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Poweruino is the latest circuit from 1scale1. It has the possibility to control more power demanding components with PWM than an ordinary Arduino yet still retains the possibility to use the numerous sensors and code examples available to the Arduino platform. It also incorporates pins for i2c communication and a possibility to solder an RGB high power led straight onto the board. The board is designed as a part of my final thesis work at the Interaction design program at Malmo Univeristy circulating around color and light. The circuit will be used to visualize power consumption by illuminating and animating a wall with different colors.

Splashmo V.0.2

Splashmo is a 3d drawing environment that is controlled by a mobile phone. By the use of a mobile phone and the Splashmo mobile application any one can turn their mobile into a artistic creation tool. In this version of Splashmo it is possible to navigate within the three dimensional space and at any given position, turn on the drawing mode and start creating. Splashmo limits the physical use of the mobile phone to one designated area which wont expand more the 10m because of the use of bluetooth communication

The goal whit Splashmo is to inspire new thoughts about the use of mobile phones and what happens if the mobility of a mobile phone is limited but also, to create a platform for further development where the goal is to extend the function of the normal mobile phone.

During the BusinessToButtons conference in Malmo, D. Cuartielles will introduce Physical Prototyping as a technique for interaction designers to create new artifacts. The lecture will be on June 12th at about 13.30 at the main conference hall.

Within the same context, but on Saturday June 14th, the 1scale1 team together with TENK's design group will host a workshop in creating a multiplayer wireless game in only four hours. During the session we will introduce the use of microcontrollers and other digital gadgetry in the production of interactive artifacts and software running in a computer as the main game engine.