Saturday, July 19th, 2 - 7pm @ OfficeOps

This intensive 5-hour workshop will get you started with the building blocks of physically interactive technology, enabling your work to sense and respond to its environment. This course is geared towards people interested in exploring new possibilities for screen-based and installation art, robotics, and "smart" architecture.



A real project using the BX-24 microcontroller and Macromedia Director will be built throughout the day demonstrating each of the course topics, which include:

> Basic electronics (electrical principles, circuits, components, tools)
> Using microcontrollers (programming, input/output)
> Using sensors (analog-to-digital conversion)
> Serial communication (getting devices to talk with each other)
> Reactive output (designing meaningful reactions on screen or in space)


Prerequisites: some familiarity with computers; enjoying taking things apart; programming experience helpful

This course is the first in a series. Follow-up classes will cover more advanced topics and include hands-on workshops in which students can work on their own ideas.

Cost: $50 per participant.

Registration / Questions: ericforman99@hotmail.com.  SPACE IS LIMITED: Pre-pay by Fri. 7/18 to reserve your place; PayPal to ericforman99@hotmail.com accepted.

Teachers:
Eric Forman, interactive + robotics artist [www.ericforman.com]
Cynthia Lawson, technologist, educator [www.cynthialawson.com]

Directions to OfficeOps, 57 Thames St., Brooklyn: Take the L to the Morgan Ave stop in Brooklyn. Leave through the Morgan Ave exit, keeping right as you exit the station. Take Morgan Ave south, crossing Grattan St., 2 blocks to Thames and make a left. 57 is the last steel door on the left. Push buzzer 2 for OfficeOps. Phone #: 718-418-2509.

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