First Annual "I Wanna Be a Cyborg" Hackfest
Rich DeVaul, Josh Weaver, Michael Parduhn, Ed Keyes
Mon-Tue, Jan 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28, 03-05:00pm, see web site, Mondays are mandatory
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 04-Jan-2002
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: C Programming & basic digital electronics. See description.
Come join the cyborg crew at the MIT Media Lab and spend a few weeks designing cool wearable applications. We will provide everything you need to build interactive context-aware tools and toys. Hardware and software provided, bring your futuristic ideas and basic digital design knowledge. Participants need to know C programming and basic digital electronics. Also, familiarity with microcontroller programming and analog sensors are a plus.
Enrollment limited to 10 because of space constraints. Apply via e-mail to MIThril-IAP@media.mit.edu. Write a brief description of your relevant qualifications and one paragraph about why you want to take this class. In the event of over-subscription, we will select the 10 best applications, with preference given to those who apply early. Acceptees notified by e-mail. Check our web page for schedule and details.
Web: http://www.media.mit.edu/wearables/IAP
Contact: Rich DeVaul, E15-385, x3-0608, rich@media.mit.edu
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Mobile Storymaking Workshop
Glorianna Davenport, Pengkai Pan, David Crow, Christina Chen and Carly M Kastner
Mon Jan 7, Tue Jan 8, Mon Jan 14, Tue Jan 15, 01-04:00pm, E15-363, Garden
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 03-Jan-2002
Limited to 12 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Do you want to make and share movies for wireless PDAs? Would you like to participate in designing an MIT-based mobile movie game that only can be played at MIT? If you are interested in writing, acting, directing, and editing this new entertainment experience, please join us a four-day workshop sponsored by the Interactive Cinema Group at the MIT Media Lab. In the first two days, we will introduce the concept, a prototype and a set of tools for making/sharing location-aware video stories over 802.11b wireless network. We will brainstorm the design for two or more potential mobile stories. During the follow week, we will produce one or more team-developed concepts. Productions will take place. On the final day, we will premier these prototypes and discuss future plans. The Interactive Cinema group will sponsor all necessary equipments for DV-based shooting and editing. A few filmmakers will join us to share their experiences and skills.
Contact: Pengkai Pan, E15-351, x3-3197, ppk@media.mit.edu
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Pet Projects
Irene Pepperberg
Thu Jan 10, 01-04:00pm, E15-335
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Children's toys are now often computerized; let's do the same for pets. Come and brainstorm: Previous years' projects included InterPet Explorer (Web browser for parrots), and a Cat Bat 'Bot... Maybe a spring UROP project can be based on your ideas.
Contact: Joan Wood, E15-318, x3-8337, jwood@media.mit.edu
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Socialize in the Name of Science!!
Andrea Lockerd, Ted Selker
Thu Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, 07pm-12:00am, TBD, check website, need invitation after 1st mtg
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
IAP study on computer tools for understanding human relationships. Our work is your gain! We'll be throwing 4 great parties for our lucky participants! Come and join us...bring your friends...meet new people...and socialize in the name of science!! Details of the study will be given on the first night, and enrollment may be limited.
Web: http://www.media.mit.edu/~alockerd/iap2002.html
Contact: Andrea Lockerd, E15-313, x3-0597, alockerd@media.mit.edu
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