Dorkbot bangalore
People doing strange things with electricity.
About Dorkbot
Dorkbot
dorkbot-bangalore is a monthly meeting of artists (sound/image/movement
/whatever), designers, engineers, students, scientists, and other interested parties from Bangalore who are involved in the creative use of electricity. dorkbot meetings are free and open to the public. The original dorkbot was started in New York City
and you can find dorkbots around the world here. Also make sure you look at the F.A.Q's
Dorkbot #00
Monday July 17th, Intersections Lab,Yelahanka
Dorkbot Bangalore had its first meeting at the Intersections Lab in Yelahanka .Thanks to Geetha Narayanan for helping us host it.You can download the program flyer here.(it's a .pdf file)
The Speakers
Ashwin Mahesh + Pandian-Map Unity/customising.hacking GIS data.
Ashwin Mahesh is the cofounder of India Together and one of its lead
editors.He is interested in the potential of information and communication
to promote public good.From 1993 to 2005, He studied Antartic clouds and
their impact on Global climate and developed remote sensing techniques for
use with satellite data.Since September 2005,He has been working at EGovernments Foundation leading the development of GIS platforms for urban transport planning.
Jasmeen Patheja-Hacking attitude/The BLank Noise Project.
Jasmeen is an alumnus of the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology.Her
Blank Noise project which started out as a student project has eventually metemorphised into a national movement to fight "eve teasing"-Jasmeen makes innovative uses of information and communication-blogs,sms's etc to organise volunteers and raise awarness.
Vaibhav Bhawsar-The lowland project/Mapping communities
Vaibhav Bhawsar graduated in Communication Design from Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology.Lowlands was Vaibhav's final year project which I continued to work on after my graduation. This investigation involved mapping his neighborhood communities, professions and individuals with the aim of eliciting
hidden urban territories and behaviors. Lowlands was part of Srishti In-campus exhibit at Ars Electronica 2005
Performance-Zack+Yash-music with a virus and a toy
A customised virus generates music according to its own whims and fancies-accompanied by a toy synth from a local store.There's also the usual,customary video screen with projections.
Frequently Asked Questions
DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE
How much is all this going to cost?
It's free .
What's the catch?
nothing.
What's the Agenda?
This is from the dorkbot-nyc website:
The purpose of dorkbot is to:
* give people doing strange things 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
Will you provide computers,projectors and an Internet connection during the presentations?
yes.
Contact
Get in Touch. You can join
The mailing list by signing up here and you can also send a mail to Dorkbotbangalore****AT****
dorkbot****DOT****org
Intersections Laboratory
Srishti School of Art,Design and Technology
Links to People who have presented
Pandian