physical experiment

attempting to create relaxing sounds with hand-made instruments

attempts to reproduce relaxing, stimulating sounds. y3s1w6. completed 18 september 2023.

inspired by koka nikoladze, who is known for his little beat machines. i wanted to see if i could recreate sounds that would be stimulating to the human body. i focused on recreating sounds of nature. according to my research, those sounds helped with mindfulness and relaxation, something that would help someone in times of stress.

unfortunately, i don't think this was very successful.

arduino

the basics: lighting up a bulb

an arduino basic. y3s1w6. completed 18 september 2023.

i had plans to create something physical, yet i did not know the basics of arduino. this was a little experiment to light up a bulb before i proceeded with something else.

arduino

controlling the speed of a dc motor

another arduino basic. y3s1w9. unsure of when this was done.

this was when i was having doubts about my project. i felt like these experiments were going further away from my research. regardless, i tried this out to see if controlling the speed of a dc motor was possible, in case i wanted to continue on this route.

p5js visuals

experimenting with biophilic fractals

attempting to interact with biophilic fractals on p5js. y3s1w13. 10 november 2023.

i wanted to use biophilic fractals to produce images which would reflect a mindfulness exercise. biophilic fractals are very complex equations of nature, so i attempted using some codes i found online to tweak to something i wanted. i didn't manage to do so, was confused by the equations.

anyway, i don't think the images produced were very stimulating or relaxing. it might have been, if i managed to get it to animate and transform, but all i could produce were still images.

p5js visuals

experimenting with particle movement

attempting to interact with particle movement on p5js. y3s1w15. 20 november 2023.

as i failed with biophilic fractals, i looked into other imagery that might resemble biological materials. i started out small, with particle movements.