Free Arduino Workshop (For Beginners)
Event details
When
from 03:00 AM to 07:00 AM
Where
Contact Name
What is Arduino?
Arduino, an Italian name meaning "strong friend", is a popular "open-source electronics prototyping platform based around a microcontroller. It accepts inputs, such as signals from sensors (light, temperature, moisture, etc.) or data from the Internet or wireless devices, and sends output signals to devices, such as LEDS, motors, speakers, MIDI sequencers, computers, and so on."
In simpler terms: It is a ready-to-use creative platform, designed to provide interactivity between humans, smartphones, PCs, sensors and the physical world. It is especially a boon for creative people who don't have a technical background and want to translate their wildest techno-ideas to reality in a snap.
A comic by Jody Culkin, introducing Arduino
What can Arduino Do?
Applications of Arduino could include anything under the sun, from making your LED lights glow in reaction to the weather to interactive punching bags: your imagination is the limit (besides the sensors).
Check what some folk did with a bunch of cameras for an amazing music video all in one day
For other examples, check out the Boing Boing listing
Who can Attend?
The workshop is especially meant for interaction designers, artists or anyone else enthusiastic to get started with creative projects and don't have prior experience with electronics, interfacing and all that hack talk. It would help to have a general understanding of instructional programming languages, but this shouldn't be a problem for starts as you will pick it up as we go along. Besides, we are super-friendly and patient folk who will assist participants to demystify geek code.
Apply Now
We have only 20 seats for this free workshop. Participants will work in groups of two. The workshop will last 4 hours, over a lunch break. All materials will be provided, and it would be great if you could get your laptop.
To apply please send a brief intro about yourself and why you think you will benefit from this to [email protected]. Selected participants will be notified shortly.
A map, showing the location of CIS
