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February Dorkbot

February Dorkbot

19 February | Pervasive Media Studio | 7pm

An informal skills swap and exchange event for ‘people who do interesting things with electricity’. This months speakers will be talking about music related subjects.

Mike Harris on D.R.O.I.D. (an event being held at Trinity and simultaneously in Second Life on 23 February)

The aim of D.R.O.I.D is for two audiences, the physical and the digital, to come together, meet each other, interact, and know each other. How many technophobes out there have never spoken to their virtual brothers and sisters? How many of the new-wired generation have never left the confines of their virtual reality interfaces to interact with the rest of us? Greater understanding is what we seek, together we shall stand, shoulder to digitized shoulder….

Nat Gavin on Circuit Bending

Circuit bending is the creative short-circuiting of devices such as low voltage, battery-powered guitar effects, children’s toys and small synthesizers to create new musical instruments and sound generators. Bring a toy which makes an electronic sound to dismantle and indulge in some sonic invention…

Please note – from this month Dorkbot will be held at our new home at the Pervasive Media Studio in Anchor Square (above Firehouse Rotisserie). Directions available from wwww.dorkbot.org/dorkbotbristol

Author: beth at 13:30 on 15.02.08 Leave a comment

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