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Command Line Tools & Utilities

Creative Coding Tutorials

A Command Line Interface is a way of interacting with a computer by issuing commands in the form of lines of text. These commands interface with your operating system and hardware to perfor ...m complex and intensive operations. There is a large amount of...

Using an MFRC522 RFID reader

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is an MFRC522 RFID reader RFID means radio-frequency identification. RFID uses electromagnetic fields to transfer data over short ... distances. RFID is useful to identify people, to make transactions, etc… You can use an RFID system to open a door. For exa...

Mobile VR -Setting Up Unity

VR tutorials - Unity Mobile VR

Setting Up Unity Download and install Unity 2019.2.0f1. Previous versions might also work, however, this tutorial was made using Unity 2019.2.0f1 (please read the f ...ollowing instructions before installing Unity). Create a Unity personal account. To use Uni...

Using a Force Sensor

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is a Force Sensor? The Force Sens ...or senses the resistance value depending on how much it has pressed. It can sense even the slightest touch, therefore you can ...use it as a touch sensor as well. The ... difference between this and Capacitive Sensor is that ...

How to build to a Meta Quest 2

Unreal Engine Basics Building to a VR headset

Building a VR app for the Meta Quest 2 ... from Unreal Engine involves a series of steps, including setting up the development environment, configuring project settings, and packaging the app. Below are detailed instructions to guide you through the pro...

How to use a PIR sensor

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is a PIR sensor? PIR stands for Passive Infra Red and therefore a PIR sensor can etect movement of o ...bjects that radiate IR light (like human bodies). It is very commonly used for the sec ...urity systems. The HC-SR501’s infrared imaging sensor is an eff...

DFRobot Sensor Testing: HX711 Weight Sensor, Voice Recorder Module Pro, Speech Synthesis Module V2

Physical Computing Tutorials

... a few DFRobot sensors by following their tutorials. Before you jump into using these sensors, we have some tips for you. HX711 Weight Sensor This sensor can measure weight up to 1kg, and is compatible with Arduino, micro:bit, ESP32 and Raspberry Pi ...

Using a Vibration Motor

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is a vibration motor? Vibration motor is a DC motor in a compact size that is used to inform the users by vibrating on receiving signals. It is commonly found inside a mobile phone. The one that is available in the lab is coin vibration motor. It requ...

How to power the Raspberry Pi Pico

Raspberry Pi Tutorials

Powering the Raspberry Pi Pico The easiest way to power a Pico is through the USB cable either to a computer or a phone ch ...arger. If you are going for a wireless design, you can use batteries as well. This tutorial will demonstrate how to power a Pi...

Accessibility Statement

About the Lab Frequently Asked Questions

Accessibility Statement for https://lab.art ...s.ac.uk/ This website is run by the Creative Technology Lab University of the Arts London (UAL). This accessibility statement applies to https://lab.arts.ac.uk/. O ...ther websites and browser based systems on...

How to build a project onto a VR headset

Unreal Engine Basics Building to a VR headset

1. Install Unreal Engine and Required VR SDKs: Download and install the latest version of Unreal Engine from the Epic Games website. Identify the VR platform and headset y ...u want to target (e.g., Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, etc.). Install...

Making a Force Sensor/ a Button with Velostat & Conductive Fabric

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is a Velostat and Conductive Fabric? Velostat (a.k.a. Linqstat) is a thin, flexible, pressure-sensitive plastic sheet made with carbon black. It’s a piezoresistive material — its electrical resistance changes when pressure is applied. Conductive Fabric is ...

(MAC) How to use Phomemo Thermal Printer M834

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is Phomemo Thermal Printer M834? Phomemo M834 thermal ...portable printer that can print black and white text and graphics inklessly on different sizes 216mm/210mm/110mm/80mm/53mm ...4"/2.08") of thermal papers. 1. Install Printer Driver Please vis...

Controlling an actuator with TinkerKit Mosfet

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is the TinkerKit Mosfet? The TinkerKit Mosfet is a simple module for controlling devices like motors, solenoids, LED strips and electromagnets which require higher voltages and currents than ...the Arduino can handle alone. Typically you might find an example ...

OculusQuest - Setting up development enviroment in Unity

VR tutorials - Unity Oculus Quest Tutorials

Supported Unity versions Currently, there are 3 supp ...orted Unity versions: 2017.4 LTS 2018.4 ...9.2 We strongly recommend using Unity 2019.2 as this is the version we are currently providing support for. Getting the Oculus Integration packag...

UE Foliage

Unreal Engine Basics Creating Virtual Worlds

This is a multi-part tutorial on creating virtual worls in Unreal Engine. This tutorial assumes you have a basic understanding of 3D work but no prior experience is necessary. Please contact the ...Creative Technology Lab for questions or assistance. Foliage Tool...

Using NFC Tools to Read/Write NFC tag

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is NFC Tools? NFC Tools is an app which allows you to read, write and program tasks on your NFC ... tags and other compatible NFC chips. Simple and intuitive, NFC Tools can record standar ...d information on your NFC tags which will be compatible with any N...

Content Creation Guidelines

Transporter Documents

Read all the information in the Content Creation Guidelines (CCG). This is a document that will provide you with information about creating different kinds of content for the 270 proje ...ction space. Although the document is separated into sections, pleas...

How to Configure a Raspberry Pi for the first time

Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi Image

Once your Raspberry Pi is imaged, it is ready to go! We have a more de ...tailed tutorial for imaging the Pi. Now we can move on to configuration when you turn on your Pi for the first time. 1. Power up the Raspberry Pi When you plug in the power supp...

Using a Sparkfun Sound Detector

Physical Computing Tutorials

What is the Sound Detector? The Sound ...Detector is a board made by Sparkfun elect ...ronics that provides a way to detect ambient sound levels. There are thr ...ee connections on the board: Audio - This is the raw audio from the microphone. Envelope...