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Poitiers, France, we created a modified code using the IDE arduino environment and prototyping hardware. Early experimen
>_arduino +programming prototyping + early experiments With the aid of our electrical engineering consultant, John Pritchard and existing code by Didier Longueville and HL2 Group in Poitiers, France, we created a modified code using the IDE arduino environment and prototyping hardware. MightyLight prototyping board

Initial program testing LED color capabilities

Arduino Uno R3 prototyping board

Refined program with updated electronics

Early experiments were done with the MightyLight, a prototyping arduino board specially designed to program LED light strips When proper light coding was established, we moved on to a more programmable board (Arduino Uno R3) that incorporated sound to fit our specific system.

how the program works

Low volume. User is rewarded with dazzling light!

As the volume of a given environment increases, the lights dim, ‘stressing out’ the system. If the volume reaches a certain level, the system will shut down for a specified amount of time. We call this the ‘stress threshold’. Viewers will find an immediate correlation between the disturbance they create and the brightness level. Often times, they will push the system to it’s limit as another form of interaction with the lights.

Medium volume. User has realized the correlation between his voice and the light level.

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High volume. User has stressed out the system! User is punished with no light. Bad User!

~volume (dB)

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With the reward of light, users will be allowed to absorb the environmental ambience of a particular site.

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system_diagram

Arduino board with appropriate shield modifications

6V battery to power lights

6V battery array to power Arduino

brightness

Modular structure comprised of wood members