Session 1: Today we will talk about the supplies available from Axman Surplus at 1639 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104. Axman is a great spot to find electronic parts for interactive projects. They also sell all sorts of weird odds and ends that might inspire ideas for your final project or just make you laugh. Here’s a quote from their website:
We’ve bought and sold scientific, industrial, electronic, and mechanical surplus in the Twin Cities area for 50 years. We also specialize in arts & crafts supplies, tape, failed consumer products, and the bizarre, weird & wonderful. We have a loyal following of local artists, tinkerers, engineers, makers, and freaks and geeks of all styles. We are also a popular store for teacher supplies and back-to-school items.
Things that might be useful to get from Axman include alligator clips, switches, pots, resistors, capacitors, diodes, LEDs, and/or sensors. You can also find soldering tools, multimeters, breadboards, and other components. Let’s also discuss the requirements for tomorrow’s in-person group critique.
Group Critiques #2
Due: Week 12, Lab 1
Meet in small group to demonstrate your work-in-progress and get feedback from your group members. Participation in the group critique requires in-person attendance.
1. Discuss the concept of your final project
2. Demonstrate one or more features of your work-in-progress
3. Share the resources you have found and applied to your work
4. Suggest ideas, improvements, and resources to your classmates
Lab 1: In class group critiques. Today will be reserved for required in-class group critiques.
Session 2: Musician Mike Hodnick (AKA Kindohm) will be joining us today to share some of the philosophies and techniques he uses in his Live Coding sets, especially TidalCycles. In-person attendance is required to get credit for experiencing the guest speaker.
Thanks to Duran Carlson for sharing the video above as another example of TidalCycles in use.
Lab 2: Please be prepared to share your work-in-progress with me for feedback and questions.