Arduino Prototyping: a blog about microcontrollers and interactive design.

My attention project started off with me randomly thinking of “Washing Machine Heart” by Mitski. However, the only relation between the final product and this song is the existence of a washing machine (or a purported one in my case). Its scientific basis lies within the realm of technology that seems to constantly cycle through…

By Dhruv Kulkarni I decided to focus my project on how lens aperture impacts the resulting exposure. In order to show how different lens apertures impact light, I decided to make a lens that reacts to a potentiometer input, also tied to a variable LED to visually demonstrate both how changing aperture shows on the…

Brainstorming My attention-seeking science fair project is a spinning solar system. I began brainstorming my design with some sketches of how I wanted my solar system to possibly look. I used a stepper motor as the means to make my project spin. I initially considered using the DC motor, but after some experimenting, I realized…

By Colton Hazelton My Attention Project was to show the difference between light waves and sound waves when underwater and not underwater. The fun part was trying to find a way to put electronics underwater without destroying the electronics and without danger. To do this, I had to make my project small to fit inside…

by Victoria Nguyen For my project, my theme was Saturn the planet. The plan was to create a big planet and have it spin. I used a DC motor to make it spin; I used AnalogWrite so I could control the speed. After that worked, I used two buzzers to create a melody of twinkle…

By: Austin Lindquist Description: My Final Product & How It Works: VIDEO ON CANVAS!

by Rachel Young The theme of my Attention Project is “time and space” and the goal of the time machine is to capture attention through its very complex and intriguing design. It is meant to stand out from your rudimentary science fair projects and make you ponder the possibility of time travel. The main components…

Don’t get too close or you have to Take on Me For a futuristic science fair, the retro stuff gets the attention. The ultrasonic sensor is being widely used in the past when most electric cars are using cameras to measure the distance between vehicles on the road, they were using ultrasonics to detect their…