Evaluation

For the past weeks in this module I have learned a lot more about MAX MSP and feel that this can be a useful tool for my further studies or even professionally. Reflecting back at my project, I am really happy how it turned out especially after days of frustration in getting the RFID Reader to work. Also getting MAX MSP to do what I want, all in all it has taught me a lot more about efficient researching.

We have seen some interesting concepts during the presentations with different implications; social, political etc. It was good to see what other students had done and how they had progressed their ideas over the past few weeks.

Before the presentation, when I had set up my project a lot of people played with it and the random combinations of the adjectives and nouns resulted in some hilarious combinations.

I would like to believe that my presentation was satisfactory and I was able to demonstrate exactly what I planned to create for Assignment 3. Most importantly I succeeded in creating a fun Digital Arts object, which I would try myself if I would find it exhibited in a gallery. As mentioned in my presentation this project is not just limited to an RFID reader you could also place it somewhere near a door with a sensor, so when people walk through the door it will play random words.

I think the Arduino has really pushed everyone to test out some things or look at certain aspects of their project in a different light, since this was completely new to everyone and everyone had to work hard to figure out how to make it work. In the process developing their ideas and making them better along the way. That is certainly how it worked for me, researching for code brought me new ideas because I discovered new options and possibilities of what I could incorporate in to my project.

Still I would like to recommend for someone to have a look at the earlier mentioned BugLabs Systems in my blog. This seems very interesting and maybe easier to get into then the Arduino.


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