Workshops
Jul 27 2019
Build Your Own Psychogeographic Noise Synth!
SOLD OUT -- In this hands on workshop, you will learn how to build your own experimental noise synthesizer - the Fort Processor! All the necessary components in kit format will be provided, as well as guidance to build your device from scratch.
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Nov 6, 2014
Creative App Development Part 2: Interface Design for Desktop and iOS
Note: this is a 3-part series. We strongly recommend signing up for all three (and you'll receive a discount on this page if you do!) but if you are interested in only one or two of the topics, or are unable to attend one of the sessions, then you're free to sign up for only the workshops you need. Just make sure you've got a good handle on the material presented in the workshops you missed!
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Oct 30, 2014
Creative App Development, Part 1: Objective-C and Cocoa fundamentals
Note: this is a 3-part series. We strongly recommend signing up for all three (and you'll receive a discount on this page if you do!) but if you are interested in only one or two of the topics, or are unable to attend one of the sessions, then you're free to sign up for only the workshops you need. Just make sure you've got a good handle on the material presented in the workshops you missed!Series Overview
You've just been struck with a bolt of inspiration for a "killer app" that will certainly make you millions on the App Store.
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Oct 18 - 19, 2014
Intro to Electronics with Rob Cruickshank
NOTE: This is a 2-session workshop taking place on October 18th and 19th, from 11AM-5PM. The registration fee covers both days, as well as a fun grab bag of electronic materials we'll use in the workshop.
InterAccess' most famous and essential workshop is back!
Learning the basics of electronics is vital for anyone looking to create interactive or new media work, or wishing to create presentation-quality projects with microcontrollers such as Arduino.
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Sep 25, 2014
Creating Images from Code Using Processing
This workshop focuses on simple techniques for making art based on code. These techniques can be applied to algorithmic art, data visualization, or graphic design. This is an ideal workshop for visual artists with little or no experience in coding, or beginner-level coders interested in finding a visual outlet for their blossoming skills.
ExamplesThe artworks on this page show examples of very different styles of artwork, all created from code.
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Sep 18, 2014
Introduction to Video Glitch Processes
Glitch art is the aestheticization/celebration of errors in digital or analogue technology, produced either by corrupting digital code/data or by physically manipulating electronic devices.
Datamoshing, also know as Compression Artifacting, is a video editing technique that falls under the category of Glitch Art. The process involves the creation of intentional glitches that blur the borders between video frames, causing images to bleed into each other rather than having one cut cleanly to another.
Specifically, in this workshop we'll hear:
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Sep 4, 2014
Turn Anything Into An Interactive Controller: MaKey MaKey Workshop with Pearl Chen
Have you ever wanted to take one of your projects beyond a mouse and keyboard? With the MaKey MaKey, it’s easy to augment any existing desktop software or web app with real world objects to create new user experiences.
Join in on this 3-hour, hands-on workshop to explore what you can do with physical computing. Use a real banana to enhance a banana throwing game. Use real water to enhance a swimming tutorial app. Use tilt sensors to add physical exercising to any software program. Wherever your imagination takes you.
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Aug 23, 2014
Summer Sampler Series: Processing Quick Class
Quick, Cheap, Fun, and Really, Really Useful.
InterAccess' Summer Sampler workshops are 2-hour mini classes intended for artists and creatives with little or no experience in electronics, microcontrollers, or coding. At just $10 a pop, both of our Summer Sampler Sessions are intended to introduce you to the interactive media tools you need to tackle that ambitious summer project you've been dreaming of.
In the Processing Quick Class, you'll learn the basics of creative coding, using the Processing language.
From Processing.org:
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Aug 14, 2014
Creating Interactive Art Installations, Part 3: Interactive Video
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In the final workshop of this series, we will learn how to detect user presence and interaction. We'll use a webcam as an input to trigger events, and explore a number of different techniques that allow your project to "see" people around them and respond accordingly.
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Aug 7, 2014
Creating Interactive Art Installations, Part 2: Introduction to Interactive Audio
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In this second workshop in the series, we will get familiar with the basics of digital audio and how to use live audio to make sound reactive work!