This lesson plan was a process for me. I first started out teaching myself how to make a phenakistoscope. Here is a video of examples. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqwkdlwmHig First, I tried to recreate this example of moving images. GIF of images: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66OKd7_iQT8 Here are some videos of my Phenakistoscope in motion. It is spun in front of …
Maker Day at SUNY New Paltz
The Learning in Digital Visual Cultures class prepared a Maker Day workshop. My group, as I've talked about previously used recycled materials to create moving and lit hats and headbands. (Previous Blog post) Three activities were set up in one room, making moving vehicles, light up pens or moving head pieces. We used four tables …
Laser Cut Glasses
My laser cut glasses came as an inspiration from my learning segment in another class, Curriculum and Instruction. I designed a lesson where students would make a personal symbols tag, for a class mural. here's a photo of my design. Learning to use adobe illustrator was pretty easy with the instructor in the lab. I …
3D Printing
I received my 3D printed container from the SUNY New Paltz FabLab. The process I really enjoyed with this project was the virtual designing. I found it very neat that creating geometric and radial designs is precise and easy with TinkerCAD. I didn't get to see the actual printing of my object, but overall it came …
Moving Image
When I heard the project was going to be "moving image" I immediately thought of a Zoetrope at Art Omi Sculpture Park. Check out Freya Powell if that sounds interesting. So, Jane started looking for images that might work and found this series of clouds split up in a window. While Jane began constructing the wheel, I …
Circuit Card
I created a card in the shape of a bug. I wanted the eye to light up. The card circuit was pretty simple to do with the copper tape. When doing this project I think it would be important to get kids thinking how using the light could create meaning in their work. It's always …
MaKey MaKey
In class our table experimented to use strange and unexpected objects to control our scratch game. We collaboratively decorated a Styrofoam head with pipe cleaners. Then used the controller to move the ball in Taylor's games through the 3 levels. Haley, Taylor, Isa and I Click here for a link to the Final Projects Page, where …
Drawing Machines
The challenge was to use a motor and various other materials to create a drawing machine. Victoria and I decided to use a yogurt cup at first because it is small and light weight. We attached 3 markers as feet and tried a large popsicle stick to throw off the balance and send the machine …
Scratch Examples
I am currently working on learning to use Scratch. Here is a starter example where I am working out code and trying to see how I can incorporate my own artwork into an interactive animation. https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/145669781/ My final project is an interactive digital interpretation of a self portrait. Where I use letters as a medium to …
HTML Code Poetry
I have two websites to view my HTML code poetry. I struggled a lot with being able to write code that changed font type, size and lateral location on screen. Even though that was something I found difficult I was able to find code to add my gif or a background image and animate the …
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