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Dave Lester
May 25, 2009, 2:18:59 PM5/25/09
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What platform should we be 'building' with? I'm leaning toward
arduino (hardware) and processing (software), but I merely picked
those because I thought they'd be accessible to people. What do you
think, and what do you want to build?
arduino (hardware) and processing (software), but I merely picked
those because I thought they'd be accessible to people. What do you
think, and what do you want to build?
William J Turkel
May 25, 2009, 5:27:04 PM5/25/09
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Arduino and Processing are a very nice combo for people who haven't
had much experience with hardware and/or programming. The Arduino is
programmed in a dialect of the Processing language, and Processing
itself is very visual.
I am happy to go along with what other people are interested in
building. I have a Fabrication Wiki at
http://digitalhistory.wikispot.org/Fabrication_Wiki
and am also happy to let people in the reading group edit it if they'd
like. Just sign up for an account at WikiSpot.org and send me your
username. The projects that Devon and I are working on (with a few
other people) are here:
http://digitalhistory.wikispot.org/FabWiki_Our_work
had much experience with hardware and/or programming. The Arduino is
programmed in a dialect of the Processing language, and Processing
itself is very visual.
I am happy to go along with what other people are interested in
building. I have a Fabrication Wiki at
http://digitalhistory.wikispot.org/Fabrication_Wiki
and am also happy to let people in the reading group edit it if they'd
like. Just sign up for an account at WikiSpot.org and send me your
username. The projects that Devon and I are working on (with a few
other people) are here:
http://digitalhistory.wikispot.org/FabWiki_Our_work
Bethany Nowviskie
May 31, 2009, 10:05:17 AM5/31/09
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Folks, in this thread, I thought I'd mention another resource and a
direction I think I'm going to go with my summer making. After a
couple of great conversations last week about the similarities many of
us feel between coding/markup and traditional handicrafts like
embroidery, knitting, crochet, quilting -- I've decided to mess around
this summer with the Lilypad Arduino:
http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardLilyPad
and an old, half-finished embroidery project of mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowviskie/3568178158/
(Only a madwoman would have designed that project in the first place
-- so, hey, why not throw in some tiny LEDs and thermistors, or
something?)
For anybody else interested in sharing resources on wearable
computing, design with conductive fabrics and threads, shaking up
typically-gendered crafting methods, or how people are using these
concepts to teach programming to kids, I've created a Zotero group:
http://www.zotero.org/groups/soft_circuitry
There's some good stuff in there already (formal publications, design
inspiration, teaching methods) and I'd love to see people adding more!
Best,
Bethany
On May 25, 5:27 pm, William J Turkel <william.j.tur...@gmail.com>
wrote:
direction I think I'm going to go with my summer making. After a
couple of great conversations last week about the similarities many of
us feel between coding/markup and traditional handicrafts like
embroidery, knitting, crochet, quilting -- I've decided to mess around
this summer with the Lilypad Arduino:
http://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardLilyPad
and an old, half-finished embroidery project of mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowviskie/3568178158/
(Only a madwoman would have designed that project in the first place
-- so, hey, why not throw in some tiny LEDs and thermistors, or
something?)
For anybody else interested in sharing resources on wearable
computing, design with conductive fabrics and threads, shaking up
typically-gendered crafting methods, or how people are using these
concepts to teach programming to kids, I've created a Zotero group:
http://www.zotero.org/groups/soft_circuitry
There's some good stuff in there already (formal publications, design
inspiration, teaching methods) and I'd love to see people adding more!
Best,
Bethany
On May 25, 5:27 pm, William J Turkel <william.j.tur...@gmail.com>
wrote:
William J Turkel
May 31, 2009, 10:57:46 AM5/31/09
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I'm really looking forward to seeing what you make. I haven't
explored wearables much yet, but I have been keeping a page for
textiles on my wiki
http://digitalhistory.wikispot.org/FabWiki_Textiles
explored wearables much yet, but I have been keeping a page for
textiles on my wiki
http://digitalhistory.wikispot.org/FabWiki_Textiles
Dave Lester
Jun 4, 2009, 11:58:49 AM6/4/09
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I've been reflecting on this, and I think it'd be helpful if we set-
aside two weeks for each platform, and then use the remaining 4 weeks
(and beyond if you'd like!) to share based upon what we've learned and
continue tinkering with. Week 1 and 2 could be Processing, and 3 and
4 Arduino.
If that's a good plan for most, I'd like to choose a great intro book
to Processing, and a similar one for Arduino. Or would people prefer
to use online tutorials? Suggestions? I've read Ben Fry's
Visualizing Data, but has anyone read any of these others?
http://processing.org/learning/books/ What's a good resource for
learning Arduino?
I'd encourage those who are experienced makers to help some of us
along who are just beginning, and hope that we can get everyone up to
speed quickly. After getting a base-line of knowledge we can run with
a lot of this.
