From douglas at music.columbia.edu Sun Apr 8 21:53:43 2007 From: douglas at music.columbia.edu (douglas irving repetto) Date: Sun Apr 8 21:53:52 2007 Subject: [art+tech] Fwd: LEMUR class announcement Message-ID: > >Subject: LEMUR classes start next week - still time to sign up > >LEMUR Spring Classes > >LEMUR's Spring Art & Technology classes begin next week. We are >still accepting registrations for all classes. Please go to >http://lemurplex.org/classes.html to sign up. > >**** > >Build Your Own Music/Video MIDI Controller: >Creating a Sensor Instrument with MidiTron >Mondays April 9, 16, 23, 6:30-9:30 pm >Instructor: Leif Krinkle > >Imagine waving your hand and having an orchestra at your fingertips >or tapping on a surface to explore a video archive. This is all >possible through the use of MIDI and sensor-based technology. In >three sessions, you will design and build a controller to create >your art with the easy-to-use MidiTron (http://miditron.com) >interface. > >Emphasis will be on hands-on learning. Basic electronics and >Max/MSP/Jitter (http://cycling74.com/products/maxmsp) programming >will also be covered. No previous knowledge of electronics, sensors >or programming is assumed. Background information will be covered >and the bulk of the class will be focused on building a working >controller that you will take home and begin to create with. >Examples of previous project ideas include a shoe that creates notes >for each step and a glove that determines lighting cues in a >theatrical performance. This is of interest to Artists, Musicians, >Dancers, Actors, Engineers, Programmers, Lighting, Sound and Graphic >Designers and others. > >**** > >Advanced Jitter: Beyond the Filters >Tuesdays April 10, 17, 24, 6:30-9:30 pm >Instructor: Joshua Goldberg > >This is a three-part workshop for Max users who are familiar with >Jitter's (http://cycling74.com/products/jitter) paradigm and basic >functionality and want to learn more. We will explore the following >areas: advanced OpenGL programming, data exchange between MSP and >Jitter, cv.jit and video tracking, non-realtime uses of the Jitter >matrix system and much more. > >Prerequisites: Understanding of the Max scheduler and workflow, MSP >signal capabilities, the Jitter matrix format and a basic >understanding of OpenGL. (Don't fake it - this class is for advanced >users.) > >**** > >Intermediate Microcontroller Programming for Artists: >Going Further with the Arduino System >Wednesdays, April 11, 18, 25, 6:30-9:30 pm >Instructor: Roberto Osoria-Goenaga > >A project-based course that combines basic skills (acquired in Intro >to Microcontroller Programming for Artists or elsewhere) with the >creative vision to produce a final project. Students must be >familiar with Arduino (http://www.arduino.cc) microcontroller >programming, including writing code, serial communications and >utilizing different forms of digital and analog input or output from >the board. Students must also have a grasp of basic electronics, >including circuits, Ohm's law, voltage dividers, motors and >transistors. > >Students should own an Arduino board. Shopping for components online >will be discussed during the first class, and students will create >an electronics component order for their project, which will be >verified for correctness before being submitted. > >Students should also have an idea for a project they would like to >build. (Beginners should wait for the next Intro to Microcontroller >Programming class to be offered.) > >**** > >Fun With Fiberglass: Basic Composite Fabrication >Monday, April 30, 6:30-9:30 pm >Instructor: Bob Huott > >Learn the skills and techniques used to build custom objects using >fiberglass and epoxy. Students will get hands-on experience in >various stages of the process, starting with sculpting a foam >pattern, followed by glass lay-up and final finishing. Materials >will include partially completed samples to work with so we can move >between stages without waiting for epoxy to cure. Discussion will >include ideas on how to integrate sensors, lighting or haptics into >any project, and students are encouraged to bring their own project >ideas to the class. Bob will also give a brief, inside-out tour of >the Bean, his own composite sensor-based musical instrument. > >**** > >Robotics Control for Kinetic Art: Electronics and Software >Saturday & Sunday, April 21, 22, 12:00-4:30 pm >Instructor: Douglas Repetto > >This class focuses on electronic design and software control >techniques for artists interested in using robotic or kinetic >elements in their work. We will cover motor types and selection, >basic electronics theory, motor control options and techniques, >hardware interfaces and robotic control software. The class is a mix >of theory and hands-on learning. Participants are encouraged to >bring works-in-progress, surplus motors, mechanisms, etc., to be >worked on in class. The class will not cover much of the mechanical >side of robotics, so some experience with building mechanisms is >recommended but not required. (Mechanics is covered in the Mechanics >of Robotics course, which will be offered again in the next few >months.) -- ............................................... http://artbots.org .....douglas.....irving........................ http://dorkbot.org .......................... http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp .......... repetto....... http://works.music.columbia.edu/organism ............................... http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas From douglas at music.columbia.edu Tue Apr 10 23:23:59 2007 From: douglas at music.columbia.edu (douglas irving repetto) Date: Tue Apr 10 23:24:11 2007 Subject: [art+tech] Fwd: Art/Sci Collision: Of Human-Robot Bondage April 18, 2007 Message-ID: Looks like fun! .d >Pia Lindman at Luxe Gallery January 2006 > >Art/Sci Collision: Of Human-Robot Bondage > April 18, 2007 > Kaufmann Theater, first floor > $15 ($13.50 Members, students, senior citizens) > This program is made possible, in part, by the >Allaire Family and Ruth A. Unterberg. > Code: EL041807 > 7:00 p.m. > >How does the emerging reality of human-machine relationships affect >our understanding of ourselves? This panel, moderated by Sherry >Turkle, MIT Initiative on Technology and Self, will consider this >question and the role of art in articulating issues around it. >Panelists Aaron Edsinger and Lijin Aryananda, MIT researchers; and >artist Pia Lindman will discuss their collaboration. > >Following the presentation, Sherry Turkle will sign copies of her >new book, Evocative Objects, as well as earlier titles, Life on the >Screen, and the 20th anniversary edition of The Second Self. > > > > -- ............................................... http://artbots.org .....douglas.....irving........................ http://dorkbot.org .......................... http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp .......... repetto....... http://works.music.columbia.edu/organism ............................... http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Using play as a format for addressing critical issues around inequitable wealth distribution, low-income, manual labor and specialized, information-based labor, the project aims to question the role of play and the current production of play in contemporary culture. Other recent projects including "The Zero Hour" and "Collective Simulated Synaesthesia" will also be discussed. http://www.pan-o-matic.com/ David Galbraith: lgOpre lgOpre (pronounced luh - GOP - ruh) combines vintage algorithms for visual grid patterns with vinyl LP lock groove audio to create a generative system for real-time image and sound. lgOpre features an application to graphically compose the images, a scripting language for lgOpre animations, and a message-based system to link the animations to sound. A driving motivation behind the lgOpre software is the use of structured graphics, created from the translation of other complex systems, as a controller for digital sound software to yield surprising and musically useful results. http://www.soundsokay.com/djg.html Juerg Lehni: Hektor, Rita, Scriptographer Juerg Lehni, visiting from Switzerland, will talk about three of his projects: Hektor (spray paint output device), Rita (whiteboard drawing/erasing device), and Scriptographer (scripting language for Adobe Illustrator, drives Hektor). http://www.hektor.ch/ ........................................................................ .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... ......................... http://dorkbot.org ........................... ........................................................................