#fortnight 1

[3ai-build-journey]

A- Week + Fortnight 1

A - Week

My hopes for the A-week activity was to have at least a completed circuit within a “cool” design of some kind. I have never done sewing before, and the last time I did any circuit work was in about 2016. With the help of the cohort and the teachers i was able to produce a skull design with an LED eye.

Fortnight 1

What did we learn?

Although I have a some software development experience, I still felt anxious about learning Python as I hadn’t used it for about a year. Additionally, the Python and general programming that I’ve had experience with hasn’t been used to (directly) interface with Cyber Physical Systems before.

While I was comfortable with the visual code editor environment, the command line interface and Python itself, Johan taught me about the “Conda” environments, and how they’re a simpler way to manage virtual environments. Additionally, the spatial and image output component of the build was new for me. I had assistance from James with the geometry mathematics to understand the process, while Myrna also provided me with a system that was simplified to understand the visual output process.

While I was assisting some other cohort members with their coding, I was also shown by Mena a simpler process to access nested objects within an array. Overall, even though I’ve had previous experience coding, I found it helpful to be transparent and ask for assistance when I need it, share ideas and concepts with the cohort and learned about some Python tips and techniques.

What would I do differently?

I was surprised by the due date and the due time. I didn’t realize it was due at 13:00 on the same day, as I assumed that it was going to be 23:59. In the future, I’m going to always refer back to the assignment details and or check the calendar rather than assume anything. 

In terms of the content, I think I will switch to Conda for any future Python projects, and double check that the method I’ve used to solve a problem isn’t too convoluted.

[shelltree]

 All things Victorian   ‘Somewhere outside, the world exploded.’ 

I wish I got time to fix up my scribbley-wibbley Sloppey-woppey bits. I have no sense of colour or perspective, so basically, here, I tomato jam it. 

- Nancat

[artvsart]

Fortnight 1 - Inam0rta

Theme: Shutter

In photography, the shutter button is the one you press to capture an image, and the shutter speed is the amount of time that light is allowed to enter the camera to produce an image. Taking this theme literally, I have drawn a camera. It's actually quite ironic, if you ask me. 

Mediums used: 0.4 and 0.2mm fineliner and Photoshop CS5. 

[artvsart]

Fortnight 1 - Zable

Theme: Shutter

Photography is a medium that embraces the immediacy of art. I took this theme literally, exploring the idea that with just one click of a button, one movement of a shutter, a moment can be captured with all its beauty and all of its flaws. The glare of the sun, the reflection on the lense... Its all accidental, and yet it is all art.

Mediums/tools used: iPhone 4, Instagram

[artvsart]

Fortnight One Theme: 'Shutter.'

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