About me
Hello :–)
My name is Güneş. I'm an Interaction Design student from Oakville,
Ontario.
I'm SUPER curious about crafts/disciplines that touch physical computing, CAD/fabrication, and interface design.
Made my first cyberdeck two months ago as part of a 3rd year class assignment. Since then, I've been utterly obsessed with that lil thing. I'm dreaming of making a brand new one, building on the knowledge I gained while prototyping the original. I want to make a device that you can comfortably describe using terms like gizmo, thingamabob, doodad, and maybe even doohickey. This residency is the perfect opportunity to bring my dream to life.
My first cyberdeckian creation. An e-paper PDA that lets you record & transcribe voice memos, store files, and ask questions.
The first prototyping process gave me the fundamental physical computing knowledge that I needed. I developed a basic intuitive understanding of how electricity behaves, learned how circuits/components/sensors/microcontrollers function, and familiarized myself with development tools like ESP-IDF, LVGL, and QEMU. Even made my own little tool called Pippi32 that I regularly use in developing microcontroller projects.
If I'm selected for the residency, I'd like to make a frustratingly personal pocket computer with a custom operating system. Something that looks and feels arcane to people at first, but clicks in place once they start exploring the device. Similar in spirit to my first prototype, but totally distinct in the practical sense.
This time, I want to focus more on the form and novel interactions, and really strengthen my conceptual thinking and visual design skills. I want to stay on the theme of recycle/reuse, and make it a larger part of the conceptual meaning. I want to experiment in recontextualizing different materials, potentially resulting in little frankenstein creations. I want to explore my new surroundings in Copenhagen and see what kind of connections I can make between the region and this new device.
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My first cyberdeck
This is my first cyberdeckian creation! An e-paper PDA that lets you record & transcribe voice memos, store files, and ask questions.
The organs of the device are housed inside of a re-purposed disposable aluminum (tin?) vape container. Its wires are a bit too thick so the lid doesn't close, leaving its components fully exposed to the elements. Janky and needlessly delicate? Sure. Yet, my love persists...
Since the device doesn't have text input, I made a web-app that I can use to compose documents and send them to the device over HTTP. Format selection is currently limited to list and plain text. I scanned pieces from the my notebooks and stationary stuff to make all the assets in the app.
micropaint
Yes, the cyberdeck has ANOTHER companion application, but I made this one is for development. Basically, it's a browser-based visual prototyping application that I decided to call "micropaint" (u know... microcontrollers... mario paint... smash the two together and...)
micropaint helps me quickly design new features and export them in an LLM-friendly format (correct, it's JSON). Left column contains a set of preexisting UI components like table, button, list, and the options layers/elements. On the right column we have the inspector menu. It shows document/element level information, and lets me dial in functionality in various ways. The top two rows are for testing the prototype and managing user flows. The design process is a bit like storyboarding/keyframing. God, I miss Flash.
my other work
OK this is getting really long so I will try to make this quick.
I do photography. I stop and start depending on how busy I am. Less time = fewer pictures. I love loud guitar music, and fully packed shows at small to medium sized venues. Wait. I made a class project about this a couple months ago!
I care *very* much about documentation. I believe that good documentation can pull people into a craft. Always thinking about the ways in which I can make my process more accessible to people outside these disciplines.