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HopsCultor
SZUJUNG(JENNY)TAO
SID410002580M:0430050329
DeviceStudio
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HopsCulator
DeviceStudioisacourseofstudyprovidedforstudenttounderstandtheconceptbehindaninteractivedevicewhereitcouldpossiblybringthesocietyamore
convenienceinanykindsofmanner.Studentsgettostudyadevicetheywantedto
build,frombrainstormingtheidea,gatheringconcepts,finalizingideaandtobuild
upthedevice.Studentsgainthefundamentalknowledgeofhowcircusesworkand
howdifferentkindsofboardsfunction,fromthere,studentsareabletocomeup
withtheirideasandcreateauniquedevicebythemselves.
Isearchedforanideathatwouldactuallyhelpchildrenagefrom6monthto6years
tolearnthegeneralknowledgeinafunandentertainingway,aswelltolearnthe
skillhowtosocializewithotherpeers.
Fromresearch,childrenfrom6monthsto6yearslearnmostefficiently.Theirbrain
developsandgrowsrapidlyduringthisperiod.Childrenattempttolearnanykindof
skillsandeasilyabsorbwhattheyexperienced,dependingonhowtheenvironment
impactsthem.
However,parentsattempttoteachtheirchildrenfromhome,duetotheirchildren
arentoldenoughtogotoPreSchoolorprimaryschool.Parentsteachthemthe
basicknowledgesuchasspeaking,writing,reading,counting,communicating,and
extras.Butisthisreallyenoughforchildrentolearnwithonlytwoparentsandnot
withallothersameagekids?
Technologythesedaysmayofferusgreatteachingmethodstoeducatethenext
generation.TherearevarietiesofexciteddevicessuchasTelevision,eBooks,
Computer,Internet,iPad,oranysortofdevicethatcouldhelpchildrenfrom6
monthsto6yearstolearn.
Althoughthesetechnologiesbroughtparentsconvenienttobeabletoteachtheir
childrenathome,childrenlearnskillsinayoungage.HoweverIthinktheyremissing
averyimportantingredient,thatis,socializingskills.
InthelatestYandXgeneration,youmayfindteensrelyoncomputers,Internet,dailydeviceslikeiPad,andsmartphones.Itseemstheyonlyliveinthevirtualworld
andsometeensdontevenhavetheskillorabilitytosocializeorcommunicatewith
others.Thismaycausebythetechnologyboostedintheearly90s,themajor
inventionwastheInternet.Childrenwereintroducedtothetechnologyintheearly
age,andnowtheyvaluethecomputers,television,orsmartphonedevicestheir
onlywaytolearn.
Therefore,Iwanttomakeadevicethatencouragesparentstotaketheirchildren
outsidethehouseandtolearnwithotherchildrenaslearningpeers.Thiswaythey
gettolearntheskillaswellcommunicatingandsocializingwithothers.
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Icamupwithanideacreatinganelectronichopscotchforchildren,howeveritisnot
onlyahopscotch,itsagiantcalculator.Thereasontomakeitgiantisbecause
childrenareover-active.Theyloveoversizedtoys.Makingthemmovearoundthe
devicecanbeoneofthemajorkeysthatdrawakidsattention.AndInameditthe
Hopsculater.
ThoughtlessAct:
Thoughtlessactisdefinedassomethingwedowithoutthinkingorrealizing
orperhapsinsensitive.Youmayaskmehowthisdevicerelatestotheprojectthem
Thoughtlessact.Well,letshaveathinkaboutit.
Peoplethesedaysincludinguslivinginahightechnologyenvironment.Werelyon
mobilephonestoretrieveinformationviaInternet.Wecall,wereceivecalls,we
text,weplaygames,weread,watchnewsandvideos,wecheckdictionary,weather,
emails.Wechecksocialwebstogetconnected24hours7,wegooglesearchanythingwearentsureallsortsofotherthings.Imean,oncetheenvironmenthas
influencedyou,itshardtolivewithoutwhatyoureusedto.Howeveraswereliving
inthehightechnologyenvironment,weattempttostaywhereweareandnotto
thinkfurtherwhatcanbeimproved.Becauseweareusedtowhateveryonedoes
andwedoitaswellwithoutthinking.Thisiscalledthethoughtactaction.
TheprojectHopsculaterhascompleterelationshipwiththoughtlessact.People
thesedaytheyteachtheirchildrenusinghightechnology,buttheynotyetrealized
althoughthesehightechdevicebringstheconvenienttoourdailylife,italsoreduce
downthechancesandpossibilitytocommunicateorsocializewitharealperson.
Andmoreimportantly,oncethechildrenareusedtousingthesehightechnology
devices,theystarttorefusetotalktothepeers,theydontlearnfromthepeers,
becausetheydidnotlearntheskillofhowtocommunicateandsocializewith
others!
