<div dir="ltr">Hey y'all! The next Dorkbot and the Catastrophic Cacophany Workshop is a week and a half away (Weds Aug 6)! Whether or not you want to "make" catastrophic music, come to watch!<div><br></div>
<div>We have three teams so far and enough randoms for another team or two. This means we have room for a couple of more teams, so please let me know if you'll be coming as a team or want to be put on a team.</div><div>
<br></div><div>Shelly<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 4:14 PM, <a href="mailto:shelly@hive-mind.com">shelly@hive-mind.com</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shellyhivemind@gmail.com">shellyhivemind@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">The next Dorkbot is almost a month away, but we're giving you plenty of warning so you can clear your calendar and start planning to make some noise. We'll need to buy some supplies in advance for this one, so please RSVP so we know how many motors, battery packs, and switches to buy. No technical skills required.</div>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">WHAT:<span> August</span> 2008 Dorkbot:<span> Catastrophic Cacophony Workshop!<br></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">WHEN:<span> </span>Weds, Aug 6th, 7:30 - 10:30pm</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> Around $5 to purchase workshop materials. Free for presentation/observers.</span></font></font></p>
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<div>Josh Kopel, former co-organizer of MakePhilly (<a href="http://makephilly.com/" target="_blank">http://makephilly.com/</a>), brings the maker challenge to Seattle.</div>
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<div>The theme is catastrophic cacophony and the challenge is to build the loudest, craziest, flashiest automated "musical" instrument ever. You will have to be able to step back and let your creation play by itself, even if it destroys itself in the process.<br>
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<div>The most amazing instrument wins.<br></div>
<div>Extra points if it sounds musical.</div>
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<div>For this workshop, we'll break up into teams of 6-8 people, and each team will be given a "kit" made up of basic tools and materials. We'll be supplying basic motors, battery packs, and switches. Bring your own "robot vomit" to make the building more interesting. (i.e. metal and plastic wheels, gears and other parts, working electronics components, colorful shiny glowy things, and anything else you think might enhance your creation.) You never know what may get destroyed, so leave the expensive stuff at home.<br>
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<div>Also bring any tools that you have to help put the thing together.</div>
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<div>RSVP by sending "shelly, I'll be there with my 5$ for supplies" at <a href="mailto:shellyhivemind@gmail.com" target="_blank">shellyhivemind@gmail.com</a>. If you really want to take it to the next level, get a team together!</div>
<div><br>Schedule: </div>
<div>7:30, brief presentation by Joshua Kopel, illustrating similar past workshops with MakePhilly, and giving instructions</div>
<div>8:00-10:30, workshop, performance, tear-down, clean up.<br><br>**************************<br></div></div>
<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>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt">See you on Wednesday, Aug 6th!</p></div></div></div>
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