Reiley

"careful and well-shot images"

exhibition wall text

process reflection

I made a lot of changes from the previous version of my project to the WQED version. This included an entirely new form along with a new auditorial experience. I was very excited to tackle these new things with the skills I had learned so far throughout the course. 

What I found "hard" was:

Remodeling the house in Fusion360. I found working with Fusion360 to get harder and more confusing as I needed more out of the program as time went on. Many thanks to Zach for helping me out. 

What I found "easy" was: 

Creating wall text for my piece. As it was something personal, it was easy to write to explain my project. I think that I had to explain my project minimally at the exhibition because my wall text mostly spoke for itself. The most I found myself talking about were questions about my parents, how I recorded the audio, and thanking people for experiencing my project with me. 

What I learned was: 

A lot with Arduino and laser cutting. I feel confident working with both of these things in a future work. While there was certaintly a learning curve, it was great to feel more comfortable working with these. I had never worked with an Arduino prior to this class, and I think my final project was quite complicated and used the Arduino well. Adding the sound on the final day was quite stressful, but I am very glad it worked out! 

I have a lot more reservations about the staging at WQED. I feel like this setting was not well suited for my project. I think it really took away from the emotional aspect of my piece. Should I had not implemented an auditorical experience, I think my whole project would have flopped. Even with the headphones, I think the immersion was lacking due to the nature of the exhibition and factors that were outside of my control. 

code submission

#include <DS3232RTC.h>

#include <Wire.h>

#include <PololuLedStrip.h>

#include <SPI.h>

#include <Adafruit_VS1053.h>

#include <SD.h>

DS3232RTC myRTC;

PololuLedStrip<5> ledStrip; //PITTSBURGH

PololuLedStrip<8> ledStripBKK; //BANGKOK

#define LED_COUNT 40

rgb_color colors[LED_COUNT]; //PITTSBURGH

rgb_color colorsBKK[LED_COUNT]; //BANGKOK

// These are the pins used for the music maker shield

#define SHIELD_RESET -1 // VS1053 reset pin (unused!)

#define SHIELD_CS 7 // VS1053 chip select pin (output)

#define SHIELD_DCS 6 // VS1053 Data/command select pin (output)

// These are common pins between breakout and shield

#define CARDCS 4 // Card chip select pin

// DREQ should be an Int pin, see http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/attachInterrupt

#define DREQ 3 // VS1053 Data request, ideally an Interrupt pin

Adafruit_VS1053_FilePlayer musicPlayer =

Adafruit_VS1053_FilePlayer(SHIELD_RESET, SHIELD_CS, SHIELD_DCS, DREQ, CARDCS);

unsigned long previousMillis = 0;

const long interval = 100;

const int demoButton = 2;

bool demoMode = false;

unsigned long demoStartTime = 0;

void setup() {

Serial.begin(9600);

myRTC.begin();

setSyncProvider(myRTC.get); // the function to get the time from the RTC

if (timeStatus() != timeSet)

Serial.println("Unable to sync with the RTC");

else

Serial.println("RTC has set the system time");

pinMode(demoButton, INPUT);

if (!musicPlayer.begin()) { // initialise the music player

Serial.println(F("Couldn't find VS1053, do you have the right pins defined?"));

while (1)

;

}

Serial.println(F("VS1053 found"));

if (!SD.begin(CARDCS)) {

Serial.println(F("SD failed, or not present"));

while (1)

; // don't do anything more

}

musicPlayer.setVolume(8, 8);

musicPlayer.useInterrupt(VS1053_FILEPLAYER_PIN_INT); // DREQ int

musicPlayer.startPlayingFile("0001.mp3");

}

void loop() {

static unsigned long startTime = 0;

static long demoDuration = 87000; // 1:27 minute in milliseconds

int currentMin = minute();

int minute24hr = hour() * 60 + currentMin;

if (digitalRead(demoButton) == HIGH) {

demoMode = true;

demoStartTime = millis();

musicPlayer.stopPlaying();

musicPlayer.startPlayingFile("0002.mp3");

}

if (demoMode) {

unsigned long demoTime = millis() - demoStartTime;

if (demoTime > 87000) {

demoMode = false;

musicPlayer.startPlayingFile("0001.mp3");

}

minute24hr = map(demoTime, 0, 87000, 0, 1440);

}

if (musicPlayer.stopped() && demoMode == false) {

musicPlayer.startPlayingFile("0001.mp3");

