MuseDreams

WesternHacks project submission link

• Detects when user is about to fall asleep and makes adjustments to external environment
• Sends signal to Arduino to dim a light source
• Computer volume is gradually lowered
• Sends data to Rails API which is then consumed by Android application to make appropriate changes (i.e. decrease volume, play/pause music, toggle notifications)
• When user wakes up, settings are gradually reverted

Technologies

• Muse SDK
• Arduino microcontroller
• Rails API
• Python server interpreting Muse data
• Android app

How to Run

• install Muse IO
• clone repo git clone https://github.com/ErnestWong/MuseDreams.git
• cd to MuseDreams
• run ./muse.bash
• run python main.py to start local server that listens for data from Muse

#Trouble Installing MuseIO? check out the Muse support page

Otherwise, here are some of the problems we ran into:

Downloading MuseIO Pyliblo:
http://das.nasophon.de/pyliblo/

1. Download Liblo first
   
2. Navigate to Pyliblo directory
   
3. type command "./setup.py build"
   -troubleshooting: tidalcycles/Dirt#18
   -install brew if not installed yet:

  ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

4. type command ".setup.py install"
Liblo:
http://liblo.sourceforge.net/
download liblo 0.28
1. Navigate to Liblo directory in the terminal
2. type command "./configure"
3. type command "make install"