Le proposale de final

So after a lot of thinking, I think I have something in mind to do. I guess.. I do.. might.. maybe..
What I have in mind is kind of a mood-buddy. The physical structure goes like this:
A four-sided pyramid. The triangular sides refer to different moods/personalities and the square base is where the structure opens out to life.

The Narrative:
Why prism?
If light is to mood-buddy, spectral colors are to different moods... what?!!
Mood-buddy is a full character, but when it is placed on different sides, the character changes mood depending on that.
The main idea is this; sometimes it's quite hard to get along with life and sometimes all we need is comfort from someone/anyone. The mood-buddy is there just to share feelings.


The Technicality:
Four sides = four buttons. The toy will have a weight inside that will be heavy enough to press the button on whatever side it is.
As output I'm not sure what to use: LED and sound is my plan for now. The square base is where the output is going to come from.


What's up next:
First I have to decide on which kind moods I need and how to represent them. Later on I will start working on the patch and board. Hopefully..

Curtis Bain

Wow.. It's so interesting to see someone from the beginning of Max/Msp and physical computing. I can't even think about the days where there were no chips to upload and work directly from the computer.
Even though I'm not interested in the musical aspect of this program, I loved how Curtis Bain created something new without interacting with the computer. Especially putting up a dance show with the instruments in hand sounds interesting, but something feels wrong there. If the dancer has the control to do the music, where does the musician stand? I'm a little stuck at this question, but still I'm in love with the idea.
Nice meeting with you Curtis Bain! Come again!

da patch

I guess this is the final patch I have for the midterm.. I bet I'm gonna have a lot of problems running it tomorrow!
Good luck people..

still progress..

As I go on working in this project, it looks a lot more boring day by day. I was hoping to add some visuals but I guess it's too late?
So here is the latest patch. I'm planning to add another sound and that's it. Physical computing-wise, The buttons are connected to the arduino, but the box is not ready yet.
It's on the way.. on the way..