some workshop_notes

• physical computing > http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/index.shtml

• circuit diagrams
• conductors/insulators/resistors
• two formulas to remember “V=IR” and “P=VI”
  • Voltage (V) measured in Volts
  • Current (I) measured in Amps
  • Resistance (R) measured in Ohms
• avoid short circuits
• sensors → transducers
• directional/non-directional components (in general, directional components are marked (eg. +/-, lines, etc))
  • resistors (nd)
    • variable resitors / thermistors / photoresistors /FSRs
  • capacitors (can be n or nd)
  • diodes /LEDs (d)
  • switches
    • quite versatile. anything which connects/disconnects 2 conductors
  • transistors / relays
    • switching devices
  • piezoelectric
• serial (in series) & parallel circuits
• using breadboards → [ ]
• using a multimeter → [ ]
  • using thermochromic ink to demonstrate resistance
• soft circuits
  • electrically identical to breadboard circuits
  • use traditional techniques for working with fabrics (cut,sew,stick)
  • rely on conductive expoxy rather than soldering components
  • silver organza → woven silver/silk in warp/weft
  • conductive threads → often uses threads, rather than wires. 2 approaches, either non conductive core, wrapped with conductor; or threads saturated with metalic particles, then spun.
    • silver/gold coated threads, conductive, low resistance, easily frayed
    • bekaert > nylon coated with stainless steel, sturdier (can be used in sewing machine), higher resitance.
    • bekaert > silvered
    • various combinations, woven threads.
  • see examples → [ ]
  • gorex > resistive heating
  • nitinol > SMA nickel/titanium, variable temp. for setting, flexible when cold
  • conductive EM shielding materials > http://lessemf.com/
  • color/colour changing/conductive textiles > http://xslabs.net/color-change

• from joey > http://www.flickr.com/photos/berzowska/sets/1217040/
• from Franziska > http://www.flickr.com/photos/tennisgirl/sets/1289597/

• http://xslabs.net
• http://www.tigoe.net/
• http://open.loop.ph/

• Skin: Surface, Substance, and Design (Hardcover) by Ellen Lupton, Jennifer Tobias, Alicia Imperiale, Grace Jeffers, Randi Mates, Princeton Architectural Press; 1st edition (March 1, 2002)
• Bolton, A., The Supermodern Wardrobe, V&A Publications, London, 2002.
• Koda, H., Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2001.
• Quinn, B., The Fashion of Architecture, Berg, New York, 2003.
• Smith, C., S. Topham, Xtreme Fashion, Prestel Publishing, New York, 2005.
• C. Evans, C., Fashion at the Edge: Spectacle, Modernity, and Deathliness, Yale University Press, 2003.
• O'Mahony, M., Sportstech: Revolutionary Fabrics, Fashion, and Design, Thames & Hudson, 2002.
• Wilcox, C., Radical Fashion (Victoria and Albert Museum Studies), Abrams, 2001.

• Xmedk Workshops
• Active Materials
• Smart Textiles
• Mixed Reality
• Flexible Displays
• Sensor Technology / / Sensor Network
• Actuator Technology
• Human Scale Systems
• Human Interface System / Mobile Computing