}

int minuteBKK = minute24hr + 720; //RANGE 720-2160

//PITTSBURGH LEDs//

if (minute24hr > 0 && minute24hr < 300) {

//00:00 - 05:00

int currentR = map(minute24hr, 0, 300, 18, 48);

int currentG = map(minute24hr, 0, 300, 5, 39);

int currentB = map(minute24hr, 0, 300, 81, 52);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colors[i] = rgb_color(currentR, currentG, currentB);

}

}

if (minute24hr > 300 && minute24hr < 420) {

//05:00 - 07:00

int currentR = map(minute24hr, 300, 420, 48, 231);

int currentG = map(minute24hr, 300, 420, 39, 56);

int currentB = map(minute24hr, 300, 420, 52, 40);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colors[i] = rgb_color(currentR, currentG, currentB);

}

}

if (minute24hr > 480 && minute24hr < 600) {

//08:00 - 10:00

int currentR = map(minute24hr, 480, 600, 231, 238);

int currentG = map(minute24hr, 480, 600, 56, 116);

int currentB = map(minute24hr, 480, 600, 40, 14);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colors[i] = rgb_color(currentR, currentG, currentB);

}

}

if (minute24hr > 600 && minute24hr < 720) {

//10:00 - 12:00

int currentR = map(minute24hr, 600, 720, 238, 253);

int currentG = map(minute24hr, 600, 720, 116, 215);

int currentB = map(minute24hr, 600, 720, 14, 55);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colors[i] = rgb_color(currentR, currentG, currentB);

}

}

if (minute24hr > 720 && minute24hr < 840) {

//12:00 - 14:00

int currentR = map(minute24hr, 720, 840, 253, 253);

int currentG = map(minute24hr, 720, 840, 215, 234);

int currentB = map(minute24hr, 720, 840, 55, 149);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colors[i] = rgb_color(currentR, currentG, currentB);

}

}

if (minute24hr > 840 && minute24hr < 1020) {

//14:00 - 17:00

int currentR = map(minute24hr, 840, 1020, 253, 252);

int currentG = map(minute24hr, 840, 1020, 234, 127);

int currentB = map(minute24hr, 840, 1020, 149, 3);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colors[i] = rgb_color(currentR, currentG, currentB);

}

}

if (minute24hr > 1020 && minute24hr < 1050) {

//17:00 - 17:30

int currentR = map(minute24hr, 1020, 1050, 252, 252);

int currentG = map(minute24hr, 1020, 1050, 127, 57);

int currentB = map(minute24hr, 1020, 1050, 3, 3);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colors[i] = rgb_color(currentR, currentG, currentB);

}

}

if (minute24hr > 1050 && minute24hr < 1065) {

//17:30 - 17:45

int currentR = map(minute24hr, 1050, 1065, 252, 209);

int currentG = map(minute24hr, 1050, 1065, 57, 2);

int currentB = map(minute24hr, 1050, 1065, 3, 78);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colors[i] = rgb_color(currentR, currentG, currentB);

}

}

if (minute24hr > 1065 && minute24hr < 1080) {

//17:45 - 18:00

int currentR = map(minute24hr, 1065, 1080, 209, 166);

int currentG = map(minute24hr, 1065, 1080, 2, 2);

int currentB = map(minute24hr, 1065, 1080, 78, 108);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colors[i] = rgb_color(currentR, currentG, currentB);

}

}

if (minute24hr > 1080 && minute24hr < 1200) {

//18:00 - 20:00

int currentR = map(minute24hr, 1080, 1200, 166, 110);

int currentG = map(minute24hr, 1080, 1200, 2, 3);

int currentB = map(minute24hr, 1080, 1200, 108, 177);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colors[i] = rgb_color(currentR, currentG, currentB);

}

}

if (minute24hr > 1200 && minute24hr < 1440) {

//20:00 - 24:00

int currentR = map(minute24hr, 1200, 1440, 110, 18);

int currentG = map(minute24hr, 1200, 1440, 3, 5);

int currentB = map(minute24hr, 1200, 1440, 177, 81);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colors[i] = rgb_color(currentR, currentG, currentB);

}

}

//BANGKOK LEDs//

if (minuteBKK > 1440 && minuteBKK < 1740) {

//00:00 - 05:00

int currentRBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1440, 1740, 18, 48);

int currentGBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1440, 1740, 5, 39);

int currentBBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1440, 1740, 81, 52);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colorsBKK[i] = rgb_color(currentRBKK, currentGBKK, currentBBKK);

