Virtual Etch-A-Sketch

This project, based on the prompt "Art Meets Engineering" from my Physical Computing class, prompted us to do something creative and artistic with an Arduino circuit. I decided to create an Etch-A-Sketch using potentiometers for direction and a button to change color, which displayed on my screen in a Processing sketch. Take a look at my blog post for a more in-depth description of the project and a post-mortem video.

I struggled to come up with an idea at first, because an Etch-A-Sketch felt boring and kind of "typical," and I wasn't sure I had the right parts. I ended up deciding that by adding a colored LED that matches the color on the screen, it would have that extra factor to go above and beyond. For this project, I:
• Created an Arduino circuit to interface with Processing to create an Etch-A-Sketch Display
• Added features to change the color of lines created in Processing

I'm happy with how this project turned out. In a future iteration, I'd love to spend time decreasing lag and implementing better ways to change color for better pictures and more creative freedom. However, with the fact that I only had two weeks to come up with an idea, build it, write a blog post and create a post mortem video, I'm happy with what I created!