Hello Modlabbers!<br><br>I came out to my first Art Engine event last week, the 3D Printing intro, and quite enjoyed the vibe and knowledge shared. I'm hoping to make it out to one of the next open Modlab nights but figured a quick hello introduction email might start some wheels and conversations turning.<br>
<ul><li>The "art" side of my brain was awoken a decade ago when I first went to Burning Man. I've built some large installations (<a href="http://galleries.burningman.com/photos/jonno/jonno.18812?text=cat+&b=true&mediatype=photo&year=2004#pastheader">25' geodesic cat head</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/damaradeaella/1342792665/">13' mushroom</a>) for it in years past and enjoyed watching friends in the Toronto Burner community apply their energies to fire projects (like <a href="http://site3firearts.ca/super-street-fire">Super Street Fire</a>) involved with the Site3 hacker space.<br>
<br></li><li>On a close-to-monthly basis I put out a podcast via <a href="http://steppinofftheedge.com">steppinofftheedge.com</a>
that are centered around conversations with those who have a spirit of
novelty and are demonstrating through action their desire to make a
better environment for all. Some <a href="http://steppinofftheedge.com/guest-archive/">past guests</a> have included <a href="http://steppinofftheedge.com/podcast/contourcrafting/">3D House Printer Behrokh Khoshnevis</a> of the University of Southern California and <a href="http://steppinofftheedge.com/podcast/abundant-maker-driven-culture/">Open Source Ecology member Leifur Thor</a>. Next episode should be out in a day or two with Andy Bichlbaum of <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1194236337/the-yes-men-are-revolting">The Yes Men Fix The World</a>.<br>
<br></li><li>Have
a few ideas of projects that I'd like to start or assist with the
creation of through the ModLab. The one that I've been best able to
articulate is a Kinect + Projector project to replicate the $10K music
making functionality of a Reactable with a $150 budget. Pretty pictures
and a bit more detail here -
<a href="http://steppinofftheedge.com/blog/intersection-of-awesomeness/">http://steppinofftheedge.com/blog/intersection-of-awesomeness/</a>. I also
picked up a large street lamp light casing at auction few months back
that could have much potential for LED lights + interactive control.
Would love to chat with any modlabbers who have experience in either of
those realms at an upcoming lab.</li></ul><br>Looking forward to meeting more of you in the new year if not before.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Jamie<br><p><br></p><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt0ASo_6Sdg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt0ASo_6Sdg</a><br>
<br><br>Interview local maker to discuss movement in general, artengine and related projects.<br>