Task 5: Arduino LED Projects from Youtube

By using a 16x16 LED matrix, the arduino powered system runs Conway's 'Game of Life', which runs through and depending on what the stats of the lights next to each led has a impact on how the LED responces with color, the sim runs until there are no more moves and everything dies.


This guy has a matrix thats only 8x8 but uses PWM to check the color of each LED while scrolling text across... very cool to me.


By Using PHP & Python connected to the Arduino, this guy has an LED change color depending on who has visited his blog, this is interesting way of contacting outside information for sources not programmed into the arduino.


This video has the idea i would like to have a go at that that is useing the ipod touch to control how the arduino responds, he has a toggle button to turn an LED on and off, and simple things like that is always a start.


This is another cool thing someone has done, its a 4x4 cube made from LEDS, and then programmed in a light show. Not a bad way to show off, :)

Ardunio Teaching/Learning research

• Arduino environment
  The arduino environment software is open-source, Built on the java platform and making use of open-source/free compilers that anyone can get their hands on.
  
• Processing environment
  The Arduino is usesing the ATMega328 Chip as its main processer.
  
• GNU gcc
  This is a standard C, C++ compilier found on many Unix and Linux OSes, GNU gcc is also open-source.
  
• wikieducator
  Like Wikipedia, wikieducator is an tool for the recording of topics and making them advailiable to the general public, wikieducator is aimed at teaching rather then just pure information, but it can be used in the same way.
  
• Moodlle
  Moodle is an e-Learning web based software package that can be used to manage classes and their documents all through the web for easy access.
  
• Chip8
  "CHIP-8 is an interpreted programming language, developed by the late Joseph Weisbecker." - Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8). Old style games like Pong and Pac-Man were ported to run on the CHIP-8.
  
• Fritzing
  Fritzing is an open source software tool that can help with the development of advance circuits that run off arduino boards
• Open Office
  An alternative to the commonly used and known Microsoft Office or IBM's Lotus software, Open Office is freeware with the ablity that anyone can improve the components.
  
• PeerWise
  "PeerWise supports the construction, display and organisation of student contributed assessment questions. " PeerWise website (http://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/)