DIY CONTACT MIC-BASED NOISEBOX
Over the years I’ve had a couple of goes at making DIY contact mic-based instruments and other DIY effects pedals, all with varying degrees of success. Unlike the others, this contact mic-based noisebox worked.
THEME FROM DEATH // ADMIN (DEMO)
DEATH //ADMIN IS WHERE LIFE,DEATH AND ADMINISTRATION COLLIDE. DEATH // ADMIN IS A HEAVY FUZZ GROOVE MUSICAL PROJECT. THEME FROM DEATH // ADMIN IS THE FIRST RELEASE BY THE PROJECT – THIS IS THE DEMO. DEATH // ADMIN IS INSPIRED BY SLOWED DOWN SABBATH, GODFLESH, LARRY GRAHAM, PORTER RICKS, THE RITA, HARSH WALL NOISE, MARVIN …
Flip Rig: An extremely light-weight and simple rig for a FLIP MinoHD video camera
A project at work required video footage of a series of veterinary surgical procedures to be recorded for inclusion in an online teaching resource. The project did not have resources (DSLR and personnel) to record the series of surgical procedures nor does the relatively small operating theatre permit an additional non-surgical staff member to occupy …
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Concept: Cardboard dinosaur tail for children
Kollum
Kollum is a concept for a collaborative location-based realtime audio experience that takes place in urban or suburban environments. Kollum is an attempt to conceptualise and capture the elements of location-based audio experiences that incorporate elevation or altitude through cumulative and persistant columns of sound. Users can use the audio recording features of their smart phone or mobile …
Inconclusive concepts for AR experiences
Personal whale
Personal whale, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. I guess everyone has their own personal whale they need to overcome. This could be mine. Workplace-doodle-turned-excellent-parting-gift from a work colleague of 6 years. Thanks.
Concept: Slope of the land under classified vegetation determines the severity of a bushfire
Concept for an interactive device that demonstrates how slope of the land under classified vegetation determines the severity of a bushfire. The learner can increase or decrease the angle of the upslope and downslope. As a result the severity of the approaching bushfire will change. The bushfire’s severity is based on a premise of the …
Concept: The distance of vegetation from a building determines the level of bushfire risk to the building
Concept for an interactive device that demonstrates how the distance of vegetation from a building determines the level of bushfire risk to the building. The learner can select a vegetation type, increase or decrease the distance of vegetation from the building and increase or decrease the angle of the slope. The Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) …
Concept: The activity flow
During the initial design stage of an activity I like to use pen and paper to quickly map out the flow of the activity. The tactile nature of paper allows for scribbles and scrawls, coloured pens or pencils, hasty redraws, cutting, tearing, taping and a rendezvous with the scanner or photocopier. I think something like …
Concept: Augmented advertising could reduce litter on the streets
Advertising taped to the footpath at pedestrian crossings is a common sight in areas of Busan such as Seomyeon that are frequented by youth, young people and university students. As a location for advertising it is ideal. It is one of the rare times busy pedestrians will stop, if only for a short time. That’s …
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The Shaker box
This was the first Shaker Box that I built. I repurposed a slightly worn contact mic I had prepared earlier. My reuse of the old contact mic may explain a few things about the shaker box’s performance. These photos first appeared on my Greetings from…Flickr stream.
True (Heart) Bypass
This is my first attempt at building a simple True Bypass pedal. A True Bypass pedal can be used to bypass the audio signal of another pedal (eg an effect like distortion, delay, reverb etc) when it’s not in use. My pedal is based on the True Bypass layout designed by Beavis Audio Research. These …
Concept: Greenhouse gas calculator app
What is it? A concept I had in 2009 for a mobile device that calculates your greenhouse gas emissions. What does it do? Calculate greenhouse gas emissions based on user input. Total emissions are expressed as black balloons that fill the screen of the mobile device. The black balloon campaign was an initiative of Sustainability …
Concept: Learning Object assembler
What is it? A portable app for mobile devices that allows user to assemble a learning sequence of Learning Objects. What does it do? Provides an interface between a repository of data(learning objects) and a trainer. Mobile view provides a proxy version of LO to reduce data usage. The sequence created by trainer can be …
Incomplete work: BusBuddy – Flash app for mobile phones
What is it? BusBuddy was an exercise in developing a Flash-lite based bus timetable application for my Nokia N95. The concept for BusBuddy came about from my need for an accurate timetable for bus and train services I used in my daily travel to work. What did it do? BusBuddy provided discrete bus and train …
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Concept: A scheduling app for students
What is it? A scheduling app for students that operates on mobile devices. What does it do? The app can connect to existing student records/results services and display: Class/tutorial dates and times (Semester/Year) Assessment/assignment due dates (Semester/Year) Assessment/assignment completion status. For example, the status update could read ‘you have completed 2 of 5 assignments. There …
Concept: A simple procedure (revisited)
A diagram that describes the workflow of an activity. The activity requires the learner to identify and evaluate an organisation’s workplace procedures. This diagram optimises the previous simple procedure.
Concept: A simple procedure
A diagram that describes the workflow of an activity. The activity requires the learner to identify and evaluate an organisation’s workplace procedures.
Concept: Scrawlin’ out the structure…
Scrawlin’ out the structure and sequence of an learning object is one of my favourite parts of the planning process.
