Andrew Ramirez, Business Analyst
Jan/30 | Mon | 10:00AM-11:30AM | W92 Back Bay, Bring your laptop with software preinstalled |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Adobe InDesign is a powerful tool that is offered for free for MIT staff and select student departments via the IS&T software grid (here).
Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing software application produced by Adobe Systems. It can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, and books. This quick 90-minute session will teach you the fundamentals of using InDesign for common tasks you may encounter in the workplace like creating a promotional poster, brochure or newsletter.
Please bring your own laptop and pre-install Adobe InDesign before the session.
SIGNUP LINK: Complete quick signup form here
Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Andrew Ramirez, 617 324-3945, AZRAM@MIT.EDU
Andrew Ramirez, Business Analyst
Jan/31 | Tue | 10:00AM-11:30AM | W92 Back Bay, Bring your laptop with software preinstalled |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Adobe Photoshop is a powerful tool that is offered for free for MIT staff and select student departments via the IS&T software grid (here).
Photoshop is considered one of the leaders in photo editing software. The software allows users to manipulate, crop, resize, and correct color on digital photos.
Please bring your own laptop and pre-install Adobe Photoshop before the session.
SIGNUP LINK: Complete quick signup form here
Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Andrew Ramirez, 617 324-3945, AZRAM@MIT.EDU
Nick Montfort, Milton Laufer
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/18
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Advanced sign-up for Worshop, Reading is open to everyone
CantoVerso
A digital literature workshop, reading, and book launch in English and Spanish
Un taller, lectura y presentación de libros en español e inglés sobre literatura digital
I: Workshop/Taller, 3pm-4:30pm
A quick poetry-generation workshop in English and Spanish, no programming experience necessary. Existing programs that can be modified will be provided and explained. A poetry generation tool that does not require programming will be available for use as well.
Una taller breve sobre generación de poesía, sin necesidad de experiencia en programación. Se ofrecerán programas existentes para su modificación y explicación. Se ofrecerá también una herramienta que no requiere programación.
II: Reading/Lectura, 5:00pm-6:30pm
The CantoVerso reading will allow workshop participants to share their outcomes. Milton Läufer will read from his generated texts in Spanish and English. Nick Montfort will read from his recent books, the collaboration 2x6 (in English and Spanish) and Autopia. Books will be available for purchase; programs will also be available online.
La lectura CantoVerso permitirá a los participantes del taller compartir sus resultados. Milton Läufer leerá de sus obras de generación de textos en español e inglés. Nick Montfort leerá de dos libros recientes, la colaboración 2x6 (en inglés y español) y Autopia. Se venderán copias; los programas estarán disponibles en línea.
Enrollment IN THE WORKSHOP limited to 20; Anyone may attend the READING
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Nick Montfort, nickm@nickm.com
Jan/19 | Thu | 03:00PM-04:30PM | 14N-233 |
Nick Montfort, Milton Laufer
Jan/19 | Thu | 05:00PM-06:30PM | 14E-304 |
Nick Montfort, Milton Laufer
Marcelo Coelho, Lecturer, Architecture, Daniel Leithinger, CDO/Co-Founder, Lumii
Jan/09 | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed |
Jan/10 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed |
Jan/11 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed |
Jan/12 | Thu | 10:00AM-12:00PM | IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed |
Jan/13 | Fri | 10:00AM-12:00PM | IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed |
Jan/17 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed |
Jan/18 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed |
Jan/19 | Thu | 10:00AM-12:00PM | IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed |
Jan/20 | Fri | 10:00AM-12:00PM | IDC N52 3rd floor, Bring laptop with Unity and Arduino IDE installed |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: see description
In 1965, Ivan Sutherland proposed the vision of an “Ultimate Display”: a room that could render data so realistically that it would allow users to interact with information as if it were a real, physical object. Since then, the idea of such an environment has become increasingly popular and has captured people’s imagination through the Star Trek Holodeck, The Matrix, and most recently, Westworld.
In this course, students will learn how to build immersive computer interfaces that allow us to feel and touch data in real life. Building on the rich history of Virtual and Augmented Reality at MIT (and beyond), we will explore the state of the art in shape changing displays, soft robotics, haptic interfaces, and wearables, while combining them with virtual reality interfaces such as the HTC Vive and Google Cardboard.
Through this hybrid lecture and studio workshop students will learn how to create physical user interfaces and haptics for virtual reality. Hands-on experience with common VR devices and prototyping tools such as Unity and Arduino will introduce students to current state of the art research and provide a platform for development and experimentation.
Should have either a working knowledge of programming, electronics, or 3D modelling. Experience with Unity and Arduino is a bonus. Students will work in small cross-disciplinary groups and will be provided with a basic software toolchain and hardware on which to develop their projects.
