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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Suggested Books / Reference Books:  

(For practical references; additional readings for theory will be distributed in class)

 

Unity

Unity game development essentials : build fully functional, professional

3D  games with realistic environments, sound, dynamic effects, and more! / 

Will Goldstone

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, 2009

ISBN: 9781847198181 

T385 .G65 2009   (NJIT Library)

 

Beginning 3D game development with Unity 4 : all-in-one, multi-platform

game development / Sue Blackman.

Blackman, Sue, 2013  QA76.76.C672 B58 2013 (NJIT Library)

 

Arduino

Making Things Talk, 2nd Edition

Using Sensors, Networks, and Arduino to see, hear, and feel your world 

Tom Igoe

Publisher: O'Reilly Media / Make

Released: September 2011

ISBN:978-1-4493-9243-7 | ISBN 10:1-4493-9243-1 

TJ223.P76 I46 2011 (NJIT library)

 

Making Things See 

3D vision with Kinect, Processing, Arduino, and MakerBot 

Greg Borenstein

Publisher: O'Reilly Media / Make

Released: October 2011

ISBN: 978-1-4493-0707-3 | ISBN 10:1-4493-0707-8

TA1634 .B649 2012 (NJIT library)

 

Arduino Cookbook 

Michael Margolis

Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (March 31, 2011)  

ISBN-10: 0596802471 

ISBN-13: 978-0596802479 

 

Programming Interactivity: 

A Designer's Guide to Processing, Arduino, and OpenFrameworks 

Joshua Noble, 

O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (July 21, 2009) 

ISBN-10: 0596154143

QA76.76.I59 N63 2009 (NJIT Main library)

 

Processing

Learning Processing: 

A Beginner’s Guide to Programming Images, Animation, and Interaction  

Dniel Shiffman  

http://www.learningprocessing.com/

http://www.shiffman.net/bio/

(This book's website provides extremely helpful examples & tutorials.)

 

Processing: A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists 

Casey Reas, 

The MIT Press (September 30, 2007) ISBN-10: 0262182629  

QA76.6 .R4138 2007  (NJIT Library)

 

Algorithms for Visual Design Using the Processing Language

Kostas Terzidis, Wiley (May 11, 2009) 

ISBN-10: 0470375485 

QA76.73.P75 T493 2009 (NJIT Main Library)

 

Processing: creative coding and computational art

Greenberg, Ira. 

Berkeley, CA : Friends of Ed, an Apress Co., 2007.

ISBN: 9781590596173

T385 .G74 2007  (NJIT Library)

 

Visualizing Data: 

Exploring and Explaining Data with the Processing Environment

Ben Fry, 

O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (January 11, 2008)

ISBN-10: 0596514557 

T385 .F79 2008  (NJIT Library Reference Sec.)

 

Generative design: visualize, program, and create with processing

Bohnacker, Hartmut

Princeton Architectural Press, 2012.

ISBN:9781616890773

N7433.8 .B6313 2012  (NJIT Library)

 

(Notes: There are many more books on Unity in the NJIT libraries. Choose one that works for you.)

 

DIGITAL - TUTORS

Check out the new Digital Tutors program (Pluralsight), with tutorials on tons of software and subjects! Click here to get to the login page. There are two menu items near the top middle of the screen, Log in and Join New Jersey Institute of Technology Group. Click on “Join New Jersey Institute of Technology Group” and you should see the screen for registration. Registration will only work with your NJIT email address.

Once you’re registered you can use the Digital Tutors program for one hour at a time from campus-wide IP ranges only.

More Information: https://archlib.njit.edu/

 

ON-LINE RESOURCES:

Paper Circuit

https://chibitronics.com/education/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZgMBkNCf80

 

3D Print

https://www.tinkercad.com/

 

Scratch 

https://scratch.mit.edu/

 

Makey Makey

https://makeymakey.com/

 

Lily Pad

http://sewelectric.org/diy-projects/interactive-stuffed-monster/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj639_ez6TM

http://sewelectric.org/

 

Arduino

http://arduino.cc/en/  Official site  

Arduino Tutorial Website by ex-MIT Limor at ladyada.net   

 

Processing  

http://processing.org/  Official website:       

http://www.openprocessing.org/  Forum with code examples:      

 

Code Samples

http://formandcode.com/code-examples/ Form+Code

http://natureofcode.com/book/ Daniel Shiffman’s Book

 

Unity3D

http://unity3d.com/ Official site

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of_oLAvWfSI&t=484s Unity with Arduino

https://www.udemy.com/virtual-reality-with-arduino/

 

EXAMPLE PROJECTS:

https://www.instructables.com/

https://makezine.com/

https://www.pinterest.com/

 

Paper circuits 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hb-9eUpfbQ Invitation card

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_ApyKqqctM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qZVVdYkOIE Magical Japanese Electric Circuit Pen Lights Up

 

3D Print 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wWG_3MeyHk

https://www.thingiverse.com/

 

E-Textile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mut4zTQuz88

https://www.instructables.com/id/musical-conductivity-detecting-light-up-hoodie/

http://loxtk.com/help/removeAB.php

https://www.instructables.com/id/E-Textiles/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8_jsUgsWyo&t=159s 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6QHeNoqe9U&t=121s https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?board=13.0 
http://www.geekmomprojects.com/led-matrix-shirt/# 
https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/312
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/light-up-plush https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/tags/lilypad?page=all https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/marquee-party-bag https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/light-up-pennant-with-e-textiles

 

Arduino

SADI Arduino light transfer project:

Magic Light by Mimi Son: Something I found on Vimeo...  

stretching interaction by Jules Fennis: Something I found on vimeo...  

