The world of electronics and the use of electronic devices in new media projects, and installations in particular, is vast. Working on an introductory level in class I can begin to see how effective building a circuit can be to trigger actions such as moving robots and starting up devices in media installations.
Electricity requires a circuit. A circuit is a loop of electricity, designed by using schematic drawings that show how to route things like Current (I), Voltage (V) and Resistance (R), and get devices to talk to switches, etc. Getting objects to have a remote action, based on concept, circuitry and programing, gives me a great feeling of accomplishment and wonder.
The tools I'm working with are inexpensive and produce far bigger results than one could imagine. Being an electronics artist does not seem to require tons of money, but requires knowledge of circuitry and writing code (programming the arduino board circuit).
It's a rush to build a circuit and watch as it causes objects to play out as you require. The New Media project I'm involved in for the course project requires a circuit, built with an arduino, breadboard, wires, USB (5 V) power and Arduino code (written by Professor Steve Daniels).
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