this course is part of the contemporary puppetry department program at the university of performing arts Ernst Busch berlin. #paper-adventures mit hannah perner-wilson & julian jungel im gestaltungsprojekt 2021 begeben wir uns auf abenteuerreise mit paper & elektronik. wir wissen nicht wohin uns diese reise führen wird, aber wir werden den weg dorthin gut dokumentieren, […]

When starting to learn programming, one of the concept that is hard to grasp (it was hard to grasp for me…) is “variables”. “In computer programming, a variable or scalar is a storage location (identified by a memory address) paired with an associated symbolic name, which contains some known or unknown quantity of information referred […]

Computers and microcontrollers internally represent numbers (and all the data) with 0 and 1. This is because these chips are made of a lot of switches that has two states ON (1) and OFF (0). If you look at the historic photos of early computers you will see a lot of switches and operators manually […]

This is a quick way to prototype pressure sensor with velostat/ESD foil. You will need a piece of velostat/ ESD foil, Aluminum foil, a sheet of paper, stick glue and scissors. (the photo below does not include velostat!) In this example, I am using 5cm x 5cm piece of velostat. The size and shape could […]

This is a paper contact switch made with a piece of paper and aluminum foil. You will need a piece of Aluminum foil, a sheet of paper, stick glue, scissors. If you do not have stick glue, you can also use any sticky tape. Cut out strip of paper. this will be a base shape […]

When you first start working with Arudino, you can do the following to check if you computer connects with Arduino Connect your Arduino with your computer through USB cable. Open your Arduino IDE (download from here), and open blink example sketch from File/Examples/Basics/Blink. It will open a Blink sketch window From Tools/Board choose Arduino Uno […]

This workshop is held as a part of the semester project course “Weigh/Measure/Count” at the Weissensee Art Academy Berlin during the Summer Semester 2021. You can use electrical sensors to measure, count and weigh objects or environment. These sensors often use unique properties of materials, that changes its electrical property like resistance, capacitance, luminescence.. when […]

We like to embed electronics in everything these days, and while we’re at it why not include wifi so that everything can communicate with everything via The Internet. This is a short introduction, as part of a 2-day workshop, to how things are talking with each-other using electricity. how things are talking with each-other using […]