}

}

if (minuteBKK > 1740 && minuteBKK < 1860) {

//05:00 - 07:00

int currentRBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1740, 1860, 48, 231);

int currentGBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1740, 1860, 39, 56);

int currentBBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1740, 1860, 52, 40);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colorsBKK[i] = rgb_color(currentRBKK, currentGBKK, currentBBKK);

}

}

if (minuteBKK > 1920 && minuteBKK < 2040) {

//08:00 - 10:00

int currentRBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1920, 2040, 231, 238);

int currentGBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1920, 2040, 56, 116);

int currentBBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1920, 2040, 40, 14);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colorsBKK[i] = rgb_color(currentRBKK, currentGBKK, currentBBKK);

}

}

if (minuteBKK > 2040 && minuteBKK < 2160) {

//10:00 - 12:00

int currentRBKK = map(minuteBKK, 2040, 2160, 238, 253);

int currentGBKK = map(minuteBKK, 2040, 2160, 116, 215);

int currentBBKK = map(minuteBKK, 2040, 2160, 14, 55);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colorsBKK[i] = rgb_color(currentRBKK, currentGBKK, currentBBKK);

}

}

if (minuteBKK > 720 && minuteBKK < 840) {

//12:00 - 14:00

int currentRBKK = map(minuteBKK, 720, 840, 253, 253);

int currentGBKK = map(minuteBKK, 720, 840, 215, 234);

int currentBBKK = map(minuteBKK, 720, 840, 55, 149);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colorsBKK[i] = rgb_color(currentRBKK, currentGBKK, currentBBKK);

}

}

if (minuteBKK > 840 && minuteBKK < 1020) {

//14:00 - 17:00

int currentRBKK = map(minuteBKK, 840, 1020, 253, 252);

int currentGBKK = map(minuteBKK, 840, 1020, 234, 127);

int currentBBKK = map(minuteBKK, 840, 1020, 149, 3);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colorsBKK[i] = rgb_color(currentRBKK, currentGBKK, currentBBKK);

}

}

if (minuteBKK > 1020 && minuteBKK < 1050) {

//17:00 - 17:30

int currentRBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1020, 1050, 252, 252);

int currentGBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1020, 1050, 127, 57);

int currentBBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1020, 1050, 3, 3);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colorsBKK[i] = rgb_color(currentRBKK, currentGBKK, currentBBKK);

}

}

if (minuteBKK > 1050 && minuteBKK < 1065) {

//17:30 - 17:45

int currentRBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1050, 1065, 252, 209);

int currentGBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1050, 1065, 57, 2);

int currentBBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1050, 1065, 3, 78);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colorsBKK[i] = rgb_color(currentRBKK, currentGBKK, currentBBKK);

}

}

if (minuteBKK > 1065 && minuteBKK < 1080) {

//17:45 - 18:00

int currentRBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1065, 1080, 209, 166);

int currentGBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1065, 1080, 2, 2);

int currentBBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1065, 1080, 78, 108);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colorsBKK[i] = rgb_color(currentRBKK, currentGBKK, currentBBKK);

}

}

if (minuteBKK > 1080 && minuteBKK < 1200) {

//18:00 - 20:00

int currentRBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1080, 1200, 166, 110);

int currentGBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1080, 1200, 2, 3);

int currentBBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1080, 1200, 108, 177);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colorsBKK[i] = rgb_color(currentRBKK, currentGBKK, currentBBKK);

}

}

if (minuteBKK > 1200 && minuteBKK < 1440) {

//20:00 - 24:00

int currentRBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1200, 1440, 110, 18);

int currentGBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1200, 1440, 3, 5);

int currentBBKK = map(minuteBKK, 1200, 1440, 177, 81);

for (uint16_t i = 0; i < LED_COUNT; i++) {

colorsBKK[i] = rgb_color(currentRBKK, currentGBKK, currentBBKK);

}

}

ledStrip.write(colors, LED_COUNT); //WRITE TO PITTRBUGH

ledStripBKK.write(colorsBKK, LED_COUNT); //WRITE TO BANGKOK

delay(100);

int displayHour = minute24hr / 60;

int displayMinute = minute24hr % 60;

// screen.clear();

// screen.home();

Serial.println(minute24hr);

// screen.print(minute24hr);

// screen.print("It is ");

// if (displayHour < 10) {

// screen.print("0");

// }

// screen.print(displayHour);

// screen.print(":");

// if (displayMinute < 10) {

// screen.print("0");

// }

// screen.print(displayMinute);

// screen.setCursor(0, 1);

// screen.print("in PGH.");

}