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Projects from the Hack Arts Lab, University of Chicago

Smart Lamps for Energy Engineers

The Energy Engineers Pilot Program at Dunne Technology Academy, a program of RDCEP and the Computation Institute (one of HAL’s main sponsors) recently wrapped up. Students were tasked with building and programming the desk lamps’ Raspberry Pi controllers, which permitted the lights to respond to data streams. This project grew out of earlier CI work…

Arduino-based Sound Installation

For professor Jason Salavon’s DoVA course Data and Algorithm in Art (ARTV 22502), students Gabrielle Bernard, Anthony Crespo, and Jonathan Kyl teamed up to create an arduino-based sound project. The interactive sound installation uses an arduino, laser, and optical sensor to trigger audio clips in response to audience movements. Here is a video of the…