Concept Development;
For my final project, I took myself as the center of my piece. I did my research emotionally and I tried to see the difference between two cultures that I am living in. In the end, it took me to the point where I saw the American culture as dark space from my perspectively mostly basing it on the lack of support in-between friendships.
Audio Narrative;
In order to change my feeling in to words and share it with people, I decided to create an audio narrative. The narrative starts with the astronaut connecting with the mission control, and a small conversation between me and a good friend happens. The conversation is in Turkish and it is representing my voice and my home. Throughout the narrative we hear, space sounds, multiple effects and two songs by Pink Floyd.
Pink Floyd;
Why did I decide to use Pink Floyd’s music in my project? This year 2015-2016 school year has became the year, where I started getting more and more interested in classic rock , the spacey-journey alike songs of the group inspired me to develop a concept around myself.
Audio Narrative / SOUNDCLOUD
Video;
For the video of the project my main intention was to show the feeling, and I tried to explain my my feelings, the sadness and loneliness without using words. Almost a dramatic looking but at the same time the video has became an emotional translator of the concept.
OpenFrameworks;
OpenFrameworks is the last but not least important part of the piece. OpenFrameworks sketch helps audience to realize that the artificial and unrealistic aspect can be seen more and more realist under the circumstances of real-life events. In my OpenFrameworks sketch I decided to use the movement of The Sun, The Earth and The Moon, this daily event, made my journey a little bit more realist and reliable. 
Softwares;
- Adobe Audition CC (audio narrative)
- Audacity (audio narrative)
- Adobe Premiere Pro CC (video)
- xCode (sketch)
- Arduino IDE (arduino)
Bill of Materials;
- DC Motor
- Speaker
- 12V Battery Pack
- Arduino
- L298N Dual Motor Controller
- WS2812 Led Strip
- Water+Newspaper+Paper
- An extra 5v battery pack for arduino
- Grey tinted plastic sheet
- Black + White Acrylic Paint
- Fabric
Libraries;
1- xCode/openFrameworks
Sun, Earth, Moon sketch the tutorial can be reached through this link.
https://github.com/emres13/DT-Lab-2-/blob/master/Final/openFrameworks%20Sun.Earth.Moon/Tutorial/Sun%2C%20Earth%2C%20Moon%20-%20Tutorial.md
2- Simple Timer
Simple timer is a library that can be used for programming your arduino, it helps you to put functions on a timeline.
http://playground.arduino.cc/Code/SimpleTimer
3- Fast LED
Fast LED, library is used in order to use the WS2812 led strip.
http://fastled.io/
4- SFEMP3Shield
SFEMP3Shield is used in order to generate music with using an Arduino and a speaker.
https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/mp3-player-shield-hookup/using-the-sfemp3shield-library
5- L298N Dual H-Bridge Motor Controller
This piece is used in order to get control of the DC motor placed inside the helmet.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Modules-L298N-Dual-H-Bridge-Motor-Controll/
Code;
Repo;
For more images, code, and readings you can find the project details in my repository.
for additional questions; emre.sardogan@gmail.com
https://github.com/emres13/DT-Lab-2-/tree/master/Final