From douglas at music.columbia.edu Thu Feb 7 13:08:19 2008 From: douglas at music.columbia.edu (douglas repetto) Date: Thu Feb 7 13:06:14 2008 Subject: [dorkbotnyc-blabber] npr story Message-ID: <47AB4913.5040108@music.columbia.edu> Funny npr story on last night's dorkbot: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18764927 It does have the usual "those dorks are like another species!" perspective, but it's a pretty good story and they seem to be interested in what's going on. douglas -- ............................................... http://artbots.org .....douglas.....irving........................ http://dorkbot.org .......................... http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp .......... repetto............. http://music.columbia.edu/organism ............................... http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas From douglas at music.columbia.edu Thu Feb 7 15:35:31 2008 From: douglas at music.columbia.edu (douglas repetto) Date: Thu Feb 7 15:33:28 2008 Subject: [dorkbotnyc-blabber] [Fwd: Please get the word out -- Eyebeam Summer 2008 Residency] Message-ID: <47AB6B93.3070509@music.columbia.edu> Hi Douglas, Would you mind sending the word out among your circles that Eyebeam's call for residency applications is now open? Please encourage anyone with questions about the program to contact me directly. Thanks much, Stephanie *Eyebeam Summer 2008 Residency* You've got big ideas. You're yearning to join NYC's art and tech elite. You could use a little time and money, not to mention support and inspiration, to create a visionary project. If any of these apply to you, then apply now for Eyebeam's Summer 2008 Residency cycle. Residents are granted a $5,000 stipend and 24/7 access to Eyebeam's Chelsea facility. Eyebeam residencies support the creative research, production and presentation of initiatives querying art, technology and culture. The residency is a period of concentration and immersion in artistic investigation, daring research or production of visionary, experimental applications and projects. Past initiatives have ranged from moving image, sound and physical computing works to technical prototypes, installations and public interventions. http://eyebeam.org/production/onlineapp/join_detail.php?program_id=524739 -- Stephanie Hunt Production Manager EYEBEAM 540 W. 21st Street New York, NY 10011, USA T +1 - 212.937.6580 x236 F +1 - 212.937.6582 hunt@eyebeam.org www.eyebeam.org -- ............................................... http://artbots.org .....douglas.....irving........................ http://dorkbot.org .......................... http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp .......... repetto............. http://music.columbia.edu/organism ............................... http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas From list at ericsinger.com Tue Feb 12 10:32:06 2008 From: list at ericsinger.com (Eric Singer) Date: Tue Feb 12 10:32:21 2008 Subject: [dorkbotnyc-blabber] LEMUR February news Message-ID: ************************************************ * Next ReSiDeNt Show Feb 29th + ReSiDeNtBlOg * * Class Date Changes + 2-for-1 Deal * ************************************************ Next ReSiDeNt Show: Friday February 29th LEMUR's February ReSiDeNt show is, Friday, February 29th, featuring Zach Layton, Holland Hopson and Max Lord + Ellen Godena. In case you missed it, January's show was a huge success, with amazing works by all the artists, an improptu wireless sensors + dance + robots performance by Oscar Sol and Alma Lua and over 150 people in attendance. ReSiDeNt @ LEMUR: New Works, New Instruments, New Artists Friday February 29th 8 pm - 11 pm $5 at the door http://lemurbots.org Holland Hopson will bring Old-Time Appalachia to LEMUR by creating new pieces for the LEMURbots and Tru One, his clawhammer banjo/sensor interface. Zach Layton will create a new work for improvising live trio plus improvising robots. Percussionist Max Lord will perform on the Marimba Lumina with choreographer Ellen Godena in a work for robot percussion and spontaneous robot-inspired movement. Submissions for March residencies are open through 2/18. See http://lemurbots.org for details. ********************************************************************** Sensors for Dancers, now 2-for-1 registration: Pay for one person, attend with two! In order to facilitate collaboration, we are allowing two people to attend for the price of one. We encourage teams of dancer + tech, dancer + choreographer, dancer + dancer or any other combination. Simply sign up one person and attend with two. ********************************************************************** Winter Classes Continue (with some schedule changes in red) There's still time to sign up for these upcoming art/tech classes. Go to http://lemurbots.org for more info and to sign up. Art of Light: Controlling LEDs, EL Wire and Other Lighting Elements with Microprocessors Sat-Sun 2/23, 2/24, 12:00-4:30 pm Instructor: Leif Krinkle Ableton Live for Performers: Integrating Live Computer Electronics Into Contemporary Performance Tuesdays 2/26, 3/4, 3/18, 6:30-9:30 pm (note skipped date 3/11) Instructor: Todd Reynolds Video Tracking in Jitter: Expert Video Tracking for Sound and Video Control Sat-Sun 3/1, 3/2, 12:00-4:30 pm Instructor: Joshua Goldberg Pyrotronics: Pyrotechnics & Control for Artists Thursdays 3/6, 3/13, 3/20, 6:30-9:30 pm Instructor: Eric Singer Microcontroller Progamming for Artists: Introduction to the Arduino System Level 2: Sat-Sun 3/8, 3/9, 12:00-4:30 pm Instructor: