Arduino Chip

Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It's an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple microcontroller board, and a development environment for writing software for the board.

It can be used to develop interactive objects, taking inputs from a variety of switches or sensors, and controlling a variety of lights, motors, and other physical outputs. Arduino projects can be stand-alone, or they can be communicate with software running on your computer (e.g. Flash.)


Below is a clip displaying the capabilities of weight in the Arduino Chip.



As you can see from the above clip, this projects feature is the weight facility, whereby the users weight triggers a reaction-in this case a mirror.

Positive aspects of the Ardino microchip

Inexpensive - Arduino boards are relatively inexpensive compared to other microcontroller platforms. The least expensive version of the Arduino module can be assembled by hand, and even the pre-assembled.

Cross-platform - The Arduino software runs on Windows, Macintosh OSX, and Linux operating systems. Most microcontroller systems are limited to Windows.

Simple, clear programming environment - The Arduino programming environment is easy-to-use for beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users to take advantage of as well.

Below is another clip displaying the utilisation of light in the Arduino technology.



The information gathered on the Arduino boards has been very useful. This technology will allow the users in my own project to interact with the content on the screen. They will do this by tapping the pedals at the bottom of the seats to interact with the animation on the screen. I think that this additional element of light really enhance the immersive feel of my animation.