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Image by Dr Brian via Flickr Howduino NCL is a free, two day workshop about connecting the internet to the real world, breathing life into inanimate objects and creating new ways to interact with things. It’s for artists, programmers, designers, hobbyists and anyone else interested in robotics, technology, communication and interaction. Howduino was initially inspired by the [...]
The next Dorkbot will be 13th May and will feature two speakers Cassandra Harrison – Gocco. Cassandra is a print and textile artist and founder of Gee How Quaint (www.geehowquaint.com) and is the former Don of the Newcastle Craft Mafia, now based in Edinburgh. Cassandra uses Gocco printing in her work, a technique developed in Japan for domestic printing [...]
The next Newcastle Dorkbot will be on the 4th March 2010. Here’s more info on our speakers… Georgia Rakusen, Haus Projects Georgia is Co-Director of Haus Projects, the North East production company specialising in the creative and cultural sectors. HausProjects manages festivals, events and productions with a digital focus. Georgia has a background in film production, and was a Creative Fellow [...]
Our next Dorkbot is the 20th January, usual venue, Centre for Life’s Lifelab and for your delectation we will be presenting: Building Electronic Instruments – David Hughes David Hughes has been designing and building his own electronic musical instruments for more than 30 years and has developed a special interest in improvising complex, multi-layered musical compositions in real time. [...]
Humanaquarium Robyn Taylor, Guy Schofield, John Shearer Our team is composed of artists, musicians, and computer scientists. We are based in Culture Lab at Newcastle University. Our method of research uses art to explore human-computer interaction, drawing on the traditions of improvisation and busking to engage passersby in creative interaction with designed artefacts. Our current [...]
Dorkbot Newcastle is launching on 5 October at the Centre for Life, part of an international network of “People Doing Strange Things with Electricity” (www.dorkbot.org ) Dorkbot is an opportunity for people interested in making things, physical or digital, to come and talk about their projects and share ideas and thoughts with like-minded individuals. We’ll [...]