May be offered for credit. TBD
Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Architecture
Contact: Marcelo Coelho, email@cmarcelo.com
Allegra Williams, Director of Campus and Community Learning, Lawrence Barriner, CoLab Radio, Interim Director
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Preference for audio recording experience, but open to all
Over the course of 2 weeks, students will engage in a hands-on audio production workshop exploring urban planning issues in East Boston through multiple lenses. East Boston is a fascinating neighborhood for those interested in urban planning because of its unique geography, history, and shifting demographics. Long a neighborhood of immigrants trying to find their footing in America, the neighborhood’s seafront has recently attracted significant real estate investment that is leading to gentrification and displacement. Students will have an opportunity to explore and learn about the neighborhood firsthand as they journey to listen to the stories of interviewees, embark on walking tours, and engage in sound collection as a method of place-based inquiry. Workshop sessions will be focused on a range of topics relevant for producing a long-form interview for podcast, including understanding story structure, creating audio narratives, and editing. The course will be co-facilitated by the MIT Community Innovators Lab (CoLab) and Radio Producer, Marie Choi, of Making Contact, a social justice radio program based in the Bay Area. In advance of registering for the class, please email course instructors, Marie Choi (mchoi@radioproject.org) and Lawrence Barriner II (lqb@mit.edu) with a brief statement (200 words max) including why you're interested in the course, any past media/audio production experience, and a hyperlink or reference to your favorite (preferably audio) interview.
Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Urban Studies and Planning, Community Innovators Lab
Contact: Lawrence Barriner, 9-238, lqb@mit.edu
Jan/09 | Mon | 03:00PM-08:00PM | 9-217, Students will need to bring their own laptops |
Jan/10 | Tue | 03:00PM-08:00PM | 9-217, Students will need to bring their own laptops |
Jan/11 | Wed | 03:00PM-08:00PM | 9-217, Students will need to bring their own laptops |
Jan/12 | Thu | 03:00PM-08:00PM | 9-217, Students will need to bring their own laptops |
Jan/13 | Fri | 03:00PM-08:00PM | 9-217, Students will need to bring their own laptops |
Jan/17 | Tue | 03:00PM-08:00PM | 9-217, Students will need to bring their own laptops |
Jan/18 | Wed | 03:00PM-08:00PM | 9-217, Students will need to bring their own laptops |
Jan/19 | Thu | 03:00PM-08:00PM | 9-217, Students will need to bring their own laptops |
Allegra Williams - Director of Campus and Community Learning, Marie Choi - Radio Producer, Lawrence Barriner - CoLab Radio, Interim Director
Sheila Hayman, Media Lab Director's Fellow, Filmmaker
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/10
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none
During the month of January the Media Lab will screen some of Director's Fellow Sheila Hayman documentary films once a week. On the week of January 23rd, Sheila will be at the Lab, and will host an informal conversation about her films with the students interested in watching them, on January 27, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. The subjects of these films go back to the times when Internet was just being introduced to the masses, and many other technological advancements and discoveries. Sheila believes it might be good to show parts of all of these as a way of introducing where she comes from, creatively, and what we might do together, next. The films will include:
Films to be shown:
Jan. 11: A Short History of the Future: The City (1986)
Jan. 18: A Short History of the Future: The Spaceship (1986)
Jan. 27: Horizon: The Electronic Frontier (1993) (Sheila Hayman will be in attendance)
Contact: Claudia Robaina, E14 Third Floor Atrium, 917-573-8682, robaina@media.mit.edu
Jan/11 | Wed | 04:00PM-05:00PM | E14 3rd Fl. Atrium |
As a young filmmaker, Sheila began to wonder where our image of 'the future' came from: all those self-driving cars, helicopters, teleportation machines and automatic everything. She discovered that it all started at the turn of the 20th century, a period as exciting as our own, when motorcars, electricity, X-rays, cinema, the telephone, radio and metal framed building technology arrived within a couple of decades.
Claudia Robaina - Coordinator, Media Lab Director's Fellows Program
Jan/18 | Wed | 04:00PM-05:00PM | E14 3rd fl Atrium |
Originally supposed to be a single film, it became two when I discovered the extraordinary story of the codependency of the film and space industries in 20th century America. The movie business gave a concrete form to dreams of space travel before it even existed: the space industry gave the movies great stories in which dilemmas of the time were, and are, played out in allegory.
Claudia Robaina - Coordinator, Media Lab Director's Fellows Program
Jan/27 | Fri | 04:00PM-06:00PM | E14 3rd fl. Atrium |
Made in 1993, this was the first network documentary to tell the story of the digital revolution, then unfolding on the West Coast of America. From online communities to the vanishing High St, from invisible digital retouching and graphical user interfaces to copy-and-paste editing, it's all here. It also includes the first major interview with Bill Gates, then just a fresh-faced nerd in a Seattle office.
Claudia Robaina - Coordinator, Media Lab Director's Fellows Program, Sheila Hayman - Media Lab Director's Fellow, Filmmaker
Ken Zolot, Senior Lecturer
Feb/03 | Fri | 01:30PM-05:30PM | tbd |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 02/02
Limited to 100 participants
Prereq: none
Join visiting students from Berklee College of Music as we explore the frontiers of musical instrument design and fabrication. This event will feature multi-disciplinary teams building new musical instruments. Students will: construct interfaces for musical expression using sensors and sound design software; work in interdisciplinary teams and use rapid prototyping skills; explore the possibilities of network enabled musical performance; investigate how embedded technologies or biometric sensors can turn household objects or humans into sound outputs, and design new ways to sync music with one’s everyday life. Topics will also include entrepreneurship and new product launch strategies.
Please note that the workshop will be held at a special off-campus location. We'll send you directions once you've enrolled. Please enroll for the Feb 3 workshop by completing this form:
This is session is a pre-semester sneak preview of a full-term new subject, 2.S972, described here:
http://web.mit.edu/founders/www/2.S972.html
Students can enroll in 2.S972 without attending the IAP workshop on Feb 3, or can attend the IAP workshop on Feb 3 without enrolling in 2.S972.
Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Ken Zolot, 32-G528, ZOLOT@MIT.EDU
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