Made up of "Tectonic Plates" that interconnect... The skin itself reveals and the Earth bares the components (metal). The material chosen has translucency so when closed it still interacts as one walks by. 
Well...within one hours of hearing about this core vision software its uploaded and running. Although I did not use an infrared camera I successfully used my webcam and tweaked the settings to get similar results. Currently I am working on how to export this interactivity of movement to LED's versus a screen...
How to interact...or make the person activate it?
// Example 03A: Turn on LED when the button is pressed // and keep it on after it is released // // Copy and paste this example into an empty Arduino sketch #define LED 13 // the pin for the LED #define BUTTON 7 // the input pin where the // pushbutton is connected int val = 0; // val will be used to store the state // of the input pin int state = 0; // 0 = LED off while 1 = LED on void setup() { pinMode(LED, OUTPUT); // tell Arduino LED is an output pinMode(BUTTON, INPUT); // and BUTTON is an input } void loop() { val = digitalRead(BUTTON); // read input value and store it // check if the input is HIGH (button pressed) // and change the state if (val == HIGH) { state = 1 - state; } if (state == 1) { digitalWrite(LED, HIGH); // turn LED ON } else { digitalWrite(LED, LOW); } } Once again with this code my LED's are running 010101010101010 on and off constantly... I am only achieving half brightness.
So after Tuesday's presentations I decided to recreate my light project, since the last one failed. I went to the Dollar store for inspiration and found a small monster truck toy. I took it apart...and so it began. I already had a PIR sensor so I thought it would be funny to make a critter that "ran" at you when you needed some light. I looked online for code that would make the PIR sensor behave the way I wanted. I found code that gave the PIR appropriate delays. Thanks Kristian Gohlke / krigoo (_) gmail (_) com / http://krx.at
* @date: 3. September 2006
//VARS
//the time we give the sensor to calibrate (10-60 secs according to the datasheet)
int calibrationTime = 30;
//the time when the sensor outputs a low impulse
long unsigned int lowIn;
//the amount of milliseconds the sensor has to be low
//before we assume all motion has stopped
long unsigned int pause = 5000;
boolean lockLow = true;
boolean takeLowTime;
int pirPin = 3; //the digital pin connected to the PIR sensor's output
int ledPin = 13;
/////////////////////////////
//SETUP
void setup(){
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(pirPin, INPUT);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(pirPin, LOW);
//give the sensor some time to calibrate
Serial.print("calibrating sensor ");
for(int i = 0; i < locklow =" false;" takelowtime =" true;" lowin =" millis();" takelowtime =" false;"> pause){
//makes sure this block of code is only executed again after
//a new motion sequence has been detected
lockLow = true;
Serial.print("motion ended at "); //output
Serial.print((millis() - pause)/1000);
Serial.println(" sec");
delay(50);
}
}
int calibrationTime = 30;
//the time when the sensor outputs a low impulse
long unsigned int lowIn;
//the amount of milliseconds the sensor has to be low
//before we assume all motion has stopped
long unsigned int pause = 3000;
boolean lockLow = true;
boolean takeLowTime;
int pirPin = 3; //the digital pin connected to the PIR sensor's output
int motorPin = 13; //the digital pin connected to the motor's output
int ledPin = 8; //the digital pin connected to the led output
int led2Pin = 10; //the digital pin connected to the led output
/////////////////////////////
//SETUP
void setup(){
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(pirPin, INPUT);
pinMode(motorPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(led2Pin, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(pirPin, LOW);
//give the sensor some time to calibrate
Serial.print("calibrating sensor ");
for(int i = 0; i < locklow =" false;" takelowtime =" true;" lowin =" millis();" takelowtime =" false;"> pause){
//makes sure this block of code is only executed again after
//a new motion sequence has been detected
lockLow = true;
Serial.print("motion ended at "); //output
Serial.print((millis() - pause)/1000);
Serial.println(" sec");
delay(50);
}
}
}
}
And the final monster
original globe
Originally my plan is to make a wooden base for the globe to rest on and then somehow pierce 4 holes in to the globe so that it can house 4 Led lights.... so I used a piece of wood that i had from my design class and cut it to pieces to construct my base. Also I wanted to hide the breadboard and the Arduino underneath the wooden base for aesthetic.
My globe came rolling out of the bag and fell on the floor. My first thought is the buy a new globe, but then i thought that will defeat my objective of this project then i thought about finding another object to work with ...... So after a long deliberation on what to do next, i decided to redesign and create a transparent cover to house whats left of the globe, using Plexiglass......
Construction II:
Parts:
Shuttered Globe, Wood Plank, 2 Transistors, wires, breadboard, arduino, Photo resistors, 4 LED Lights, Plexy glass.
Installation Process:
Cut the base and marked the location of the 4 Led lights. In this project i have my Led lights on each corner of my new globe cover. Also marked the location of the photo resistor.
I soldered the led's endpoint with a longer wires so that i can reach the breadboard and arduinos' pins.then i installed the lights and the arduino on the top of the base.
