HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION / PROGRESS LOGS

Naura / 0356798 / Interactive Spatial Design
ISD60904 / Human Computer Interaction
Progress Check

Week 1: Introduction to HCI

- start on idea
- consult with Ron

Week 2: 

29.09.25:

• Finalized the visualization effects: when the audience initially touches the plant, it blooms; when touched for too long, it turns red and shakes using physics; when the touch is released, it returns to its normal color and reverts to a seed.
• I initially had only three components (Arduino, breadboard, and capacitive soil moisture sensor), but Ron advised me to add a touch sensor.
• Showed my current progress in Processing, where I’ve been experimenting with the visuals and interactions.

01.10.25:

• Completed The Coding Train playlists on fractals and algorithmic botany. 
• Experimented with customizing colors, adding green for the leaves.

02.10.25:

• Explored the examples already provided in processing on fractals

Week 3:

06.10.25:

• Demonstrated what I learned from The Coding Train’s Algorithmic Botany playlist and applied those concepts to my own project.

08.10.25:

• After updating Processing to the latest version, the code I presented on Monday stopped working. I attempted to debug it but was unsuccessful.

10.10.25:

• Since it was unsuccessful, I tried learning from the book 

Week 3:

13.10.25:

• Showed my current project progress, specifically the animation functionality.
• The lerping (linear interpolation) animation for the growing element is continuously restarting/looping mid-growth.
• Ron advised implementing a "three-step" approach to manage the animation's state and prevent the unintended restart loop.

• Ron confirmed that user testing/feedback is a required project criterion.
• To measure the user's connectedness with nature after they experience the project's audio or visual stimuli.
• Develop a questionnaire containing targeted items to measure this specific feeling (e.g., sense of calm, immersion, or emotional relatedness).

Week 4

Week 5:

30.10.2025:

•  tried creating flowers but the result is weird

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