Experiments/logbook
- Disconnect as a research/practice
- Feedback loops across (a) screen, (b) device and (c) paper-based practices
- Observations on materiality of software + hardware
- (a) + (b) support and oppose (c) and vice versa
- [insert diagram]
- (c) is a necessary part of my practice and is a useful method to help me observe/understand my process and to zoom in and out but indirectly, through the act of sketching
- keywords: tools, synthesis, byproduct, instrument + surface, interface
Tools
(A) Screen-based
Tools: (A) Screen-based
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Category
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No.
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Name
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Type
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Environment
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Language
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Paradigm
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License |
Resources
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Experiments
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Notes
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(A1) Game
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01
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Bitsy
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Game editor
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Browser
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HTML, CSS, Javascript
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Open, MIT
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documentation, hacks, bitsy savior
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02
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Twine
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Game engine (for interactive fiction), electronic publishing tool
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Browser, desktop
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HTML, CSS, Javascript
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Open, GPL
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reference, Twine Cookbook, SugarCube v2
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(A2) Audio
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01
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Pure Data
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Visual programming language
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Dataflow
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Open, BSD-3-Clause
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02
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Max
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Visual, flow-based, declarative, domain-specific
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Closed
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(A3) Annotation/Documentation
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01
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Workbook
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(B) Device-based
- Focus on game consoles and modular synths (patching interface)
- Some comes with a display and/or requires software to execute additional features
- Keywords: human-computer interaction, params, muscle memory
Tools: (B) Device-based
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Category
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No.
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Name
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Type
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Microcontroller
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Language
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Display |
Resources
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Notes
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(B1) Game
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01
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Makerbuino
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DIY game console
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ATmega328P-PU
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C/C++
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8-bit
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build guide
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WIP
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02
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Gamebuino META
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Game console
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ATSAMD21
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C/C++, Python
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16-bit
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reference,
CircuitPython guide
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(B1) Audio
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01
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Bastl Kastle v1.5
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Mini modular synthesizer
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-
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user manual, github
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02
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Bastl Drum
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user manual, github
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03
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Bastl Microgranny 2
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Monophonic granular sampler
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user manual, github
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04
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Landscape Soundwich
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DIY piezo disk/tact switch
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-
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instructions
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WIP
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05
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Sizzling Semiconductors
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06
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Oscillator
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(C) Paper-based
Tools: (C) Paper-based
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Category
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No.
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Type |
Specs
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Notes
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(C1) Instrument
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01
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Pen
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Muji 0.38, ballpoint, black
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*
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02
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Pen
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Muji 0.38, ballpoint, blue black
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03
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Pencil
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Pentel 120 A3DX, 0.3mm
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04
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Pen
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Uni Pin Fineliner, 0.03
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*
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05
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Charcoal
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AMI 4-5mm
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06
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Pen
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Pilot Precise V5
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07
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Pen
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Uni-ball
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(2)
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08
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Pen
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Copic Multiliner SP 0.03
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*
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09
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Brush
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Van Beek top filament 2005, 4
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GRAW
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10
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Brush
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Van Beek filament plus 1052, 00
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GRAW
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11
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Pen
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Pelikan’s Stick super soft ballpoint, 1mm
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"Ergonomic triangular form for relaxed and prolonged writing"
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(C2) Surface
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01
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Paper
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HEMA 75g/m2, A4
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02
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Paper
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AMI Skizzenblock Newspaper 49g/m2 , A4
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+ Charcoal
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03
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Paper
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Clairefontaine Dessin à Grain 180g, A4
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+ Charcoal, gouache,
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04
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Paper
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Lana Dessin 150 150g/m2, A5
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Summerschool Ghost Files, GRAW
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05
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Paper
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Clairefontaine Dessin à Grain 180g, A5
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GRAW
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06
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Paper
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Daler Rowney 200g/m2, A5
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GRAW
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07
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Paper
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Fabriano 90mg2, A4
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(C3) Substance
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01
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Gouache
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Royal Talens, neutral black
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02
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Acrylic ink
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AERO COLOR, 702
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(*) Hybrid
When a surface becomes a part of an instrument/when an instrument morphs/develops another characteristic after prolonged usage.
Tools: (*) Hybrid
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Mode
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No.
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Categories |
Combinations
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Notes
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(C) Paper-based
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01
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(C1) Instrument + (C2) Surface
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(C1-07) Uni-ball + (C2-02) AMI Skizzenblock Newspaper 49g/m2 , A4
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Pen tip picks up on pulp
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Research
Front + back end interruptions
Observations
Date |
Keywords
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Diagram
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29/09/22 |
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30/09/22 |
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Experiments
No. |
Description
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Keywords
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Category
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Output
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01 |
Bitsy error
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XML file, document tree
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Log
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02 |
Chaotic notebooking
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