On May 31, 10:57 am, William J Turkel <william.j.tur...@gmail.com>
aside two weeks for each platform, and then use the remaining 4 weeks
(and beyond if you'd like!) to share based upon what we've learned and
continue tinkering with. Week 1 and 2 could be Processing, and 3 and
4 Arduino.
If that's a good plan for most, I'd like to choose a great intro book
to Processing, and a similar one for Arduino. Or would people prefer
to use online tutorials? Suggestions? I've read Ben Fry's
Visualizing Data, but has anyone read any of these others?
http://processing.org/learning/books/ What's a good resource for
learning Arduino?
I'd encourage those who are experienced makers to help some of us
along who are just beginning, and hope that we can get everyone up to
speed quickly. After getting a base-line of knowledge we can run with
a lot of this.
On May 31, 10:57 am, William J Turkel <william.j.tur...@gmail.com>
Kate Chapman
Jun 4, 2009, 1:11:24 PM6/4/09
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I've read "Visualizing Data" and have a couple of the other books. I
think "Visualizing Data" might be a good choice because it is pretty
straight forward and the tutorials are really good. It would be
pretty manageable to get through it and do some experimenting in a 2
week time frame I think.
-Kate
think "Visualizing Data" might be a good choice because it is pretty
straight forward and the tutorials are really good. It would be
pretty manageable to get through it and do some experimenting in a 2
week time frame I think.
-Kate
Rose White
Jun 4, 2009, 1:19:32 PM6/4/09
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I've already been working from [Learning Processing] and I highly recommend it. The intent of the book is to teach programming skills in general as well as Processing in particular.
[Visualizing Data] is a fabulous book, and highly applicable for lots of us, but one of Ben Fry's other books on the language may be better for learning it from.
-- Rose
Rose White
On Jun 4, 2009 1:11 PM, "Kate Chapman" <k8ch...@gmail.com> wrote:
I've read "Visualizing Data" and have a couple of the other books. I
think "Visualizing Data" might be a good choice because it is pretty
straight forward and the tutorials are really good. It would be
pretty manageable to get through it and do some experimenting in a 2
week time frame I think.
-Kate
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Dave Lester <davel...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've been reflecting ...
Dave Lester
Jun 4, 2009, 10:21:37 PM6/4/09
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Has anyone else read [Learning Processing]? I'll see if I can pick it
up over the weekend. I generally found [Visualizing Data] to be
helpful when I already had ideas to run w/ and as a reference -- it'd
be great if [Learning Processing] gives a little more background on
programming.
Dave
On Jun 4, 1:19 pm, Rose White <yarniv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've already been working from [Learning Processing] and I highly recommend
> it. The intent of the book is to teach programming skills in general as well
> as Processing in particular.
>
> [Visualizing Data] is a fabulous book, and highly applicable for lots of us,
> but one of Ben Fry's other books on the language may be better for learning
> it from.
>
> -- Rose
>
> Rose White
>
up over the weekend. I generally found [Visualizing Data] to be
helpful when I already had ideas to run w/ and as a reference -- it'd
be great if [Learning Processing] gives a little more background on
programming.
Dave
On Jun 4, 1:19 pm, Rose White <yarniv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've already been working from [Learning Processing] and I highly recommend
> it. The intent of the book is to teach programming skills in general as well
> as Processing in particular.
>
> [Visualizing Data] is a fabulous book, and highly applicable for lots of us,
> but one of Ben Fry's other books on the language may be better for learning
> it from.
>
> -- Rose
>
> Rose White
>
> On Jun 4, 2009 1:11 PM, "Kate Chapman" <k8chap...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've read "Visualizing Data" and have a couple of the other books. I
> think "Visualizing Data" might be a good choice because it is pretty
> straight forward and the tutorials are really good. It would be
> pretty manageable to get through it and do some experimenting in a 2
> week time frame I think.
>
> -Kate
>
>
> I've read "Visualizing Data" and have a couple of the other books. I
> think "Visualizing Data" might be a good choice because it is pretty
> straight forward and the tutorials are really good. It would be
> pretty manageable to get through it and do some experimenting in a 2
> week time frame I think.
>
> -Kate
>
Dave Lester
Jun 10, 2009, 8:45:46 PM6/10/09
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I just tried picking up [Learning Processing] at my local Barnes and
Noble bookstore, and they said they'd have to order it for me and no
nearby stores had it in stock.. If it's a better solution, I can try
to round-up a list of good online tutorials (and maybe some of the
more experiences makers in the group would be willing to write a few
as well?).
What does everyone think? I thought it'd be helpful for us to use the
same resources while learning, but I don't want to force it.
Noble bookstore, and they said they'd have to order it for me and no
nearby stores had it in stock.. If it's a better solution, I can try
to round-up a list of good online tutorials (and maybe some of the
more experiences makers in the group would be willing to write a few
as well?).
What does everyone think? I thought it'd be helpful for us to use the
same resources while learning, but I don't want to force it.
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