Project 4 - It finally comes to the point

2 weeks passed after working on our programming and journals, finally I could focus on the project. The first thing I try to find is what we're going to show for the visualization. I tried to look for processing codes that can be used in webcams. I got one code which is nice to use but I feel that it's not enough for  the visualization so I just save it for later purpose. 

I got problems where I was trying to decide whether I'm going to buy the sensor or not because it's like gambling my money if ever it's gonna be use or not and whether it works or not. I was targeting for the Ultrasonic RangeFinder Maxbotix LV EZ42 sensor which will have a large beam width that can detect an object 6 feet away. Then I found out that the sensor that I was trying to buy is going to take a week before it will come because they don't have a stock at their store and they have to order it on the US and the presentation for the project will be the following week. I found one sensor that they have in stock which is the Sharp IR Proximity Sensor (Long Range) but it can only detect 5 feet away. So I try to find another solution out of it then found out that we can do like a sonar/radar visualization from the sensor. I found one example from it at this website http://hacknmod.com/hack/make-a-diy-sonar-system-using-arduino/ . Another thing was, instead of getting some objects detect by the sonar on top of a building, we  could use it underground the city.

After getting that idea, I was full decided to buy that IR Proximity Sensor. I explained my idea to the group but then Jonathan was worrying about jumping from one idea to another. He told me that "how could we explain on relating the first idea to this new concept idea". I know it's too late to implement this  new idea that I have come but I told them that's "there's nothing wrong if we try on doing it". Edrian commented when me and Jonathan were talking that we should insists to stick the idea on the spy concept since Kim said from the critique that the equipment kinda looks like a spying camera where it can be use to spy on places that people usually don't see. The sonar/radar idea also kind of relates to the concept of spying things as well. So from the concept of getting the data from a hidden space it develops into detecting objects or motions by using the sensor. I still haven't got the sensor at the moment but I do hope by tomorrow Friday, I will get it and if not there's going to be a huge problem for me and I know the group will be disappointed as well. So it's all or nothing now, I will work hard on getting the sensor and to get things done before the presentation day.