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DMG's New Peripherals with MaKey MaKey workshop

DMG's New Peripherals with MaKey MaKey workshop

Event page: https://dmg.to/events/50c65da0a5a6277b22000000

This is an alternative version of my previous presentation ("Beyond the Screen") but instead in the context of a MaKey MaKey workshop.

Pearl Chen

March 09, 2013
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  1. The Third Industrial Revolution From The Economist, April 2012 A

    number of remarkable technologies are converging: clever software, novel materials, more dexterous robots, new processes (notably 3D printing) and a whole range of web-based services. The factory of the past was based on cranking out zillions of identical products. The factory of the future will focus on mass customisation.
  2. Hardware startups becoming viable [The founder] also shared a photo

    of the first Pebble prototype using an Arduino and some similarly cobbled-together hardware. That was four years ago. Pebble Kickstarter campaign as of June 2012 via Slashgear
  3. Looking at the trends • Small, yet mighty • Multi-screen

    • Always on • $$$ ⇾ $ Steve Mann - world’s first cyborg Project Glass by Google
  4. klab.ca/newgamemakers Taiko no Tatsujin aka Taiko Drum Master (2001) Taiko

    no Tatsujin arcade by Namco An arcade come back? Vancouver: EXP Restaurant + Bar (soon) New York: Babycastles (NY Times article on them)
  5. klab.ca/newgamemakers An aside: Computer vision • Computer (or machine) vision

    is also a very old technique. • No physical hardware inputs at all -- just software analyzing a video feed. Blob detection example using openCV and ofxKinect for openFrameworks. (Image credit)
  6. klab.ca/newgamemakers B.U.T.T.O.N. (Brutally Unfair Tactics Totally OK Now) (2011) B.U.T.T.O.N.

    co-designed by Douglas Wilson (inspired by “Animal Tracker Mode” in Wii Party)
  7. klab.ca/newgamemakers Neighbourhoodie (2009) / Project HoodiePlay (2010) Neighbourhoodie created @

    CFC Media Lab by students: Rose Bianchini, David McCallum, and Kathleen Climie (with help from Angella Mackey and David Bouchard) Project HoodiePlay created @ CFC Media Lab for 01SJ by: David McCallum, Angella Mackey and Kate Hartman
  8. klab.ca/newgamemakers Wearables in Toronto We seem to have a high

    concentration of makers who work in wearables... • Toronto wearables meetup (http://blog.ocad.ca/wordpress/socialbodylab/toronto-wearables-meetup/) • OCAD’s Social Body Lab (http://blog.ocad.ca/wordpress/socialbodylab/) • (And remember that Steve Mann is based out of U of T too.)
  9. klab.ca/newgamemakers Game making in Toronto We also have tons of

    indie game events and organizations... • Dames Making Games (dmg.to) • Bento Miso co-working space (bentomiso.com/events) • The Hand Eye Society (handeyesociety.com) • T.O. Jam (tojam.ca)
  10. klab.ca/newgamemakers Additional Resources • Fashionable Technology by Sabine Seymour •

    Design of the Elastic Mind exhibition catalogue microsite (or book) from MOMA show in 2008 • Programming Interactivity (2nd Edition) by Joshua Noble • Making Things Talk (2nd Edition) by Tom Igoe • Electronics store listings for Toronto (compiled by me)
  11. MaKey MaKey -specific games MaKey MaKey Invention Kit Video: http://youtu.be/rfQqh7iCcOU

    Utensil, tinfoil wind chimes with MAX / MIDI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQoL5-CF7r4 Happy Birthday with Flowers: http://youtu.be/McFDkhHNBD8 DDR with Tinfoil: http://youtu.be/v69SXku55-g Musical Paintings: http://youtu.be/uqPys4opLn8 Building a Cloud Server with a sandwich: http://youtu.be/HwC424A7BH0 Beach Ball Interface: http://youtu.be/RCiixhxbFHU High-Fiving: http://youtu.be/KozsJ-pIID4 | http://youtu.be/KYJUPGyo0mY Water Test: http://youtu.be/jAUn3cBsFOI Bluetooth Hat: http://youtu.be/5jMSExZjQMw Bottle + Water Joystick: http://youtu.be/hHYQt82wv3E AtmousFur - Makey Makey + some extra programming + Bluetooth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-fCOTLqWg