Midterm
- Ideation Process
the idea is about two mushrooms move towards and backwards to each other while spinning. When someone “make an action” (we are still figuring this out) to it, it will stop spinning and kiss💋 each other.
Then, I made a prototype of slider-crank!
Laser-cut
I laser-cut 3 12*12*1/8 inches woodboards today.
and I wrote some notes for today’s work:
To love or to become enemies, it’s really just a simple choice.
Choice is a collaborative work by Jaye and William, drawing together their backgrounds in art, emerging technologies, software engineering, and film directing.
Here’s where I am right now:
Things I’m comfortable with
- Soldering
I’ve become quite comfortable soldering wires and pins onto breadboards and components. I also learned how to use a solder sucker to redo soldered parts — which feels like an important skill for fixing mistakes and refining my work.
- Wiring
When the circuit isn’t too complex, I feel confident wiring everything together. I can follow diagrams, understand how each connection works, and enjoy seeing the circuit come to life.
- Reading Code
I can read code and generally understand what’s happening. Even when I don’t know every detail, I can follow the flow and logic behind most parts of the program.
Things I’m still struggling with
- - Coding
Writing code from scratch is still challenging for me. I often need to look up syntax or structure, and I sometimes get stuck when trying to go from an idea to actual code. It’s something I’m slowly improving at through repetition and experimentation.
- Multimeter
I’m still figuring out how to use the multimeter with confidence — especially understanding which mode to use when measuring voltage, current, or resistance. I know it’s a small tool, but it feels like one of those skills that builds a lot of understanding once mastered.
Overall, I feel I’m developing a more intuitive relationship with the physical side of computing — soldering, wiring, and connecting — while still learning to think more fluently in code.
对于本科阶段的学习我是常怀感激的。
但是在过去的七周里，我深刻意识到自己对于先前经验的（盲目）信任。
我对自己的期待是探索新的事物，持续创造。但我发现自己仍然选择存活在自己的舒适圈内，基于经验的制造大于探索后的创造。所以很多时候我觉得自己的世界是被先前摄入的知识所框定了，走不出了。我很努力地想要打破这个圈，但又满足于自己基于先前经验所形成的认知和观念。经历了这七周之后，我对自己的能力又有了进一步清楚的认知，意识到自己的不足和舒适圈之外的事物并尝试打破它们是未来的目标。