Monday I give a Littlebits-workshop for students doing a project on “Design for Specific Users”. We are going to practice building small, interactive circuits. Aim is to investigate design possibilities in the idea phase of the design process and quickly…
By utilizing the Arduino-bit and the Proto-bit, all kinds of electronic circuits and components can be connected to a Littlebits circuit. In this example, we connect an Ultrasonic sensor to the Arduino-bit with the Proto-bit. The distance measured by the…
Sometimes I get a question from a student or colleague on why we choose Java as our base for the introduction to programming classes. Here are some quick reasons: It is a ‘proven’ language to quickly learn programming It is…
Tomorrow I give a Littlebits-workshop for students following the course “Embodied interaction”. We are going to build small, sensory action-reaction type of circuits which are worn by the participants. Aim is that every participant has an output and an input-circuit on…
This week my students had to perform a peer-review on each other’s websites. They also had to summarize the review (and their opinion on it) on their Blog. I was very pleased to see a lot of quotes like the…
As part of assignment #2 of Web Technology, students have to give an update on their progress regarding the design activities for the site, including a first design-sketch. Constrains The main purpose of the site is a showcase portfolio The…
Updated May 21, 2025 Below are some examples of partial results of the websites which where presented as a result of the Project ‘Virtual Product Development’ from Industrial Design Engineering. 2024: 2023: 2022: 2021: Note: unfortunately, some of the sites for…
This example presumes you already have some basic knowledge about Arduino and programming Java applications with Eclipse. If you have an RFID reader module attached to your computer (via a USB serial connection) you can read RFID data from a Java…
The RC522 RFID module is a cheap module which comes with a card and a dongle.You can buy it at our local electronics shop the STORES for a few euro’s (search for ‘rfid’ in the price list). Or buy it…
In this previous article we learned how to build an App with App Inventor and connect it to a Lego Mindstorms NXT. Now we will extend that App to control a Catapult robot. If you have not done so already,…