SMH Practical thing

This is a mix of editing techniques and technology, that is used to superimpose your subjects onto virtual backgrounds, place them over animated backgrounds, or transport them to any location that you may want. It is a process called keying. This is where you isolate a single color or brightness value in an electronic image and using software to make that value transparent, allowing another image to show through the affected areas. Any color can be keyed, but green is most commonly used as the subject is unlikely to wear green, opposed to a blue screen where people are more likely to wear blue clothing.  How it works First you need to buy a green (or other color) screen. These can be relatively cheap. You need to make sure that the lighting is smooth and from different angles to make sure that there are no weird shadows. Also make sure that there are no creases in the screen, as if there is any it will make the new background have creases in and will ...

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is the process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital process. Through additive process an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the object is created. Each of these layers can be seen as thinly sliced horizontal cross-section of the eventual object. 3d printing is the opposite of subtractive manufacturing. It enables you to produce complex (functional) shapes using less material than traditional methods. It is used in automotive, aviation, aerospace, construction, architecture, medical and dental. I could use it in my projects to do some rapid prototyping, as it is fast and cheap. I could also use it to do rapid manufacturing, which is where you use it to make something to help you make the final product, for instance molds, tools, etc. How it works To start you need to make a digital model of the thing you want to create. You can do this through modell...

Psychogeography is the analysis of how a place looks and not just your first thoughts or instincts, and it is an emotional reaction to an environment. You should look into the layout of the area, such as where signs are places, etc , and not just the environment but everything there, like people, shops, etc. It can make you remember places by not just by sight but also by your other senses, for instance in York I remember where the shop Lush is because it has a very strong smell. We should also look at the impact of things, such as with a skateboard look at all the scars that it caused people. One way to do psychogeography is to just walk around and focus on just your environment, so you can leave your phone off or not take a map, and go by instinct. However we should record what we see and remember, by writing it down, photographing, or drawing what we see. This would be useful for me because it can show UX, and how it can be used to make an experience, such as in Disney...

Arduino is an open sourced electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. There are two types of processers that can be used in UX products. One being a Micro Processor, this is what is used in mobile phones and other similar products, it can sequentially do lots of different things. The other is a Micro Controller, this is called ‘The Brain of a Robot’, this is because it has one function, this means it is good for important tasks as it has one function and focuses on just that. Arduino is a very simple platform, however it can make more complex things. It is open sourced meaning everyone can change anything within Arduino to change things, for instance you can attach a light and a switch to create a light. For the Mosi brief I could use Arduino as part of my extra pieces. For instance if I wanted to make some examples of the types of UX that would be at the actual exhibition. Also for the Practical project it will be quite useful for me, as I can use i...

Light switch We were separated into groups, then were told to redesign the light switch used for the room. We started by picking apart the light switch and saying what was good and bad about it. We decided that there was too many buttons, and that they were over complicating what a light switch should be which made it quite unfriendly for the user. So we decided that the new design should be more simple and user friendly. We wanted the switch to be a touch screen panel on the wall, this would eliminate buttons all together and mean that there could be more functions in a smaller panel. The screen would turn on my tapping it, then there would be a circle that you touch to turn on the lights, this also allows you to have the lights at different brightness’. There would then be a small cog in the corner, that when pressed will take the user to the settings page, where they can access a section where they can set up times when the lights will automatically turn on ...

Egg Drop In the afternoon we did an egg drop, for this we had the same criteria as with the tower one, however style is not as important in this one: 1. Purpose is that the egg doesn’t brake (most important part)  2. Time until it hits the floor (the longer the better) 3. Testability of how we test it while we create and planning This time we were allowed to use any materials that were in the makerspace. We started by coming up with ideas on what we should make. We thought it would be best to create a box for the egg, so that it would be safe inside of it, then we would put something inside of the box with the egg so that it was more secure. We also thought to use a parachute to slow down the falling process. I then looked into the best way to create a parachute. After that we started creating the final product, we used a takeaway cup that one of us had left over from lunch, this was instead of the box. We then cut up bits of foam and put them into...