10.1: ides of march project development

Assembly of the bottom section of the suncaster happened: and I've chosen to use the potentiometer for the movement of the clock hand. When I add the top to the piece, the top of the potentiometer will stick out just enough for the clock hand to be attached. 

I got the arduino and touchdesigner in communication so that when the potentiometer reaches a certain value that corresponds to one of my two clock hand positions, it triggers a request from the API and get the current time of day. 

When the potentiometer is at the value that corresponds to the other hand position, it will cause the projection and alter the parameters of an image collage I'm making. 

I'm using this image I took a while ago as a background that will change in tone based on the time of day. I still need to write the function that will place a circular sun image at the point in the sky that also matches with the time of day.

I'll also be adding a window structure to the collage and create shapes around it that invoke architectural/window shadows.

There is a lot of work to be done before the crit; this week, I will be:

-adding the mirror to the window inset

-fabricating the top piece

-attaching the clock hand to the potentiometer

-sanding the edges of the device

-completing the projected "collage"