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An introduction to social media

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:21:52 +0000

Workshop notes on use of Social Media for artists held at 198 Arts and Contemporary learning, February 2010.

The hobnob experiments

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:01:20 +0000

A series of events held in InQbate, the experimental interactive media space positioned in Sussex university. Since mid 2009, these events have been used as a testing ground for developing a series of interactive digital media installations, most of which have been written using OpenFrameworks.

These experiments have also been informing the development of a new control system with the space which we are developing.

Kaleidoscope

Deadly Anthrax Virus Stolen from Dublin Gallery

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:14:02 +0000

http://www.buzzfeed.com/sophiav/deadly-anthrax-virus-stolen-from-dublin-...

Exhibition - Cybernetic Bacteria - Dublin Science gallery

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:36:08 +0000

Cybernetic Bacteria - Opens 16th April 2009
A Dublin Science Gallery commission.

Cybernetic Bacteria

admin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:43:46 +0000

17th April 09 to 17th July 09

A Dublin Science Gallery commission, Anna Dumitriu, Tom Keene, Lorenzo Grespan, Dr. Simon Park, Dr Blay Whitby. Part of: INFECTIOUS: STAY AWAY

People Signs & Resistance: Events

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:27:51 +0000

As part of the Sam The Wheels project & exhibition "People Signs & Resistance: On The Front Line" a series of event are taking place:

London Community Recycling Network website now live

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:17:51 +0000

LCRN's new website is now live where members are now able to join the network and keep all their information up to date online www.lcrn.org.uk

London Community Recycling Network

admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:55:21 +0000

We are currently redesigning LCRN's website and advising them on future use of technologies for them and organisations in their network. This project has lots of potential to support the community recycling movement in London and beyond, so we are very excited to working on it.

Non-violent direct action

admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:50:31 +0000

May 2005, we attended a 5 days training course "From Gandhi to Modern Social and Political Movements: Preparing for Nonviolent Actions in Practice" (trainer - Jorgen Johansen). The programme took place in Cluj-Napoca Romania.

From Gandhi to Modern Social and Political Movements: Preparing for Nonviolent Actions in Practice

Ultra simple servo control

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:07:16 +0000

Schematic for a servo controller:

(Image taken from an original post on www.hackaday.com/2008/04/25/simple-serial-servo-controller/)

Actuators workshop held in London on 2-3rd of February

admin — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:31:51 +0000

Tinker.it notes can be found here: www.tinker.it/en/Teaching/Actuators

Intro notes

Mechatronics
Non-magnetic actuators used in MRI machine (piezo).
Human reaction - we are tuned to recognise natural movement.

Gordon Pask

Cybernetic Serendipity 1968 (ICA electronic art) Gordon pask. Later toured US & Canada at the Exploratorium.
SAM (Sound Activated Mobile) - early senstor. Had to 'talk' to it in a steady murmur in order to atract its attention.

The Rubbish Game Too - 12th February.

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:36:09 +0000

The Rubbish Game Too on Tuesday 12 February at the Dana Centre.
www.rubbishgame.com

"Everyone at your table is in your team and together you are a household – maybe a Multiple-Income No Kids Yuppie houseshare or an elderly spinster and her five cats.

Every turn every household gets Stuff – from a new television to cartons of smoothie – which will turn into Waste unless you do something about it.

Not Quite Yet - On the margins of Technology. Exhibition Launch.

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:12:00 +0000

The Not Quite Yet asks how older people and society can engage with the future design process of technology. The Artists have been invited to create new work in response to research that engages groups of older people, exploring their relationship to technology and its development.
When: Fri 25 Jan 6pm-8.30pm
Where: Hackney, Mare street.
More Info: www.thenotquiteyet.net/?p=14

The Franchise: Radical urban Life.

admin — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:23:15 +0000

A presentation/pitch/tender by Roman Vasseure, Department of Commercial Exploitation, Polytechnical Institute for the Study of the Expanding field of Radical Urban life.
When: Thurs 24 Jan @ 7pm
Where: Elim Church of Pentecost, 30 Junction Road, Archway, London N19

Techno Bodies; Hybrid Life? Jan 22, 2008 @ 7pm

admin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:10:33 +0000

Meet engineers and designers who are blurring boundaries between technologies and your body. What counts as a hybrid life form and how might it affect you?
Read more via the event homepage.

Jan 22, 2008 @ 7pm
www.danacentre.org.uk/events/2008/01/22/354
Free. Need to book via tickets@danacentre.org.uk

Notes from the event
Bristol Robotics Lab (John Greenmans work): www.tinyurl.com/2agwpu
- Robots running off what they eat.
- Microbial Fuel cells.
- Ecobot ii (Worlds first robot with complete digestive system).
- Waste products make the fuel cell stop working.

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Sam The Wheel: £50,000 HLF grant

admin — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:55:47 +0000

Sam The Wheel, a project we have been developing with www.mutinyarts.co.uk, has just been granted £50,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund. We have been working with Mutiny to secure this fund for the past couple of years, so this is very good news indeed!

H3: Processing + Arduino workshop 07

admin — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:04:47 +0000

Notes from the workshop:
http://postspectacular.com/workshop/h3p5arduino/start

Will be adding my notes soon.

H3: RFID workshop

admin — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:12:09 +0000

Tom Keene will be attending the RFID workshop organised by Tinker.it 27th October '07 – 28th October '07. "A 2 day workshop around using the Arduino board and RFID, an electronic identification technology that's becoming more and more popular with the industry while its adoption in design is still rare.

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Our new website!

admin — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:14:10 +0000

We've just launched, this, our new website and are busily uploading new images for each of our projects - do let us know what you think!

Distributed south

admin — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:58:34 +0000

We are currently working with SCAN and Space Media, to create a collaborative web platform that supports the development of a new artists network in the South of England

Distributed South is a programme of residencies, research, exhibitions, distributed content, and innovative events managed by SCAN and Space Media, Distributed South aims to increase the profile of media arts in the South of England to regional, national and international audiences, artists and peers.

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