2/31/2017-3/02/2017: Blog 4 Unfolding map coding and material ordering.

This week, we started to work with Processing in order to create a map that we can use for our project. After 1 week of tutorial watching, we  were finally able to start our work on the map itself. We decided to start with the programming part of our project because there was a lack of materials such as acrylic glass and it was a much more difficult task to deal with the programming part than it is to put together the holographic device. During this process of computer programming, we first downloaded all of the components necessary for the Unfolding map. Then, we had to import the files to specific folder within the program in order to make it work and we had to create programming codes for certain functionalities of the map. During the periods of programming our map in the Processing program, we did run into several issues. For instance, we could not obtain an updated version of the files that would be used to create our map. We had to manually download all of the files and export it to the file within the program. Furthermore, we were also short on materials such as acrylic and we had to order it online. Despite these difficulties, we were able to overcome these problems and to complete a first prototype of our map. Next week, we plan to improve our map and implement more features in it. If the materials arrives, we would also proceed to build our holographic device as well. Overall, I believe that everything is going according to plan.