Why this matters
Hardware makes latency, power, environment, and physical affordance impossible to ignore. Even when the output remains software, that discipline can make a product more grounded.
Concepts to learn
- Sensors
- Power and latency
- Bluetooth
- Physical affordance
- Prototype constraints
Apply It in Casset
Casset is the working environment for this skill—not the curriculum itself.
- Explore one small physical listening or release artifact only when it strengthens identity, emotion, or participation.
- Prototype the system boundary before designing the enclosure or collectible object.
Suggested project
Listening object
A minimal physical prototype that changes how a listener enters a Profile World.
Evidence of completion
These are completion conditions, not claimed achievements. Each stays planned until it links to a real artifact or verification.
- implementationA working physical prototypeplanned
- diagramDevice-to-product architectureplanned
- observationA real-world use noteplanned
Open questions
- What can a physical object express before it is tapped?
- When does hardware deepen the relationship rather than add novelty?
Related notes
Books, talks, and useful things
- toolArduino or ESP32
Keep the first loop small and observable.
Reflection journal
A physical constraint can become the product idea rather than an implementation tax.