SEMINAR IN DESIGNING PHYSICAL GAMES AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA

Resources and Informational Support

Soldering-
http://www.curiousinventor.com/guides/How_To_Solder
http://www.ladyada.net/media/common/soldering.pdf
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorial_info.php?tutorials_id=106
http://radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov/telescope/soldering.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_NU2ruzyc4
http://blip.tv/file/126631
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-solder
http://www.mediacollege.com/misc/solder/
http://www.robotstore.com/download/How_to_solder_1.pdf

Breadboards/Prototyping-
http://www.doctronics.co.uk/prototyp.htm
http://www.tigoe.net/pcomp/code/understanding-electricity/breadboards

Embedded electronics/Microcontrollers-
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/tutorials.php
http://www.societyofrobots.com/microcontroller_tutorial.shtml

Photoresister-
http://www.societyofrobots.com/schematics_photoresistor.shtml

Sensors-
http://www.sensorwiki.org
http://www.societyofrobots.com/sensors.shtml
http://itp.nyu.edu/physcomp/sensors/

Electronics-
http://www.doctronics.co.uk/design.htm
http://www.societyofrobots.com/electronics_tutorials.shtml
http://www.seattlerobotics.org/guide/electronics.html
http://www.play-hookey.com/dc_theory/
Do a websearch for more!!

Batteries-
http://www.societyofrobots.com/batteries.shtml

LEDs-
http://www.societyofrobots.com/electronics_led_tutorial.shtml
http://members.misty.com/don/ledd.html

Resisters (with LED)-
http://www.doctronics.co.uk/resistor.htm

Open Source hardware list-
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/11/_draft_open_source_hardwa.html

MORE LINKS (please email any additions!)...

Electronics
http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_1/1.html
http://www.opencircuits.com
http://www.free-electronic-circuits.com
http://www.sparkfun.com
http://www.ramseyelectronics.com
http://www.mpja.com
http://www.jameco.com
http://www.allelectronics.com
http://www.digikey.com
http://www.parallax.com
http://goldmine-elec.com
http://elmelectronics.com
http://kitsrus.com
http://www.maxim-ic.com
http://rentron.com
http://winbond-usa.com
http://findchips.com

Science/Optics
http://scientificsonline.com/
http://www.edsci.com

Software
http://packets.goto10.org
https://puredyne.goto10.org
http://www.vvvv.org
http://puredata.info
http://www.troikatronix.com
http://www.soundhack.com
http://www.nullmedium.de/dev/flashserver/index.html
http://www.cycling74.com/index.html
http://crca.ucsd.edu/~tapel/software.html
http://www.steim.org/steim/
http://sourceforge.net/
http://www.macosxapps.com
http://www.download.com
http://www.image-ine.org
http://processing.org
http://mtg.upf.es/reactable/?software
http://www.quest3d.com
Dual head video cards- http://www.infomus.dist.unige.it/EyesWeb/EywPlatform.html
http://freeframe.sourceforge.net
http://www.anyhere.com
http://scratch.mit.edu

Sensor Interfaces
http://www.makingthings.com
http://www.phidgets.com
http://infusionsystems.com
http://www.randomfunction.com/?q=node/66
http://www.hf.uio.no/imv/forskning/forskningsprosjekter/musicalgestures/publications/pdf/jensenius-cmmr2005.pdf
http://www.create.ucsb.edu/~dano/CUI
http://www.arduino.cc/

Sensors
http://www.analog.com/en
http://www.parallax.com
http://www.allegromicro.com
http://www.pcb.com
http://www.sensorsmag.com/
http://www.highly.com
http://happcontrols.com
http://www.ibva.com (brainwaves)
http://imagesco.com
http://taosinc.com
http://www.sensorwiki.org

Wireless-Mobile/RF/Bluetooth/RFID
http://www.skyetek.com
http://www.abacomdirect.com
http://lemosint.com
http://symbol.com

Switches
http://www.tapeswitch.com
http://www.highly.com

Robotics
http://dorkbot.org
http://www.societyofrobots.com
http://www.acroname.com
http://www.ferrettronics.com
http://www.solarbotics.com

Motion tracking, 3D scanning
http://www.polhemus.com
http://www.ascension-tech.com
http://www.vicon.com

Video, Displays, Touch Screens
http://aeicomp.com
http://www.bhphotovideo.com
http://store.earthlcd.com
http://elotouch.com
http://www.focusinfo.com
http://kopin.com

Light/LEDs
http://colorkinetics.com
http://www.elwire.com
http://ledeffects.com
http://superbrightleds.com

Music Interfaces
http://www.edirol.com
http://www.rolandus.com
http://www.motu.com
http://www.audiomidi.com
http://www.sweetwater.com
http://fullcompass.com

Hardware/Mechanical
http://www.mcmaster.com
http://bricolabs.net

Fabric/Screen Material
http://www.rosebrand.com

Home Automation
http://www.smarthome.com

Sound
http://chuck.cs.princeton.edu
http://soundhack.com

Programming
http://www.cplusplus.com
http://blog.lilyapp.org
http://uberthings.com/mobile/