<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div class="gmail_quote">We have a few great presentations lined up for January's Dorkbot meeting!</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
Come learn about how others have used electronics in their art, and be inspired: Josh Kopel will be talking about the year of the Arduino, Michael Worobec about accelerometers in interactive art, and Hugo Solis Garcia about software he's developed to create sound art. More info below.</div>
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<div><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"></font></font><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">WHAT:<span> January</span> 2008 Dorkbot:<span> Electronics for artists!<br>
</span></font></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">WHEN:<span> </span>Weds, Jan 7th, 7:00 - 9:30pm </font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"> (come early to chat, presentations will start at 7:30 sharp)</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">WHERE:<span> </span>911 Media, 402 9th Ave N.</font></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; ">
<font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span> </span><a href="http://www.911media.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(7, 77, 143); ">http://www.911media.org/</a></font></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; ">
<font size="3"><font face="Calibri">ADMISSION:<span> Free! All ages welcome. </span></font></font></p><div style="border-right-width: medium; border-right-style: none; border-right-color: initial; padding-right: 0in; border-top-width: medium; border-top-style: none; border-top-color: initial; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-left-width: medium; border-left-style: none; border-left-color: initial; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom-width: 3pt; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: initial; ">
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<font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span> B</span>ring a couple of bucks to support 911 Media!<span> </span></font></font><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">We'll have a donation jar out by the beer.<span> </span>;)</font></font></p>
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<br></p></div></div></div></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">More about the presentations....</span></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Josh Kopel: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Out of Control" a quick review of the micro-controller and DIY electronics explosion that was 2008.</span></span></span></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">2008 might well be called the year of Arduino, as the little micro-controller from Italy invaded the DIY scene and showed up just about everywhere. Beyond just the Arduino, 2008 also saw a vast increase of interest in micro-controllers and unique interfaces for use in the arts. Join us for a rapid no-doubt incomplete, but hopefully entertaining review of the trends and topics that made 2008 so exciting.</span><br>
</div><div><br></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">Josh Kopel has been hacking electronics since he first discovered BYTE magazine in the early 1980's. He is a recent arrival in Seattle from Philadelphia where he helped found a hacker space (<a href="http://thehacktory.org" target="_blank" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://thehacktory.org</span></a>), and co-organized MakePhilly. An expert and dedicated accumulator, he has turned to building Arduino projects in a vain attempt to use up the vast quantities of junk he has collected. </span><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Michael Worobec</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Alternative Inputs: Thoughts on how to use and abuse today's devices to bring new levels of interactivity to art and music.</span><br>
<br>Michael will present specifically on the potential uses of accelerometers in interactive art, musical instruments, and assistive technologies. The aim of the talk will be to make these devices seem accessible and exciting to anyone who might be interested in using these powerful though inexpensive devices in their own explorations.<br>
<br>Michael Worobec is a software and firmware engineer by trade, and is currently working on the Zune team at Microsoft. Michael has studied electronic art at the University of New Mexico and Mathematics at Grinnell College. Michael is very interested in sound as an abstract language, and is particularly interested in how complex concepts can be transformed in meaningful ways into audio.</span><br>
</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hugo Solis Garcia</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">: Juum, a framework for multimedia production and composition</span></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(80, 0, 80); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hugo Solís García (1976, México City) is currently a Ph.D student at DXARTS. His main interests are sound art, musical structure of improvised music, human computer musical interaction, and audiovisual systems. Currently he works on the development of sonic and visual extensions for living and dead pianos, the production of tools for collective creation, the creation of interactive and multimedia installations, and also plays with the Juum duet.<br>
</span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On his talk, Hugo will talk about Juum, a framework for multimedia production and composition that he has been developing during the last year. This piece of software allows him to integrate all his requirements into one single tool that follows his creative process. With this program he has produced all his artistic works over the last year and an interesting feedback loop has emerged. The tool has evolved because of the artistic requirements and the art pieces have been influenced by the program. This<br>
constant iteration between technique and creativity constitute now a layer in his artistic journey. The talk will be supported by previous works, and samples of his work and research.</span></span><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><br>
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<div class="gmail_quote"><div><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; ">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-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; ">See you on Wednesday, Jan 7th!</p><div><br></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></div>