[sdiy] My special topics class approved! Whoo hoo!

[Matt Simpson]

Here's the forwarded email about dorkbot:
> From: Jason Freeman <jason.freeman at music.gatech.edu>> Date: November 15, 2005 10:32:28 PM EST> Subject: dorkbot-atl>> I'm starting an Atlanta chapter of dorkbot, a monthly meeting of artists (sound/image/movement/whatever), designers, engineers, students and other interested parties who are involved in the creation of electronic art (in the broadest sense of the term). Dorkbot was started in New York in 2000 by douglas irving repetto and has since spread to over 40 cities worldwide. (See them all at: http://dorkbot.org)>> Meetings will be held once a month (probably at 7 p.m. on a weeknight) and hosted by the Georgia Tech Music Department. We hope to start in January 2006.>> If you're interested in dorkbot, here's what I need you to do:>> 1. Subscribe to our super-low-volume announcement list to find out when dorkbot-atl meetings are happening:> http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotatl-announce>> 2. Take the poll on our web page to indicate your preferred meeting day!
 :> http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotatl/>> 3. Contact us (dorkbotatl at dorkbot.org) if you would like to present at an upcoming meeting>> 4. Forward this message to your friends, colleagues, students, etc. or point them to our web page:> http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotatl/>> If you're still wondering exactly what dorkbot is and what we do, read on:>> the purpose of dorkbot-atl is to:> • give artists/programmers/engineers an opportunity for informal peer review> • establish a forum for the presentation of new art works/technology/software/hardware> • help establish relationships and foster collaboration between people with various backgrounds and interests> • give us all a chance to see the cool things that our neighbors are working on>> dorkbot tries to be totally neutral with respect to style and aesthetic. an emphasis on the creative use of electricity is all that is required. dorkbot also tries to be more informal than conventional academic forums: no PowerPoint slides are required, n!
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couraged!>> imaginary presentation topics:> • a demo of the new motion tracking software you're writing> • playing a video you made> • an explanation of how you hacked your game boy to get it to make cool bleeping noises> • trouble shooting/brainstorming your remote-controlled sandwich making robot> • bringing in some dancers you're working with and having them demonstrate the interface used in your new mind-control ballet> • discussing your approach to electronic sculpture> demos of commercial software are not appropriate, unless you wrote the software or you are making it do something particularly novel or interesting. on the other hand, presenting a piece that was created using commercial software is fine.>> dorkbot-atl meetings will be free and open to the public.

On 11/16/05, john mahoney <jmahoney at gate.net> wrote:> ----- Original Message -----> From: "Aaron Lanterman" <lanterma at ece.gatech.edu>> >> > Great rejoycing!> >> > My senior-level special topics class proposal, "Theory and Design of Music> > Synthesizers," has been approved for Spring 2006! Hooray hooray!> > [snip]>>> Congratulations, Aaron!>> So... Maybe you can get Tech to sponsor an SDIY meeting in early spring?> Simply to inspire the students, of course! ;-) All we really need is a room> with a lot of tables and electrical outlets. Think about it, if you please.> --> john <--(obviously reading through some older emails)>>

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