Workshops
Jul 13 2025
VF25 | Pocket Portal Power Play: Wi-Fi Access Points with a Twist
Learn how to create a custom Wi-Fi access point and web server which will appear as public Wi-Fi to surrounding devices and display your custom site.
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Jul 16 2025
VF25 | Ritual of Reuse
You’re invited to bid farewell to, and find new life for, deceased game controllers. By repairing our relationships with broken technologies, can we repair our relationships with each other and our larger ecosystems? In this ceremonial teardown, we reflect on hardware life-cycles and the physical footprints left by our technologies.
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Jul 19 2025
VF25 | Ephemeral Matter: Hand Sculpted 3D Printing
Sculpt by hand, 3D scan, and 3D print a unique personal effigy using multiple material filaments in this beginner-friendly, hands-on intro to 3D printing and OrcaSlicer.
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Jul 26 2025
VF25 | 3D Scanned Portraiture
Create a personalized 3D-scanned portrait using Blender and a handheld scanner. This fun, hands-on workshop is ideal for those with basic 3D skills—perfect for a profile picture with flair!
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Apr 11, 2013
Motors Part 1: AC/DC & Mechanical Mayhem
In the first of two motor workshops, we'll deal with simple motors that don't require complicated circuits to control them: DC motors and AC motors.
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Apr 4, 2013
Parametric 3D models with Grasshopper
This week, we'll plug in a powerful Rhinoceros add-on called Grasshopoper to create elaborate parametric forms.
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Mar 28, 2013
Intro to 3D printing with Rhinoceros
In a 3 hour crash course, we will cover the basics of generating and editing 3D models ready to print with a 3D printer.
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Mar 9 - 10, 2013
Intro to Electronics
In this workshop, we will cover the basics of electricity, starting with Ohm’s Law, work our way up to building simple digital circuits with CMOS chips, transistors and LEDs, and discuss how to interface these circuits with the ‘real world’ of motors, sensors, and other devices.
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Jan 31 - Feb 21, 2013
FULL! Intro to Raspberry Pi Workshop Series (3 Classes)
During three sessions, instructor Amir Far will use rapid application development techniques to help you get started with Raspberry Pi and develop at least one application on your own.
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Jan 23 - Feb 6, 2013
Intro to Arduino: 3 Part Workshop
In this 3-part workshop, we'll learn the basics: Connecting input sensors, connecting outputs, and using serial data to communicate between the Arduino and a computer.
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Jan 17, 2013
Intro to LilyPad Arduino
About the workshop:
The Lilypad Arduino is a programmable microcontroller specially designed for use in wearable tech and e-textiles projects.
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Dec 13, 2012
Make an Atari Punk Console
Build an Atari Punk Console! The APC is a simple noisemaker circuit that is famous for its simplicity, elegance, and endless permutations.
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Nov 29, 2012
Mobile Apps in Modern JavaScript
In this workshop, we will introduce you to jQuery and BackboneJS, then build a slick and
beautiful portfolio application that lives comfortably in both browser and mobile.