sxsw interactive workshop panelpicker "paint, plug & play: making a touch interface"
DESCRIPTION
What if everything could be made into an interface? What if instead of being limited to stroking handheld plastic rectangles, any physical surface – a wall, piece of fabric, tabletop or piece of paper- could be interactive? Better yet, what if you could conceal this interactivity or hide it in plain sight? This workshop will teach you how to activate surfaces in this way, leading you through the process of designing and making a digital musical instrument. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll introduce you to electrically conductive paint and its technical characteristics. We’ll also show you how it can be applied to a range of materials. You’ll use it to design your own graphical interface on paper or card, and learn how to set-up a special touch-optimized microcontroller to connect to your graphics. After this workshop, you’ll have a clear understanding of how you can create a touch sensor on practically any surface, and you’ll have your very own musical instrument to take away!TRANSCRIPT
SXSW InteractivePanel Picker Slidedeck Austin, TX 8-17 March 2014
PAINT, PLUG AND PLAY: Making a Touch Interface
HAVE YOU’VE EVER DREAMED OF MAKING A TANGIBLE INTERFACE OUT OF SOMETHING UNEXPECTED?
LIKE....
Dundee University Product Research Studio - Party Invites
A SHEET OF PAPER?
Alicja Pytlewska - Liminal Object
A 3D OBJECT?
Studio Luma - Workshop
A PIECE OF CARDBOARD?
Bare Conductive - Fabric Calculator
FABRIC?
Bare Conductive - Lightswitch
OR ON A WALL?
IN THIS WORKSHOP WE’LL SHOW YOU HOW TO:
1. Design a graphical interface (Paint) 2. Set-up a touch-optimized microcontroller (Plug) 3. Connect the two....and Play!
Bloodmountain - Workshop
RAPP - Workshop
Bare Conductive - Capacitive Sensor
WE’LL INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME NEAT TOOLS
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AND TEACH YOU HOW TO USE THEM.
By the time we’re done, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to create a touch sensor on any surface, and you’ll have your very own musical instrument to take away!
SO IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN
Check out the projects below, and start thinking about what you’re going to make this coming March at SXSW!
Postcard Player - Uniform
Ross Atkin, Sam Jewel & Lyn Levett - The Lynstrument
MusicInk
Sound Poster -Trapped in Suburbia
Play Paper - Immagination
Brendan Dawes - Happiness Machine
Isabel LizardiBare Conductive
Maker, Designer, Experimenter and Baker. Co-founder of Bare Conductive and physical interaction aficionado.
Matt JohnsonBare Conductive
Hacker, Tinkerer, Maker and motorcycle enthusiast. Co-founder of Bare Conductive, and lover of all gadgets.
PLEASE VOTE SO YOU CAN PAINT, PLUG & PLAY
We look forward to seeing you in Austin!