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How C.H.I.M.I.R.A. is built and coded.
andreahywong
Nov 1, 20214 min read
Brainstorming a Step Sequencer
My gosh it’s been forever. It’s already late 2021 (this COVID pandemic has just made the years FLY!) and over a year since any major...
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andreahywong
May 25, 20202 min read
Hardware Upgrade
It’s been so long! I’ve been thinking of #upgrading my hardware so it’s man easier set up. Some sort of #arm to simplify my...
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andreahywong
Oct 17, 20192 min read
Introducing... TRACI!
CHIMIRA had a baby, and its name is TRACI (TRAcking-Color Interface)! Dr. Bob had a few suggested upgrades for CHIMIRA that involved...
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andreahywong
Aug 26, 20191 min read
TaSTE Collab: KiCASS + CHIMIRA Part 2
Some exciting new updates! We've got one kick-ass chimera! ;) Using code from CHIMIRA to refactor KiCASS code to incorporate...
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andreahywong
May 23, 20191 min read
Research Collaboration with TaSTE (Tracking And Smart Textiles Environments) Part 1
So excited to be working with Dr. Bob on his TaSTE project! He's interested in using CHIMIRA's colour-tracking functions with the...
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andreahywong
Apr 19, 20191 min read
Presentation
Thought I'd link my powerpoint for my capstone presentation at Bang! Festival for those who are interested. Had a great time sharing...
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andreahywong
Apr 8, 20191 min read
Camera Mount: check!
Got my hands on the camera mount parts Daniel printed for me! Needed some precision screws but it was quite simple to put together. 3M...
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andreahywong
Mar 17, 20193 min read
What's in a node?
This week I looked into the Max [nodes] object. Haven't confirmed exactly how I want to use it for my coloured objects but more...
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andreahywong
Mar 13, 20191 min read
Desk Lamp has arrived!
With Amazon's amazingly fast delivery, our LED Desk Lamp arrived on Sunday! Here are some comparisons between our different light sources...
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andreahywong
Mar 10, 20191 min read
Debugging [jit.lcd]
One of this week's task is to fix my patch's [jit.lcd] data visualization. Right now, my paintoval messages into the [jit.lcd] object...
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andreahywong
Mar 7, 20192 min read
Lights, Camera, Action!
It was quite a productive day with Dr. Hamel today! Lights: Still searching for the optimal light source... Since the single LED...
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andreahywong
Mar 6, 20191 min read
Starting on MIRA!
Time to get started on the hardware parts of CHIMIRA! Introducing M.I.R.A (Motion-Image Relaying Apparatus) or... the beginnings of it...
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andreahywong
Feb 14, 20192 min read
Playing with poly~
Wow, today was such a productive day! Dr. Hamel and I worked on creating a module that will play a sample correlated with each colour and...
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andreahywong
Feb 12, 20191 min read
We have sound!
Started making a sample player #module! It's far from perfect but we have #sound! Pink and Red are working well! #happyvalentinesday It'd...
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andreahywong
Feb 6, 20191 min read
It's a beautiful thing!
Finally got my patch to draw dots in the correct tracked colour! How? I've been stuck on this for a while when my friend Daniel suggested...
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andreahywong
Jan 30, 20191 min read
Let there be light!
Considering lighting options for a controlled environment. I've started thinking of what light sources to use for CHIMIRA. It's been...
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andreahywong
Jan 28, 20191 min read
M.I.R.A. is on the way!
The Microsoft LifeCam Cinema HD auto-focusing seemed like it was going to cause some trouble with colour tracking objects if my hands...
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andreahywong
Jan 26, 20191 min read
Multiple Instances of 1 Colour
Dr. Hamel and I explored the possibilities of tracking multiple instances of the same colour today. Right now, we have the centre...
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andreahywong
Jan 12, 20191 min read
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Onto tracking more than one fish! I mean... colour! Since the abstraction is more or less done, putting it together to track several...
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andreahywong
Jan 11, 20191 min read
Tracking can be Abstract(ed)
After deciding to replace [suckah] with another method of color tracking, it's onto making #abstractions to track more than one color!...
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