the x rotation ( or degree of weight shift ).

  • 10.03.07
    A Haptic Navigational Device

    A haptic navigational device requires only the sense of touch to guide a user. No maps, no text, no arrows, no lights. HND sits on the palm of one’s hand and leans, vibrates and gravitates towards a preset location. Imagine an egg sitting on the palm of your hand, obeying its own gravitational force at […]

  • 10.03.07
    Denen Apts: DD

    So, the project started with this

  • 10.03.07
    Slappable Huggable Media Devices

    Instigate change.

  • 10.02.07
    Cold Warmer Hot

    Observations on navigating and searching using cold, cooler, warm, warmer, and hot.

  • 09.25.07
    Den-en: Construction

    Beautiful Japanese scaffolding.  We’ll see in January, if it’s everything we thought it would be underneath.

  • 09.17.07
    Observation: Crosswalk Button

    At certain intersections, the city offers a push button at the pedestrian crosswalk with a sign that reads, “To cross street, push botton, wait for signal, wait for walk signal.” Hypothesis: People love to push buttons. It give us a sense of control. So, people push the crosswalk button. And perhaps they push it several […]

  • 09.06.07
    Lab: Electronics

    First lab exercise. . .

  • 09.05.07
    Voltage Current Resistance

    It seems like the prefered analogy for voltage, current and resistance uses water with pressured tanks, hoses, etc. The waterfall analogy was the easiest for me to understand. If we draw an analogy to a waterfall, the voltage would represent the height of the waterfall: the higher it is, the more potential energy the water […]

  • 02.04.07
    Denen Apts

    This 6 story apartment building with first floor commercial in Yokohama, Japan was design in collaboration with Akio Narita of Unit N.

  • 09.26.06
    Den-en Stairs

    Details and assembly for the fire stairs at Den-en.


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