Philippe Hughes Talking to machines, version 1.2 (Interactivity: Tools and Approaches)

This workshop is specifically designed for artists and musicians wanting to learn how to use computers for interactive projects, or physical computing to build their own instruments. Covering the basics in electronic components & circuits typically used in DIY art projects, and introducing a few useful languages (MaxMSP/Jitter and C for Arduino), each workshop session will provide an opportunity for participants to get some hands-on practice through small interactive projects.

The workshop will be given in French by a bilingual instructor.

Program

Max

• Taking the "artist's fear of computer programming" away by demystifying what MaxMSP is and isn't;
• Learning the basic functionalities of the Max language through example patches that we will reverse engineering together;
• Learning about the magic of building sequencers to control sound, videos, and hardware (i.e. arduino).

Msp

• Triggering things with basic sound (amplitude) analysis;
• Building a versatile sound sampler and learning methods for using it in real-time.

Jitter

• Building a visual sampler/scrubber;
• Doing a video analysis (computer vision) using the cv.jit. (Libraries by Jean-Marc Pelletier.)

Arduino

• Demystifying what a microcontroller is and what it can and can't do;
• Understanding what sensors are and how they work.

Communication protocols

• Learning about MIDI/OSC/IP streaming sound with Skype.

Prerequisites

• Be a professional artist, creator or cultural worker;
• Be a self-employed worker or a salaried employee in an enterprise not subject to 1% Training Investment*;
• Attend every session.

* Any enterprise whose total payroll is $1.000.000 or more is subject to 1% Training Investment. (Emploi-Québec Program)

Number of participants
12 people

Cost
$120 – Payment required before Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 5 pm.

REGISTRATION

before Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 5 pm
Please submit your registration request to:
Annie Tremblay, Coordinator, New Media Lab
phone: 514-844-3250, ext. 230 / fax: 514-847-0330
lab@oboro.net

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Workshop Cancellation
OBORO reserves the right to cancel workshops at any time and without advance notice. In this case, inscription fees are fully refunded.