Parentsdontrealize,becausetheyreinfluencedbytheenvironment,andtheyuses
whathasbeenprovidedtothem.ThisiswhereHopsCulatercomesin,encouraging
theparentstotaketheirkidsoutdoor,tocompetewithotherpeersaswelllearning,
communicatingandsocializingwithothersameagepeers.
AtfirstIwasgoingtomakeawordspellinghopscotchwith26lettersfromA-Z.
HoweverafterIdeliveredtheideainthepresentation,itcomesbackinresultthat
numbersareeasiertomakeandstillachievemypurposeofmakingthisdesign.
ThereforeIswitchedmyoriginalideatonumbersfrom0-9andinlywith+,-,and=.I
alsoneedaClearbuttonforclearing/resettheformula.TheHopsculator.
TheHopsculatorworksasacalculator,butonlywithPlus,Minus,andEquals.It
mayseemswaytooeasyforadultstointeractivewiththedevice,howeverthis
deviceistargetingonchildrenfromage6monthsto6years.(Childrenwhoarestill
learningthebasicofmathematics).Moreoverthechallengeis,theHopsculater
knowshowtoreadnegativeandpositivenumbers.Forexample:-3+-3=-12.
Onceyouhopthisformula,thedevicewouldspiltoutMinus,6.
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Orevenwhenyouhopon3-+3,theanswerthatanswersyouwouldalsobe
Munus,6.
Technicalaspects:Inthetechnicalaspect,therearesomedifficultiesIencounteredwhichmayhave
failedtobesolvedandwereleadtochangemyprojectplan.AtfirstIwasgoingto
usetheMP3PlayerShield,applyontoAudrino.
-Themp3playershieldisfortriggeringthetrackwhenaspecificmatispressed
down.Forexample,whenAmatispresseddown,itwouldtriggeraspecificmp3
trackonthemicroSDcard,whichwouldsayAwhiletheaudiencejumpontheA
mat.
-ThemicroSDcardisforstoringthetrackandinsertonthemp3playerboard,like
anexternalmemory.AndthetracksintheSDcardneedtobeorganizedapplying
withtheArduinocode.
MP3PLAYERSHIELD MICROSDCARD(FORSHIELD) AUDRINOBOARD
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-TheArduinoboardistheretotalktothemp3playershieldandsandingdata
betweenthemp3playershieldandthearduinocode.
Ihadtosolderthemp3playershieldwiththefemalepins,somehowIsolderediton
thewrongsideoftheboard,soIhadetounsolderit,whichithappenedtobeburnt
theboardandcannottobereadthroughAudrinoboard.
Itwasatragedythattherewasntenoughtimeformetoshipanotheronefrom
littlebirdelectronicorsparkfun.ThereforeIdecidednottomarkaroundwiththe
mp3board.InsteadIamgoingtouseprocessingtotriggerthesound(track).
Thoughtriggeringthesoundtracksfromprocessingthroughcomputerdoesntmake
mydeviceanindependentdevice,howeveritstillachieveswhatIneedtoachieve
andstilldeliverstheideaasaprototype.
ArduinoCode:
(Download)
ThiscodeallowsyourArduinoboardtotalktotheProcessingandtransferringdata
betweenthem.
Processingcode:
(Download)
Thiscodewillallowyoutotriggerthesoundfrom0-9,Plus,Minus,equalsandclear
onceyoujumponthemats.
#Note:whenyoujumponamateachtime,youwillneedtostayoffthehopscotch
forthemattoreleaseagaintotriggerthesound.(Itisabitslowduetothereisno
airgoingthroughthemat,ittakesabitoftimeforthemattoreleaseandsoastriggeringthetrack)
Itdoesnthavethefunctionofinsertingtheanswerseeifyourecorrectornot,due
todifficultiesnotknowinghowtowriteaninsertcodeinprocessing.Howeverthe
generalideais,whenyoucreateaformula,youalsoinputtheanswer,thenthe
hopsculaterwillindicateyouifyourecorrectornot.Inthisoneyoucanonlycreate
aformulaandthedevicewillspitouttheanswerforyou,justlikeacalculator,buta
giantone.
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List:
Item Quantity Price
Mp3PlayerShield 1 $44AUD
Sunshade Yellowx1
Bluex1
Pinkx1
Greenx2
$40AUD
YogaMat185cmx80cm 1 $14AUD
Tapes(Cleartape,Double
sidedtape)
StickyTapex2
Doublesidedtapex4
$10AUD
AluminiumFoil 2 $2.30AUD
IncArduinoBoardkit 1 $99AUD
Pin MatNumber
Pin2 #2
Pin3 #3
Pin4 #4
Pin5 #5
Pin6 #6Pin7 #7
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Pin8 #8
Pin9 #9
Pin10 #0
Pin11 #1
Pin12 Plus+
Pin13 Minus-PinA0 Equal
PinA1 Clear
Pictures:
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Video:
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Schematic:
(Download)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17060129/whole.jpg