Circuit Bending: The Science of Breaking Toys | Erik Brunvand | TEDxSaltLakeCity
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- The first assignment Erik Brunvand gives his students each semester is to buy a child's toy from a thrift store. The second assignment is to break it. In this TEDxSaltLakeCity talk, watch Erik demonstrate on stage how this simple and seemingly strange task makes us better equipped to navigate the 21st century.
Erik is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Computing at the University of Utah where he’s been teaching and doing research in computer engineering since 1990. As a computer engineer his research group is currently working on designing special-purpose computers for generating very realistic computer graphic images using a technique called ray tracing. His interest in computer hardware extends from the high-level design of the processor, to its implementation on a silicon integrated circuit.
Erik recently developed a new general education course entitled Making Noise: Sound Art and Digital Media. This course introduced students from all parts of campus to technology and electronics through noise-making projects such as circuit bending (modifying an existing music-making or speaking toy to become a sound-art noise generator).
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
I know what class I'm signing up for next semester.
Are there classes for us old folk who aren't students?
Paul Baker Salt Shaker social justice probably...you should sign up for the circuit bending class instead
wish I had this professor in my younger years!
I had the privilege of attending his class in 2002 ( digital VLSI ,university of utah ) .He is simply brilliant.
umm.....electrons flow form negative to positive
Yeah, Electrons do flow from lower to higher potential, but the scheme shows current flow, which is considered as movement from higher to lower potential
It depends on what system you are using, "conventional flow" (+ to -) or "electron flow" (- to +). In reality, electrons DO move from - to +, but the majority of engineering imagines the electron "holes" moving as positive charges, which also works mathematically as long as you don't mix them.
Please don't muddy the waters, this is circuit bending 101 for dummies, the slightly more advanced knowledge can be acquired later, if the veiwers decide to learn more.
Awww man this prof makes me sleep over this exciting topic... feelsbad
Ten minutes to explain how just touching two nodes will make it sound different. It really does sound better and louder when you do it with 120v though....