The Sea Light by Kirsten Halterman: Something I found on vimeo...  

Microcontroller Course - Arduino Project 1: Something I found on YouTube...  

Arduino lights acrylic: Something I found on YouTube...  

ScratchWeDo- HandDrum0:   

http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Main/LEDMatrix  Using IC to control LED Matrix  

http://vimeo.com/5469191  8x8 LED  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksc7IuENAw8&feature=related   LED cube:  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDLys1uR8y8 Rain:  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrBnERpcLjA&feature=related  Rgb led Strip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLVXmsbVwUs&feature=player_embedded#at=28  The light harp  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mQDPiiOCUY&feature=player_embedded#at=58  Mood detector  

http://hackaday.com/2008/06/12/how-to-make-an-rgb-combination-door-lock-part-1/ Color keypad  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz_HT-FqEOE&NR=1  LED fire  

 

Sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Bu7fh-B6s  Sound sensor:  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGSn98AfSRw  LED sync to music

 

Other project inspirations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Bke3750WE  electromagnetic fields detector  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATnnMFO60y8  Sun Tracking Solar Panel w/ Arduino -  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8_dAgaBBdI  Arduino High Speed Photography Trigger  

http://j4mie.org/blog/how-to-make-a-physical-gmail-notifier/    How to make a Physical Gmail Notifier  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3K4BeiEg-U  HAND - Human Arduino based iNterface Device  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF7klY2kiuQ&feature=related  HAND-  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttm62RBdOuo Coke music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3l-zJafOnc DIY Interactive LED Coffee Table - Arduino Project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDePWq4lN2E interaction with my sound reacting Arduino project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h0PhDWSc4Y light jar

 

Arduino + Unity 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JQOxeWoDMM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCwE5ayHgjM&t=172s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHMyHHf2LME&t=196s

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Eunchan Park project

​Arduino Micro Pro

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12640

 

Adafruit 12-Key Capacitive Touch Sensor Breakout - MPR121

https://www.adafruit.com/product/1982

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WHERE TO BUY HARDWARE FOR ASSIGNMENTS:

* these sites are just suggestion

Paper circuit

Battery (1)

https://www.amazon.com/d/Household-Batteries/Sony-CR2032-Lithium-Coin-Cell/B008XBK7PG/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1548286068&sr=1-2&keywords=paper+circuits 

 

LED (1)

https://www.amazon.com/Chibitronics-White-LED-Circuit-Stickers/dp/B013YRLO7I/ref=sr_1_cc_4?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1548292586&sr=1-4-catcorr&keywords=White+LED+Circuit+sticker 

 

Copper Foil (1)

https://www.amazon.com/Bullet-Face-Double-Sided-Conductive-Electrical/dp/B01MR5DSCM/ref=sr_1_4?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1548292644&sr=1-4&keywords=Copper+Foil+Tape 

 

3D Print & Laser cut

Lilypad Switch(1)

https://www.amazon.com/Lilypad-Arduino-Button-Board-Momentary/dp/B01GBOS910/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1550166549&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=lilypad+switch&psc=1

 

 

Lilypad

Lilypad (1)

https://www.amazon.com/AMX3d-Lilypad-Arduino-Development-Textile/dp/B01BK18VPI/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1550165878&sr=1-1&keywords=lilypad

 

LED white (at least one)

https://www.amazon.com/SparkFun-13902-LilyPad-White-LEDs/dp/B06WLLBD3Y/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1550166157&sr=1-6&keywords=lilypad+led

 

LED Color (optional, if you need for your project)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I747YCW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Arduino

Arduino Kit (Needed Arduino, Arduino LED, sensor, servo motor, breadboard, circuit) 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ultimate-Starter-Learning-Kit-for-Arduino-UNO-R3-Board-LCD-1602-Servo-processing/120128256?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=2961&adid=22222222227261320192&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=311211321829&wl4=aud-566049426865:pla-562906974910&wl5=9003565&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=113509951&wl11=online&wl12=120128256&wl13=&veh=sem&gclid=Cj0KCQiAvqDiBRDAARIsADWh5TcvPX1D8pc0qV7bqvGF3hqlcR8zUXS0ASIwK2KNCEmzvW0EPSV2I08aAmoaEALw_wcB

 

Others (if you need) - Robotics, Sensors

http://www.sparkfun.com  SparkFun

http://www.adafruit.com/  Adafruit   

http://www.makershed.com/  Maker Shed   

http://www.liquidware.com  Liquidware  

http://shop.moderndevice.com/  Modern Devices (sensors, accelerometer and so on)

http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/sensors.html  The Robot Market Place (Inexpensive sensors)

http://www.hobbypartz.com/  Hobbypartz (inexpensive servo motors)  

 

General electronics parts and components: registers, transistors, etc

https://www.allelectronics.com  All Electronics  

https://www.parallax.com  Parallax  

http://www.digikey.com   Digi-key corporation  

https://www.jameco.com   JameCo   

http://www.mcmaster.com/    McMaster-Carr   

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