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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">WHAT:<span> </span>May 2008 Dorkbot:<span> Projects from the UW<br></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">WHEN:<span> </span>Weds, May 7th, 7:30 - 9:30pm</font></font></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">WHERE:<span> </span>911 Media, 402 9th Ave N. </font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span> </span><a href="http://www.911media.org/" target="_blank">http://www.911media.org/</a></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">ADMISSION:<span> </span>FREE, ALL AGES AND SPECIES</font></font></p>
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<p style="border: medium none ; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; padding: 0in;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span> </span>but bring a couple of bucks to support 911 Media!<span> </span>We'll have donation jar out by the beer.<span> </span>;)</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Calibri" size="3"></font> <br></p><div>Eunsu Kang, Professor at DXARTS, will talk about media arts projects from students in her class, exhibited through this weekend at the DXARTS "In-Progress" show at the Sand Point Gallery. Projects include video
installation, 3D processed sculpture, spatial sound art, site-specific
sound art, multichannel audiovisual installation, stereo image
sculpture, interactive audiovisual installation and more.</div><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b><br></b></font></font>Jon Malkin, PhD student in Linguistics will talk on the Vocal Joystick. In his own words:<br><br>
Consider the following SAT analogy:<br>
speech recognition:keyboard::______:mouse<br><div id="1fl5" class="ArwC7c ckChnd">
Lacking good technology for the blank, we created the Vocal Joystick.<br>
We can control a mouse pointer, our own drawing program, and even a<br>
robotic arm. Come hear how we do it and what it sounds like.<br>
<a href="http://ssli.ee.washington.edu/vj/" target="_blank">http://ssli.ee.washington.edu/vj/</a><br>
<br><br>**************************<br><br></div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">If you have a short announcement or something for "open dork" please let me know at <a href="mailto:shellyhivemind@gmail.com" target="_blank">shellyhivemind@gmail.com</a>.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">As ever, special thanks to 911 Media Arts Center for providing such a great venue and friendly support for our monthly Dorkbot meetings.</p><br>See you on Wednesday!<br></div></div>
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