Author Archives: Sophie
T-Hack with G.HACK
[ November 19, 2011; 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. ]
G.Hack is an art and technology lab for women at Queen Mary University of London. They are participating artists in the Chi-TEK project, and have developed an interactive table for sound mapping tea houses across London.
This workshop will teach basic techniques involved in the construction of an interactive table top, using infrared sensors. It will also teach [...]
Moving Forest
[ November 26, 2011 11:00 am to November 27, 2011 5:00 pm. ]
MzTEK has teamed up with AKA the castle to present an open hardware hack workshop as part of Moving Forest London2012 initiative by AKA the castle.
MzTEK is hosting a two day open hardware hack workshop focusing on modifying/remodelling /hacking recycled hardware for generating revolting noise, based on the Chip Tune Marching Band workshop for creating a portably powered [...]
Musique Concrète
[ December 10, 2011; 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. ] Musique concrète (“concrete music” or “real music”) utilises sound as a compositional resource in unusual ways. The material does not have to be exclusively derived from musical instruments or voices, nor to elements traditionally thought of as “musical” (melody, harmony, rhythm, tempo and so on).
A full day exploring experimental sound and composition.
Explore the history of [...]
DIY Pacduino Workshop, V&A Museum
[ November 5, 2011; 12:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Create LED light patterns or program your own PACMAN-like game.
This fabulous workshop covers how to use the basic electronic components (switch, potentiometer, resistor, capacitor etc) and introduce how to control a micro-controller, Atmega 168 using the open-source Arduino software.
In this workshop you will create your own lighting patterns, such as texts and images and also [...]
YAY for Ada!
HAPPY ADA LOVELACE DAY LOVE!