On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Brooks, Kevin <[email protected]> wrote: > We (Sugar Labs @ NDSU) are interested in using Turtle Art to program > something external to the computer, or have something external to the > computer (beside the keyboard) provide input, but we haven't settled on what > that something would be. We are also using Sugar on a Stick with laptops at > one location, desktops at a second location. My question would be: > > 1. what do people recommend for newbies like us? > 2. will we likely have to use XOs (we have 10) rather than SoaS?
Turtle Art will let you use sensor input regardless of what hardware you use; however, the XO give you the advantage of the simple sensors you can plug directly into the mic in port. The newer XOs also have additional sensors, such as an accelerometer, that can be programmed directly from Turtle Art. But any computer with a USB port can be used with Turtle Art and any number of devices, including Arduino, LEGO NXT, LEGO WeDo... > > I've always like Walter's demonstration from the Brussell's Ted X: clapping > makes the Turtle's line get wider, move faster. Would that be a good place > to start? The microphone is a fine sensor to start with. As is a webcam. > > Kevin > http://fargoxo.wordpress.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep regards. -walter -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
