sxsw interactive workshop panelpicker "paint, plug & play: making a touch interface"

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!