Mitch
Mitch Altman is a hacker and inventor, known for inventing TV-B-Gone, a keychain that turns off TVs in public places. He co-founded a successful SilyValley startup and did pioneering work in Virtual Reality. He is an author and teacher, and goes around the world giving talks and workshops. Mitch promotes hackerspaces, open source hardware, and mentors others wherever he goes. He is a co-founder of Noisebridge hackerspace in San Francisco, and is founder of Cornfield Electronics.
Sessions
Anyone can learn to solder!
And anyone can learn to make music, sound (and noise!) with computer chips!
All participants will easily learn all of this by making an ArduTouch music synthesizer from a kit.
For total beginners.
Jede*r kann löten lernen!
Es ist nutlich und macht Spaβ :) .
Dieser Workshop ist für Menschen aller Altersstufen (und jede Person jeden Alters).
Löte eine coole blinkende Brosche, die du anstecken und tragen kannst.
Dive into the fascinating world of neurotechnology and construct your very own Brain Machine!
Learn Arduino and electronics using TV-B-Gone as an example project
You've probably heard lots about Arduino. But if you don't know what it is, or how you can use it to do all sorts of cool things, then this fun and easy workshop is for you. As an example project, we'll be creating a TV-B-Gone remote control out of an Arduino you can take home with you.
Everyone can easily learn to program LED strips to make you life trippy and beautiful.
For total beginners -- no knowledge needed at all.