Monday, October 24, 2011

Paul Hertz at dorkbot Chicago on Thursday October 27 at 7pm

Paul Hertz at dorkbot Chicago on Thursday October 27 at 7pm



Paul Hertz will present his Processing library IgnoCodeLib (http://ignotus.com/ignocodelib/index.html), which should be available in a new version for this Thursday's Dorkbot gathering.

IgnoCodeLib provides a 2D graphics pipeline for geometry based on lines and cubic Bézier curves. It provides a useful set of graphics primitives, geometric transforms, hierarchical display list and document structure, simple facilities for permutations and random numbers, and above all, export of graphics and text to Adobe Illustrator, including groups and layers. All components in the library support cascading calls to draw(), transform() and write() methods. Drawing can be accomplished with a single line of code and file export is nearly as simple.

Paul will discuss his library and show some of the algorithmic images, digital prints, animations, and interactive applications he has created with the library.

Paul Hertz has been working with computational art since 1984, when he was a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in Art and Technology at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he currently teaches in the Art History and Art and Technology Studies departments.

DATE:

THURSDAY OCTOBER 27 2011

TIME:

7 PM - 9 PM

LOCATION:

Enemy Sound
1550 N. Milwaukee Ave 3rd Fl.
Chicago, IL 60622
http://www.enemysound.com

COST:

FREE!

WTF:

What is a "dorkbot"?! The idea of the international dorkbot network is "people doing strange things with electricity" and meeting in informal, friendly environments to discuss their projects. These projects could include hardware hacks, New Media Art projects, creative code, circuit bent musical instruments or wild DIY garage science!

Monday, July 25, 2011

Dorkbot summer hiatus

Just a note that Chicago Dorkbot is currently on a summer hiatus due
to a few cancellations and the weather (Enemy is an oven this time of
year!).

We'll be back in September.

We have a few people lined up but there's plenty of room in the
schedule, if you'd like to do a workshop this Fall/Winter please drop
us a line!

Monday, May 23, 2011

Ben Baker-Smith and Evan Kühl at dorkbot Chicago on Thursday May 26 at 7pm

Ben Baker-Smith and Evan Kühl at dorkbot Chicago on Thursday May 26 at 7pm

Vaudeo Signal Opening Title from Ben Baker-Smith on Vimeo.



Vaudeo Signal is an ongoing exploration of the interconnectivity of sound and light. Media artists and medium hackers Evan Kühl and Ben Baker-Smith repurpose a variety of aging archaic audio/video hardware to forge synesthetic experiences.

Join Ben and Evan for a night of throbbing, squelchy, stroboscopic sound and light - in live performance and Q&A, as well as a screening of their self-titled 2010 release Vaudeo Signal.

Grotesque signal warfare will commence!


DATE:

THURSDAY MAY 26 2011

TIME:

7 PM - 9 PM

LOCATION:

Enemy Sound
1550 N. Milwaukee Ave 3rd Fl.
Chicago, IL 60622
http://www.enemysound.com

COST:

FREE!

WTF:

What is a "dorkbot"?! The idea of the international dorkbot network is "people doing strange things with electricity" and meeting in informal, friendly environments to discuss their projects. These projects could include hardware hacks, New Media Art projects, creative code, circuit bent musical instruments or wild DIY garage science!

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

dorkbot Chicago CANCELLED for April

unfortunately our dorkbot Chicago event is CANCELLED for April. looking fwd to seeing yawl in May.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Joey Carr at dorkbot Chicago on Thursday March 31st at 7pm

Joey Carr at dorkbot Chicago on Thursday March 31 at 7pm



A demonstration of techniques related to the algorithmic production of electronic noises and a discussion of the computer as an aesthetic model of cognition and culture.

"Live coding is not about tools. Algorithms are thoughts. Chainsaws are tools." -- the TOPLAP manifesto. I'm gonna present work and explain techniques related to miniature computer programs that beatbox, speak nonsense, and sing off key. I'll also discuss some ongoing "research" into stuff like linguistics, artificial intelligence, and cultural studies, and the way these disciplines inform my interpretation of live coding work.


DATE:

THURSDAY MARCH 31 2011

TIME:

7 PM - 9 PM

LOCATION:

Enemy Sound
1550 N. Milwaukee Ave 3rd Fl.
Chicago, IL 60622
http://www.enemysound.com

COST:

FREE!

WTF:

What is a "dorkbot"?! The idea of the international dorkbot network is "people doing strange things with electricity" and meeting in informal, friendly environments to discuss their projects. These projects could include hardware hacks, New Media Art projects, creative code, circuit bent musical instruments or wild DIY garage science!

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Nick Briz at dorkbot Chicago on Thursday February 24 at 7pm

Nick Briz at dorkbot Chicago on Thursday February 24 at 7pm



Nick Briz is a new-media artist living and working in Chicago IL. He has been an active participant in digital culture and "dirty" new-media, specifically through his research and writing on glitch art as well as through his lectures and curatorial work in a number of institutions and events.

Nick will walk us through a recent project: the "Coldplay Song Generator," an app that generates likely Coldplay songs based on a set of conventions and formulae.

DATE:

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 24 2011

TIME:

7 PM - 9 PM

LOCATION:

Enemy Sound
1550 N. Milwaukee Ave 3rd Fl.
Chicago, IL 60622
http://www.enemysound.com

COST:

FREE!

WTF:

What is a "dorkbot"?! The idea of the international dorkbot network is "people doing strange things with electricity" and meeting in informal, friendly environments to discuss their projects. These projects could include hardware hacks, New Media Art projects, creative code, circuit bent musical instruments or wild DIY garage science!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Philip Tibitoski & Devon Scott-Tunkin at dorkbot Chicago on Thursday January 27 at 7pm

Philip Tibitoski & Devon Scott-Tunkin at dorkbot Chicago on Thursday January 27 at 7pm



Octodad is an award-winning adventure game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodian nature a secret from his human family. The game is a student showcase winner at the 2011 Independent Games Festival. It's free & available now at http://octodadgame.com/

Octodad was developed by students at DePaul University, located in Chicago, Illinois. Developers Philip Tibitoski & Devon Scott-Tunkin will share technical information about the game, its unique control system and where the project is headed next.

DATE:

THURSDAY JANUARY 27th 2011

TIME:

7 PM - 9 PM

LOCATION:

Enemy Sound
1550 N. Milwaukee Ave 3rd Fl.
Chicago, IL 60622
http://www.enemysound.com

COST:

FREE!

WTF:

What is a "dorkbot"?! The idea of the international dorkbot network is "people doing strange things with electricity" and meeting in informal, friendly environments to discuss their projects. These projects could include hardware hacks, New Media Art projects, creative code, circuit bent musical instruments or wild DIY garage science!