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= The Concept =
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= Briefing =
  
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Light is a form of electro-magnetic radiation, one of the fundamental forces
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* Submitted version of the briefing [[media:Charging_reality_v4.pdf|Charging_reality_v4.pdf]].  
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of nature.  
 
  
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In Quantum-field-theory, an empty space without particles will bubble and fizz, allowing particles to pop in and out of existence, interacting and disturbing the fields of any particles, giving rise to the uncertainty in measurement. The message is the light being added by the environment of the structure, while the medium is the propagating, reflecting, interacting and absorbing the message. there is no vacuum, the medium will bubble and fizz with uncertainty.  
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== Hexagon formulas ==
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* http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=hexagon
  
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At a fundamental (quatum) level, light is both particle and wave.
 
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This work takes light from visitors phones or other small lights and uses
 
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that as input for a artistic simulation of how light bounces around.
 
  
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= The Theme =
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== Budget ==
  
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This work literally takes light as the message. Light from the visitors phone or other portable light transforms into the simulation of the quantum-mechanical properties of light. Part of light as a wave is that waves can combine destructively creating darkness. Light can interact with itself to provide absence of light. In day to day life, light appears solid, it touches every object in reach. This work looks at the deeper structure of light, its wave patterns.
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Main Variables
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* #bottle_nr = Number of bottles. 200?
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* #pillar_nr = Number of Pillars. 3
  
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= The visitor Experience =
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Items
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* Water cooler bottles = €2 (??)
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* Lights (2*#bottle_nr) = €10
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* Electronics + per_bottle_cabling = €5
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** PSU = #bottle_nr / 50 * €40
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* Rent of scaffolding for the exhibition: ???
  
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Visitors see a number pillars that 'capture' light and overhead a large collection of lights that provide the simulation. While the visitor illuminates the sensor a display light will grow brighter and slowly change color. The visitor can release the collected light by turning off the light source or the light be be released on its own when 'full'. Overhead, the light will bounce as waves.
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Walking route: assume 400 bottles, total budget 12,500
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Water route: assume 900 bottles, total budget 25,000
  
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= The Technical Principle =
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= Work estimate =
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* One off
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** software: 40H ?
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** Electrical design
  
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The main construction consists of empty water bottles fitted out with RGB leds.
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* Construction of lattice?
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This provides a grid that can be used as display.
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** 80H ?
  
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Between this grid and the ground are a number of pillars. Each pillar has a
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* Time per bottle (at scale)
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light sensor that can be used to visitors to provide the trigger, and small LED
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** PCB: (10/60)h
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grid that provides the visitor with feedback and an RGB LED strip that connects
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** Cabling (5/60)h
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the light from the small LED grid to the main grid.
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** fitting (5/60)h
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= Work activities =
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Construction of
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* Grid of bottles
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** The lattice.
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** Adhering the bottles to the lattice.
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* The pillars
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** Light sensors
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** Charge lights
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** Connection to the gird
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* Electronics
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** Solution design
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** Getting the lights + electronics in the bottles?
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** Wiring it all up.
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= Brainstorms, dumps and questions =
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* Getting things water resistant is going to be an issue.
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** What connectors between bottles are we going to use?
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* Who knows about these kind of constructions?
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** Use scaffolding beams for the main construction?
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* How much light (in watts) in a single bottle is needed?
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* Coat the body of the bottle in semi-translucent white/light-gray.
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* The pillar is just a bottle that the user can set the intensity to. It simply has neighbor bottles.
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* Grid Light control
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** Centralized and Distribute signal
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** Every bottle individually + signaling of light of neighbors and reaction to that (= conceptually nicest, closest to reality, updating needs attention)
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** Per small group of bottles.
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Power
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* PSU of 500W is €40. If we average 10W max per bottle (we don't do 100% on all bottles at the same time) then 50 bottles per PSU.
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Bring to the meeting
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* At least one Water cooler bottle with lights installed

Latest revision as of 15:52, 17 January 2018

Briefing

Hexagon formulas


Budget

Main Variables

  • #bottle_nr = Number of bottles. 200?
  • #pillar_nr = Number of Pillars. 3

Items

  • Water cooler bottles = €2 (??)
  • Lights (2*#bottle_nr) = €10
  • Electronics + per_bottle_cabling = €5
    • PSU = #bottle_nr / 50 * €40
  • Rent of scaffolding for the exhibition: ???

Walking route: assume 400 bottles, total budget 12,500 Water route: assume 900 bottles, total budget 25,000

Work estimate

  • One off
    • software: 40H ?
    • Electrical design
  • Construction of lattice?
    • 80H ?
  • Time per bottle (at scale)
    • PCB: (10/60)h
    • Cabling (5/60)h
    • fitting (5/60)h

Work activities

Construction of

  • Grid of bottles
    • The lattice.
    • Adhering the bottles to the lattice.
  • The pillars
    • Light sensors
    • Charge lights
    • Connection to the gird
  • Electronics
    • Solution design
    • Getting the lights + electronics in the bottles?
    • Wiring it all up.

Brainstorms, dumps and questions

  • Getting things water resistant is going to be an issue.
    • What connectors between bottles are we going to use?
  • Who knows about these kind of constructions?
    • Use scaffolding beams for the main construction?
  • How much light (in watts) in a single bottle is needed?
  • Coat the body of the bottle in semi-translucent white/light-gray.
  • The pillar is just a bottle that the user can set the intensity to. It simply has neighbor bottles.
  • Grid Light control
    • Centralized and Distribute signal
    • Every bottle individually + signaling of light of neighbors and reaction to that (= conceptually nicest, closest to reality, updating needs attention)
    • Per small group of bottles.

Power

  • PSU of 500W is €40. If we average 10W max per bottle (we don't do 100% on all bottles at the same time) then 50 bottles per PSU.

Bring to the meeting

  • At least one Water cooler bottle with lights installed
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