Sunday, 30 August 2009

ISEA @ Dundalk

10.30 Buses depart from University of Ulster Belfast Campus, York Street, to Dundalk Institute of Technology

11.45 Welcome

12.00 Buffet lunch at Dundalk

13.00 – 16.00 Workshop: Hacking Toys into Tangible Interfaces, led by Kieran Nolan

13.15 – 14.00 Screenings and exhibition of work

14.00 – 15.00 Roundtable discussion led by DKIT Creative Media Research Group

15.00 Concert performed by staff and students of the Department of Music and Creative Media More and more contemporary composers are using digital tools to explore new and innovative means of manipulating live and recorded sounds. Presented in this concert will be a selection of pieces by Irish based composers whose instrument of choice has now become the laptop computer. Expect weird and wonderful sounds coupled with virtuoso performances on an array of acoustic instruments.

16.00 Buses depart for Dublin

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Hacking Toys into Tangible Interfaces workshop

This one day workshop serves as an introduction to tangible interface design. It examines the role of physical computing in multimedia design, covering basic interaction design theory and hardware hacking techniques.

The workshop begins with a look at the building blocks of physical computing, exploring the creative use of switches and sensors alongside software. There will also be a practical demonstration of interface design
projects from DKIT’s Creative Multimedia degree.

During the lab session each participant will be assisted in the creation of their own tangible interface, made by hacking together an electronic pushbutton toy and a usb keyboard. They will then be shown how to link
their custom controller up to the software of their choice.

The day will finish up a demo of all the projects, bringing a close to what promises to be a productive and fun workshop. We look forward to seeing you there!