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=== Homework ===
=== Homework ===


* What could an Experimentier-Baukasten / a kit / a sandbox for computing with thread look like? Do some research on other kinds of kits!
* What could an Experimentier-Baukasten / a kit / a sandbox for computing with thread look like?<br>Do some research on other kinds of kits!
* Do some thread-based geometry at home. Pick a parameter such as the thread-length and vary it systematically
* Do some thread-based geometry at home. Pick a parameter such as the thread-length and vary it systematically
* Document your thread-art in the wiki
* Document your thread-art in the wiki
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=== Links ===
=== Links ===


=== Geometry ===
Some links to classics of compass + straightedge geometry<br>
as well as the thread-based geometry we explored in our class.
==== Ellipses ====
==== Ellipses ====
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipse Ellipse] on Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipse Ellipse] on Wikipedia
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* [https://archive.org/stream/scientificpapers01maxwuoft#page/n39/mode/2up On the description of oval curves] by James Clerk Maxwell
* [https://archive.org/stream/scientificpapers01maxwuoft#page/n39/mode/2up On the description of oval curves] by James Clerk Maxwell
* [http://arxiv.org/pdf/math/0702005v1.pdf Semidefinite Representation of the k-Ellipse]
* [http://arxiv.org/pdf/math/0702005v1.pdf Semidefinite Representation of the k-Ellipse]
==== Compass and Straightedge ====
* [[wikipedia:Compass-and-straightedge construction|Compass and straightedge construction]] on Wikipedia
* [https://archive.org/stream/firstsixbooksofe00byrn#page/n5/mode/2up Byrne's version of Euclid's elements] using coloured shapes (very bauhaus)
* [http://helenfriel.tumblr.com/post/62074603430/blushingcheekymonkey-helen-friel-heres 3D Sculptures] by Helen Friel
=== Kitspiration ===
Here are some links to all kinds of kits.<br>
May they serve as inspiration for creating your own textile computing kits.
==== Educational Kits ====
==== Educational Kits ====
* [[wikipedia:de:Anker-Steinbaukasten|Anker-Steinbaukasten]]
* [[wikipedia:de:Anker-Steinbaukasten|Anker-Steinbaukasten]]

Revision as of 11:47, 19 April 2016

Computing with Thread: Part I

Thread Geometry

We explored what kind of geometric constructions we can do with thread, chalk and the help of several people...

We found out...

  • how to draw a line
  • how to draw a circle ( d = const.)
  • how to draw an ellipse ( a + b = const.)
  • how to draw multifocal ellipses (a + b + c = const.)
  • how to draw egg-shaped curves (3 * a + b = const.)
  • how to measure the circumference of a circle
  • how to calcualte pi using only thread (See also here)

3D thread geometry

We explored how our thread-based drawing tools could be used to identify points on the surface of shapes in 3 dimensions.

  • We discovered the 3d ellipsoid (a + b = const.)
  • We found that multifocal 3d ellipsoids have a doughnut-topology.
  • We found two different ways to create ellipsoid shapes:
    • the polygon method, where the thread forms a polygon going through the focal points and the drawing point
    • the star method where the thread is alternately visiting each focal point and the drawing point

Observations

  • Geometric knowledge from school only got us so far ...
  • There is a whole universe of "new" shapes and forms

Questions raised

  • Questions regarding surface of different shapes popped up
  • We discussed different methods of measuring the surfaces using thread

Homework

  • What could an Experimentier-Baukasten / a kit / a sandbox for computing with thread look like?
    Do some research on other kinds of kits!
  • Do some thread-based geometry at home. Pick a parameter such as the thread-length and vary it systematically
  • Document your thread-art in the wiki

Links

Geometry

Some links to classics of compass + straightedge geometry
as well as the thread-based geometry we explored in our class.

Ellipses

Compass and Straightedge

Kitspiration

Here are some links to all kinds of kits.
May they serve as inspiration for creating your own textile computing kits.

Educational Kits

Sewing Boxes

Tool Boxes

Portable Textile tools

Knots and Splices

Links

How are threads made?

Self-Assembly

Knotting

...

Splicing

...

Knot Theory

...

Braids

Networks