Roberto Osorio-Goenaga Sensors for Dancers: Wireless Sound and Video Control Through Movement Wednesdays 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 6:30-9:30 pm Instructor: Eric Singer Electromechanical Systems and Robotics for Artists Sat-Sun 3/29, 3/30, 12:30-5:00 pm Instructor: Douglas Repetto -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotnyc-blabber/attachments/20080212/5b8ca398/attachment.html From list at ericsinger.com Wed Feb 13 12:28:32 2008 From: list at ericsinger.com (Eric Singer) Date: Wed Feb 13 14:02:58 2008 Subject: [dorkbotnyc-blabber] MidiTron Wireless price break: $395! Message-ID: *** Introductory Price Break *** For a limited time, MidiTron? Wireless is available for $395 ($100 the retail selling price). Go to http://miditron.com for more information and to purchase. ***************************************** * Announcing MidiTron? Wireless * * The Best Engineering, Most Economical * * Wireless Sensor Interface Available * ***************************************** MidiTron? Wireless is a wireless sensor-to-MIDI interface. It consists of a compact sensor interface/transmitter unit and a corresponding receiver/output unit which interfaces via USB or MIDI. It provides 20 inputs in any combination of up to 10 analog inputs and 20 digital inputs. Sensor inputs are converted and sent wirelessly to a receiver unit, which outputs MIDI messages. It is designed to be a small, flexible, robust, long-range solution for creating wireless sensor controllers for real-time use in performance, installations and other scenarios. MidiTron? Wireless Features * Small transmitter: 2 5/8" x 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" including enclosed 9v battery * Can be worn on body * 1000 foot range under ideal conditions; several hundred foot range possible even with obstructions * Uses 900 MHz frequency band for less interference than the increasingly crowded 2.4 GHz band * Uses highly reliable RF chip set proven in live performance situations * Eight selectable channels allow eight units to be used simultaneously or channel switching if interference is encountered * Continuous re-transmit of sensor values virtually eliminates drop-out or lost data * Very low latency transmit (maximum 7 ms with all sensors enabled) * Very low latency USB and MIDI output (actual latency system dependent) * Normal (7-bit) and high (10-bit) resolution analog modes available * Easily configured with menu-driven programming patch * No network configuration required as with Bluetooth or WiFi * Standard MIDI and USB-MIDI input/output ports * With USB, appears on computer as a standard MIDI device with no special drivers required * Once configured, can be used as a standalone MIDI device without a computer * Several interchangeable styles of connector boards allow flexibility in making sensor connections * Three-pin style connector board allows direct interfacing of popular sensors available from other manufacturers To learn more and to purchase, go to http://miditron.com. ************************************ * MidiTron? and MidiTron? Wireless * * MIDI-to-Real World Interfaces * * from Eric Singer and Eroktronix * * http://miditron.com * ************************************ From douglas at music.columbia.edu Sat Feb 16 13:38:02 2008 From: douglas at music.columbia.edu (douglas repetto) Date: Sat Feb 16 13:38:11 2008 Subject: [dorkbotnyc-blabber] [Fwd: kit jobs] Message-ID: <47B72D8A.2000201@music.columbia.edu> ================================= Adafruit industries, renowned electronic kit-maker to the stars, could use some help getting caught up with kit making and shipping! Your primary responsibilities are: * Making up kits. Essentially, taking bulk electronic parts from bins and sorting them into small bags according to an illustrated stuff- sheet. * Shipping kits. Essentially, printing out invoices and postage, and taking kits that have been made up and shipping them to happy customers. Secondary responsibilities are: * Small errands such as dropping off packages at the local postoffice/ fedex shop, picking up office supplies at staples (all within a few blocks) * Laser engraving items for the store (no experience necessary) This job is best suited for someone who is very meticulous. Detail-oriented. Self-directed (able to work in solitude). Basic computer skills necessary. > Experience in identifying electronic components is a big plus! Alternately, be willing to quickly learn and differentiate different parts. Pay: $15/hr - Hours: ~20 hrs/wk flexible, as we need help (scheduled out a week in advance). Position will likely to turn into full time in 3-4 months. Starts: March Location: Financial district (Trains: ACE JMZ 23 45) Note: US citizenship or work permit required -- ............................................... http://artbots.org .....douglas.....irving........................ http://dorkbot.org .......................... http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp .......... repetto............. http://music.columbia.edu/organism ............................... http://music.columbia.edu/~douglas From list at ericsinger.com Wed Feb 27 09:16:51 2008 From: list at ericsinger.com (Eric Singer) Date: Wed Feb 27 09:17:09 2008 Subject: [dorkbotnyc-blabber] LEMUR ReSiDeNt show Friday + more news Message-ID: LEMUR News at a Glance * ReSiDeNt Show this Friday, 8-11 pm at LEMUR, 461 3rd Ave, Brooklyn * March ReSiDeNtS Announced: Luke DuBois + Lesley Flanigan, Hannah Perner-Wilson + Mika Satomi and Jay Alan Zimmerman * April ReSiDeNt Submissions Open through March 15th * Winter Classes Continue including Arduino 2, Video Tracking, Pyrotronics, Sensors for Dancers, and Robotics for Artists *************************************************************************** Second ReSiDeNt Show Friday LEMUR's second ReSiDeNt show is this Friday, February 29th, featuring Holland Hopson, Zach Layton and Max Lord + Ellen Godena. January's show was a blast, with great works by Joshua Goldberg, Drew Krause and Taylor Kuffner, with 200 people in attendance. It also spawned the first ReSiDeNt collaboration project - LEMUR and Taylor will be working together to make a permanent robo-gamelan, with an NYC debut show to be announced shortly thereafter. ReSiDeNt shows take place at LEMUR on the last Friday of each month. ReSiDeNt @ LEMUR: New Works, New Instruments, New Artists 461 Third Avenue between 9th & 10th Sts., Brooklyn Friday February 29th 8 pm - 12 pm $5 at the door http://lemurbots.org Holland Hopson is a composer, improviser, and electronic artist. Holland will bring Old-Time Appalachia to the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots by creating new pieces for the LEMUR bots and Tru One, his clawhammer banjo/sensor interface. Zach Layton is a composer, improviser, curator and new media artist based in new york with an interest in biofeedback, generative algorithms, experimental music, biomimicry and contemporary architectural practice. His work investigates complex relationships and topologies created through the interaction of simple core elements like sine waves, minimal surfaces and kinetic visual patterns. He is planning to create a new work for guitar, sax, drums plus robots. His piece will be composed using an open score format encouraging improvisation among the human players and neural network software to encourage improvisation among the robots. Max Lord is a percussionist who will be writing a new piece for the LEMUR robots in collaboration with NYC-based choreographer Ellen Godena. The score will integrate a live performance on the Marimba Lumina with robot percussion and spontaneous robot-inspired movement. *************************************************************************** March ReSiDeNts Announced April Submissions Now Open Our third group of ReSiDeNts is a big one, including two teams of collaborators. They will be creating new works at LEMUR in March to be debuted March 28th. R. Luke DuBois is a composer, performer, video artist and programmer. He has collaborated on interactive performance, installation, and music production work with many artists and organizations including Toni Dove, Matthew Ritchie, Todd Reynolds, Michael Joaquin Grey, Elliott Sharp, Michael Gordon, Bang on a Can, Engine27, Harvestworks and LEMUR. Lesley Flanigan is a sculptor, vocalist, curator, and sound artist in New York City. Her diverse range of work explores relationships between people and their inventions using metaphors of sound, communication, and mechanics. Their plan is to play the robots by using transducers to resonate and damp their sound. Fascinated by details and interested in exploring alternative and seemingly bizarre human computer relations, Hannah Perner-Wilson indulges in breaking technologies down to a basic level, from which she is able to develop her own interaction solutions and scenarios. Mika Satomi is interested in exploring the concept of an urban body extension in the realm of wearable technology. Their previous collaborations have explored wearable technology as a medium for commenting on technological and social aspects. They propose to map a verbal language onto motion captured from a performer's body and to feed back auditory output, resulting in a dialog between performer and machines. Jay Alan Zimmerman is an experimental multimedia composer whose works for dance, film, and theater have been shown in hundreds of venues including art galleries, Lincoln Center, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Pompidou Center in Paris. With both classical music training and a BFA in Film from Tisch/NYU, he stretches boundaries by working with diverse collaborators including instrumentalists, Broadway singers, aerial performers, visual artists, drag queens and now robots. In addition, as Jay has become deaf to most sound, he plans to create a visual symphony during his residency. Artists from all performing and installation disciplines are encouraged to apply to ReSiDeNt, including musicians, composers, dancers, choreographers, video artists, interactive installation artists, performance artists, multimedia artists and others. To learn about applying to ReSiDeNt, visit http://lemurbots.org/resident.html. Deadlines are rolling, with April submissions accepted until March 15th. ********************************************************************** Winter Classes LEMUR's winter classes continue in March. For more information and to register, visit http://lemurbots.org/classes.html. Upcoming classes include - Microcontroller Programming for Artists: Introduction to the Arduino System, Level 2 - Video Tracking in Jitter: Expert Video Tracking for Sound and Video Control - Pyrotronics: Pyrotechnics & Control for Artists - Sensors for Dancers: Wireless Sound and Video Control Through Movement - Electromechanical Systems and Robotics for Artists For related classes in software and fabrication, please visit our Art/Tech Educational Alliance partners Harvestworks (http://harvestworks.org) and 3rd Ward (http://3rdward.com) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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