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Monday, October 25, 2010

Design interaction pattern for home PC, for kids Prart III

To Interact real world object with computer game. Here external toy is used to run a virtual object on computer screen. Electronics interfacing is done by sensing the movement of the wooden horse toy. Computer interface is developed using PS/2 port. Software part is developed in Flash.







Electronics Done by: Arshad Pathan

Design interaction pattern for home PC, for kids Prart II

By exploring interaction with human and machine, this particular game is to demonstrate the physical activities and to translate on the computer screen. When player is standing on the platform, computer takes his weight and compute calculations for walking and jumping. Now as per player movement virtual character in computer screen will also move like walking and jumping. Here load cell is used as sensor and it was connected with electronics circuit and digital information is passed to the pc through bi-directional LPT port. In software part visual c is used.









Electronics Done by: Arshad Pathan

Design interaction pattern for home PC, for kids Prart I

Computer and computer games are in a hard form which needs replacement by something with strong experimental game. This is more important for children, for whom playing game is more than entertainment as it tactically also plays a crucial role in developing their motor skill and overall growth. They should be made exercise interacting in 3D and exploring this game with human and machine, animal or bird. This idea is presented in the game using different cubes where alphabets are written. By joining different cubes kids can make words. Cubes are constructed using switch and RF module to communicate with the computer. Here electromagnetic relay switches are used which are connected with computer.




Electronics Done by: Arshad Pathan

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Interaction Design Mario Game





This game was developed and appreciated by Nina Subnani. Here children can physically play the famous mario game. If child is walking on game board then mario will walk in computer. If child jump then mario will jumps and if child moves then hand mario will act appropriately. This was done by using computer’s PS/2 Port. Interfacing was done and appropriate hardware was developed.








Student: Sumiran Pandya
All Electronics & Software work:  Arshad Pathan


Wednesday, August 18, 2010

e-Kaavad








Very user-friendly software developed by mechatronics/electrnoics lab gandhinagar Which is outstanding in performance. Handshaking with the hardware and software is unique, because hardware is developed by IIT Chennai and software is developed by us. This is a 3rd version of the e-kaavad. Software Features are like this:

1: Full Screen Movie/Flash File Running.
2: Auto Hide Tool Bar in All Mode.
3: Full Changing Facility of Background and Images.
4: Hide Mouse cursor in Play Mode.
5: Setting Saving Facility.
6: Com Port Selection Facility.
7: Work with USB to Com Port Converter.
8: Movie Screen Size Settable.
9: Play mode with e-kaavad as well as mouse button press.

Faculty: Nina Sabnani
Software in Visual Studio
Electronics & Software work:  Arshad Pathan

Fable







Fable is means of collaborative learning. it is a platform on which numerous educational as well as entertainment games can be played. it has been inspired by traditional mode of interaction among children. This prototype has been developed after a lot of iteration. with the improvement of technology Fable is sure to become better by the day, bringing more and more children together.
Here I have used four different keyboard interacting with each keyboard using a single software. Four keyboard are interface using LPT port activating each relay output for the selection of the keyboard using status port of LPT. 5 different membrane switches were connected with microcontroller for sensing remote information and sending to PC. Here software used are Flash and Visual Basic.NET.