Free Workshop: Pure Data Visual Programming 2014-02-01
https://www.facebook.com/events/525547904226770/
Local maker, musician, artist, and educator John Harrison will be teaching a course on visual programming for realtime audio/video manipulation with Pure Data on February 1st from 1 to 4pm at MakeICT.
Pure Data is unlike any computer language you already know. Instead of writing lines of code, you will describe relationships between objects with diagrams that you draw. If you have found computer programming too foreign or abstract a concept in the past, Pure Data may offer you a more visual way to “think code.” More importantly, Pure Data is fun!
All are welcome and no previous programming experience is necessary. Bring a laptop if you can, preferably with Pure Data Extended already installed and tested, as outlined in the event link above.
If you want to experience first-hand something created in Pure Data, come see John’s Second Touch wall, installed right now at Shift Space through February 8th.
ALSO!
To support Pure Data and similar languages locally, MakeICT is starting the Wichita Patcher’s Circle. If you use Pure Data, Max/MSP, VVVV or any other dataflow language, or you want to, join our email list! We’ll support each other! 🙂
Happy patching (that’s jargon for coding in Pure Data. See? You already learned something)!
MakeICT Acquires a CNC Router
Tom and James posing with the CNC machine
A very special thank you goes out to Barbara Davis who has donated this glorious CNC Router to MakeICT! It’s a FireBall V90 with a custom built cabinet and controller. Our makers will be very busy learning all the ins-and-outs of this beauty so we can put her to work!
Thank you, Barb!!
Hack Day – 2013.02.16
The MakeIcT MakerSpace is going to be open on Saturday, February 16th from 2pm-6pm.
If you have your Arduino stoplight finished from our last Arduino workshop (or if you’re stuck) bring it in to show off. Or bring a different project to work on or get help with. There might be an organ to repair/hack and a 3d printer to check out, too.
Join us for the fun! http://www.facebook.com/events/477326012314802/